PBCC EVENT

March Scholastic Tournament

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Entry Fee: $5.00

Time Control: Game/30, Swiss System
Sections: One (Open under 17 years)

Number of Rounds: 4

Sign-In / Pay-up: 9:30am To 9:50am, (you must pre-register)

Start Time: 10:00am

Round Times: 10:00am - following rounds - ASAP (including lunch break)

Prizes: Trophies, based on number of entrants, approximately one trophy for each four entrants.

• Ties for any non-cash awards/prizes/honors will be decided; 1st The head to head results of the players involved; 2nd Average Opposition; 3rd Solkoff

• You must Pre-Register
• WE DO NOT PROCESS ON-SITE USCF MEMBERSHIP
• All games will be played without rule 14H (Insufficient Losing Chances Claims)
• No Smoking
• No Computers
• Turn off all cell phones (or set to vibrate, and answered outside)

This is a rated/sanctioned tournament and you must belong to the United States Chess Federation (USCF) to participate. USCF Membership is available on-line at www.uschess.org.

ALL PBCC EVENTS are by Pre-Tournament Notification only. You must contact us (Email or Phone) by 7:00 p.m. the day BEFORE the tournament starts and give us your name and USCF ID# so we may verify your USCF membership and rating. Then, if you are not present at pairing time for round one, you will simply NOT be entered or paired.
No money changes hands before tournament day.

We DO NOT process on-site uscf memberships at tournaments. You must join or renew before tournament day. If you would like help joining or have questions about USCF membership, please contact us.

Venue:

Elizabeth Ann Seton Hall

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church

7601 N. Grandview Ave., Odessa, Texas, 79765

Tournament Director: Steve Dudley, email is prefered, or Phone 9am to 9pm.

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The El Paso Chess Association

Presents

The 2nd Annual
Dave Meier Memorial Chess Tournament
Formerly held as the El Paso Open

March 27-28th 2010

• 5 Rd Swiss Pairing USCF rated G/90 5s Delay 3 Sections; Open Section- (1600 and above), Reserve Section - (1400-1599) and D & E Section (under 1400) Entry Fee $35 be-fore March 13, $45 at site. Non-rated Two5-Minute Blitz Championships Scholastic $10
• Prizes Open Section (1600 and above) $500-250-125 Reserve Section (1400-1599) $250 -125-75 D&E Section (Unrated-1399) $125-100-50. (Based on 20 paid entries per section. First prize in each section guaranteed). El Paso Scholastic City Championship-Trophies
• USCF membership required at registration (non-scholastic). Membership available at site.
• Unrated players must play in the Reserve Section or below. Unrated prize limit $125 Balance goes to next players in line
• One half point bye allowed in any round. Must be requested in advance
• Bring sets, boards, and clocks if possibleû none supplied
• March official rating will be used, web unofficial rating used if otherwise unrated
• Holiday Inn 6655 Gateway West. On the corner of Airway Blvd.
• Saturday March 27th - Registration 8:00 am - 9:15 am
• Rounds 9:30 am , 1:oo pm. 4:30pm. Sunday March 28th -
• Rounds 28th 9:30 am. And 1:00 pm.

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Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE)

The Susan Polgar Foundation

and

The Knight Raiders

present

3rd Annual

Lubbock Open Scholastic/Adult
Chess Championship

Saturday, March 27, 2010

• A 4 Round Swiss System Tournament (Game/30)
• Event Site: Monterey High School "New Box", Lubbock, TX
• Contact Info: 806-742-7742 E-mail: Spice@ttu.edu
• Description of Tournament: A USCF rated Individual and Team Scholastic Championship Games are played in five sections: Primary (K-2), Elementary (K-5), Middle School (K-8), High School (K-12) and Novice section K-8 (no USCF membership required).
• There is a total of 30 minutes maximum per player per game.
• On-site registration and check in 9am-10:00am. All players must check in by 10:15am.

Round schedule:

• Round 1 begins at 10:30 am
• Round 2 begins at 11:45 am
• Round 3 begins at 1:15 pm
• Round 4 begins at 2:30 pm

• Entry Fees: $10 received by 3/14; $15 received by 3/26, or on site $20. A valid USCF membership required in all sections, except Novice K-8. It can be obtained at www.uschess.org or onsite on 3/27 until 10am.
• Prizes: Trophies for top 5 finishers in each section. Trophies to top 3 school teams in each section.
• Special valuable chess prizes to the top overall finisher and top girl in each section sponsored by the Susan Polgar Foundation! Team prizes are based on the top 3 individual scores from the same school within the same section. Also special trophy for top Sibling, top Parent/Child and top Coach/Student teams. Prize giving ceremony will be held shortly after the end of the last game which is around 4:00pm.
• Chess boards and sets will be provided. Bring a chess clock if you have one.
• Please register send Entry Blank and Fees to TTU-SPICE send to: SPICE Box 45080 Lubbock, TX 79409-5080.

PBCC Monthly Open Tournament

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Entry Fee: $15.00 Regular / $10.00 Senior/Junior

Sections: One (Open)

Time Control: Game/60, Delay/5, Swiss System

Number of Rounds: 4

Sign-In / Pay-up: 9:30am To 9:55am, (you must be pre-registered)

Start Time: 10:00 am

Round Times: 10:00 am - following rounds - ASAP (including lunch break)

Prizes: Cash: Total Cash payout 75% of Gross Receipts

• Number of prizes based on number of participants
• 4-7 Players, 2 Prizes, 1st place=50% (of Gross Receipts), 2nd Place=25%
• 8-13 Players, 3 Prizes, 1st=40%, 2nd=20%, 1st U/1600=15%
• 14-19 Players, 4 Prizes, 1st=30%, 2nd=20%, 1st U/1600=15%, 2nd U/1600=10%
• Tournament/Club Expenses & Chess Club Fund - 25%
• Unrated Players are not eligible for U/1600 prizes, and because of that...
• All new (as yet unrated in the last suppliment) USCF members have a choice of two options;
•     (A) pay the rating fee and be eligible ONLY for the Open (overall, non-class) prizes, OR
•     (B) play for free, pay no entry fee, but not eligible for any prizes
• Cash Prizes will be rounded to the nearest dollar
• Ties for any non-cash awards/prizes/honors will be decided; 1st The head to head results of the players involved; 2nd Average Opposition; 3rd Solkoff

• You must Pre-Register
• WE DO NOT PROCESS ON-SITE USCF MEMBERSHIP
• All games will be played without rule 14H (Insufficient Losing Chances Claims)
• No Smoking
• No Computers
• Turn off all cell phones (or set to vibrate, and answered outside)

This is a rated/sanctioned tournament and you must belong to the United States Chess Federation (USCF) to participate. USCF Membership is available on-line www.uschess.org.

ALL PBCC EVENTS are by Pre-Tournament Notification only. You must contact us (Email or Phone) by 7:00 p.m. the day BEFORE the tournament starts and give us your name and USCF ID# so we may verify your USCF membership and rating. Then, if you are not present at pairing time for round one, you will simply NOT be entered or paired.
No money changes hands before tournament day.

We DO NOT process on-site uscf memberships at tournaments. You must join or renew before tournament day. If you would like help joining or have questions about USCF membership, please contact us.

Venue:

Elizabeth Ann Seton Hall

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church

7601 N. Grandview Ave., Odessa, Texas, 79765

Tournament Director: Steve Dudley, email is prefered, or Phone 9am to 9pm.

Please bring a board, set and chess clock if you have them.

DOWNLOAD PRINTABLE PDF VERSION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT

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