Prince William County Scholastic Chess Tournament
Submitted by
RetGuvvie98 on Mon, 12/17/2007 at 4:20am.
Graham Park Middle School
Start Date/Time: Jan 19, 2008 at 8:30 am
End Date/Time: Jan 19, 2008 at 3:00 PM
Location:
Graham Park Middle School
3613 Graham Park Rd
Triangle, VA, 22172
United States 
WHO: Any Elementary, Middle or High School Student. (Homeschoolers welcome)
WHAT/WHERE: Scholastic chess tournament @ Graham Park Middle School, 3613 Graham Park Road, Triangle, VA 220172. For directions use www.mapquest.com.
WHEN: SATURDAY, January 19, 2008 (Snow date: one week later, all other features the same).
REGISTRATION: Pre-register via e-mail with name, grade and school to: o6usmc@comcast.net no later than 6:00 PM January 18th. Pre-registered players should arrive at the school by 8:45 AM. If not pre-registered, registration may be done at the school on January 19th between 8:00 and 8:30 AM. Walk-in (door) Registration after 8:30 will cause player to miss the 1st Round.
NOTE: pre-registration helps us a lot and speeds up starting first round.
ROUNDS: 1st Round 9:30 AM subsequent rounds at 11:00, 12:30 and 2:00 (or as soon as possible).
SECTIONS: Primary (K-3), Elementary (4-5), Middle School (6-8), & High School (9-12)
AWARDS: Top Individuals and Top Teams in each section will receive trophies. Other players will receive medals or certificates.
COST: None. The tournament is sponsored by the Mary Williams Elementary Schooland C. D. Hylton High Chess Clubs in the interest of promoting scholastic chess.
INFORMATION/ORGANIZER: Dick Stableford. Phone: 703-670-5887; (do not call after January 18th as the organizer will be at the tournament) or e-mail: o6usmc@comcast.net.
RULES/PROCEDURES: Time Control: G/30. Touch move and other standard United States Chess Federation (USCF) tournament rules will be explained briefly at the start, and will apply. The top four scores of a school team will be used to determine the winning team. Any student may enter and does not have to be part of a school team, but at least two students from the same school must participate to constitute a team.
NO ONE IS ELIMINATED. ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED TO PLAY 4 GAMES UNLESS REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW FOR MEDICAL OR OTHER EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
Players will receive a "Prince William Chess Rating" - as a result of their games. This rating is not related to their USCF rating but helps ensure they play the strongest competition in these non-USCF scholastic events. In each round students will play an opponent who has a similar record of wins/losses/draws within the section to that point in the tournament. Chess sets will be provided.
CONCESSIONS: A ‘parent-volunteer’ food concession will provide hotdogs, pizza, nachos, and other snack food and drinks. (Concession proceeds will be used to defray tournament costs.)
Bring your beginners to these events - they are an 'introduction' to chess tournaments for kids.
For your planning: Marshall Elementary School February 23rd Confirmed
Montclair Elementary School March 29th Confirmed and unconfirmed dates in April and May. Will provide when firm info available.