CALNORTH YOUTH CHESS TOURNAMENTS PRESENTS ITS SPRING 2012 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
MARCH 17, 2012 (SATURDAY)
CalNorth
Youth Chess Quads at Weibel Elementary School, 45135 S. Grimmer Blvd, Fremont.
Held
in the Memory of David Donaldson.
APRIL 14, 2012 (SATURDAY)
CalNorth
Youth Chess Swiss at Weibel Elementary School, 45135 S. Grimmer Blvd, Fremont.
Held in the Memory of Hans Poschmann.
MAY 19, 2012 (SATURDAY)
CalNorth Youth Chess Quads at Weibel Elementary School,
45135 S. Grimmer Blvd, Fremont.
These events are being sponsored by Weibel Chess, Success Chess and Ted's NorCal House of Chess.
WHERE: WEIBEL
SCHOOL MULTI-USE ROOM
45135
S. Grimmer Blvd, Fremont,
CA
DIRECTIONS: FROM
880-Get
off at Mission Blvd Exit, go east on Mission Blvd. until Paseo Padre, make
a left on Paseo until
Grimmer.
Weibel is on the corner of South Grimmer and Paseo Padre.
FROM
680-Take
Mission Blvd Exit in SOUTH FREMONT (There are two Mission Blvd exits if
you are coming
from the
north on 680-it is the second Mission Blvd. exit)--head east on Mission Blvd.
and at the first light, Paseo
Padre,
turn left
and go to Grimmer, about a mile down, Weibel is on the corner of South
Grimmer and Paseo Padre.
REGISTRATION: https://CalNorthYouth.powweb.com/WeibelChess/SpringTournaments2012/CCEntries.html
For MARCH 17
QUADS: mailed
by Wednesday evening (3/14), online by Thursday (3/15) = $28
(LATE REG
Fri or at
site before 9:30 AM=$40).
For
APRIL 14 SWISS CHAMPIONSHIPS: mailed
by Wednesday evening (4/11), online by Thursday (4/12)= $30
(LATE
REG Fri or at site before 9:30
AM=$45. WARNING: Registering on site may mean that
the player will receive a zero
point
bye-missing first game-for round one if all players show up.)
FOR MAY
19 QUADS: mailed by Wednesday evening (5/16), online
by Thursday (5/17)= $28
(LATE
REG Fri or at site before 9:30
AM=$40).
No
refunds after the Wednesday before the respective tournament. However,
if Alan is notified before the
Quads
start of an emergency where you cannot attend, a $25 credit will be provided
for a future CalNorth Youth
tournament.
FINANCIAL AID: Available!
Contact Alan@(510)659-0358
IMPORTANT: QUADS
ONLY! ALL PLAYERS MUST—MUST--CHECK
IN BY 9:30 AM OR THEY LIKELY WILL NOT
BE
PAIRED AND THERE IS NO REFUND! ADVICE: BE THERE BEFORE 9:30 AM TO BE SURE THAT
YOU WILL GET TO PLAY.
ENTRIES: Will be
posted at the beginning of the month of the respective chess tournaments:
INFORMATION FOR THE MARCH 17 AND MAY 19 CALNORTH YOUTH CHESS QUADS:
ROUND TIMES:
Unrated
(new players) and those rated under 900: Round
#1 will start at 10:15 AM, Round #2 at 11:30 AM,
Lunch
Break at 12:30, Round #3 at 1:00 PM. GAME IN 30 MINUTES.
Each player gets 30 minutes. The latest
the
last game should be done is 2:00
PM. Trophies will be awarded after each quad finishes.
Rated
over 900: Round #1
will start at 10:15 AM,Round #2 at 12:00 AM, Lunch
Break at 1:30, Round #3 at
2:00
PM. GAME
IN 45 MINUTES.
Each player gets 45 minutes. The
latest the last game should be done is
3:30
PM. Trophies and medals will be awarded after each quad finishes.
AWARDS:
Minimum of one trophy in each quad--four players arranged
by ratings. We try to place individuals with close
ratings
and in the same grade together. We try to avoid pairing provisional players with
those who have permanent
ratings. Adjustment
may also be made so that individuals from same school or club do not play each other
as
long
as ratings are within 100 pts. The most current listed rating will be used. At each
of the tournaments anyone
not winning
a trophy will receive a chess medal.
INFORMATION FOR THE APRIL 14 CALNORTH YOUTH CHESS SWISS CHAMPIONSHIPS:
SECTIONS:
Unrated to 400, 401 to 800, 801 to 1000, 1001 to 1300, ABOVE 1300. The most current listed rating will be used.
Players
cannot play up a division unless at some time they have had a rating that would
have qualified them
for
said section.
ROUND TIMES:
GAME/30 d5 for Unrated to 400, 401 to 800, 801 to 1000
Round
#1 starts at 9:30 AM, Round #2 starts
at 11 AM, LUNCH, Round #3 starts
at 12:45 PM, Round #4 starts
at 2 PM. Trophies and medals will be
awarded after each section finishes.
GAME/45 d5 for 1001 to 1300, ABOVE 1300
Round
#1 starts at 9:30 AM, Round #2 starts
at 11:15 AM, Round #3 starts
at 1PM, Round #4 starts
at 2:45 PM. Trophies and medals will be
awarded after each section finishes.
AWARDS:
Ten place trophies in each section. Trophies
for all those who tie at tenth place.
In
each of the sections anyone not winning
a trophy will receive a chess medal.
SPECIAL
AWARDS IN THE OVER 1300 RATING SECTION: If this section has
10 players or more, the winner of the
section will
receive a Chronos GX Digital Chess Clock - Touch Switch with a retail value
of $105. If this section has 12 or more players
a
second Chronos GX Digital Chess Clock - Touch Switch will
be awarded to the player who has the biggest upset win.
NOTE: A PLAYER MUST BE CURRENT U.S. CHESS FEDERATION MEMBER NO OLDER THAN 18.
IF
NOT A U.S. CHESS FEDERATION MEMBER YOU CAN JOIN OR RENEW DURING THE ONLINE
REGISTRATION
PROCESS!
SPONSOR: SUCCESS CHESS SCHOOL
QUESTIONS: Contact
Alan M. Kirshner, Ph.D., (510) 659-0358 alan@CalNorthYouthChess.org
IF YOU MISSED IT EARLIER: ONLINE REGISTRATION
PREFER TO REGISTER VIA MAIL: APPLICATION-PDF
DECLARATION: When
attending CalNorth Youth Chess
Tournaments you can be sure we will do everything in our power to see
that
your child will enjoy themselves and that each child is respected. Your
child will receive fair and impartial
treatment
following the U.S. Chess Federation's rules of chess ethics.
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OTHER RECOMMENDED CHESS TOURNAMENTS: http://www.CalNorthYouthChess.org/Tournaments.html
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