There are four adjustmnents of which we would like for you to be aware, and those are:
1) Change in Site Location of the Bughouse Championship;
2) Directions to Hotel due to Construction;
3) Change in customized
T-shirts; and
4) Addition of "Family & Friends" Tournament on Sunday, June 3, at 12:30 p.m. (Entry fee: $5) - sign up on site.
Change in Site Location
of
Bughouse Tournament
The Bughouse Tournament which will take place on Friday, June 1, 2012, will be held at the site hotel of the main tournament:
Holiday Inn Downtown Superdome
330 Loyola Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70112
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED LOCATION OF THE AUDUBON INSECTARIUM OF NEW ORLEANS!
Directions to the hotel during Streetcar construction
From West:
Take I-10 West to the Poydras Street / Superdome exit
Continue on Poydras Street then turn left onto LaSalle
Turn right onto Perdido
Turn left onto Loyola and the hotel will be on your right
From East:
Take I-10 East to the Canal Street / Superdome exit
Turn right onto Canal Street
Continue on Canal Street then turn right onto S. Rampart Street
Continue on S. Rampart Street for approximately 2 blocks then turn right into the rear entrance of the hotel
IN ADDITION, the T-shirt vendor will not be available on site to do customized T-shirts, but there will be T-shirts there for sale with the tournament logo on them. However, since the T-shirt vendor will not be on site, names of individual players, unfortunately, will not be printed on the shirts.
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FAMILY & FRIENDS CHESS TOURNAMENT
SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 2012
Holiday Inn Downtown Superdome Hotel
Entry Fee: $5
First Round at 12:30 p.m
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We apologize for any inconvenience these changes may cause!!
With the Main Open Championship and galaxy of Side Events, this wonderful chess competition promises to be one of the most memorable events ever hosted in New Orleans, and this city is extremely well known for many of its festivities!
Listed below are a few of the highlights of the 2012 Susan Polgar Championship for Boys and Girls:
MAIN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
FORMAT
6-Round Swiss, G/45
(Team & Individual)
No Elimination - Everyone will play all 6 games!
SECTIONS
separately for Boys & Girls
K-2 (Primary)
K-5 (Elementary)
K-8 (Middle School)
K-12 (High School)
HOTEL INFO
Holiday Inn Downtown Superdome, 330 Loyola Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70112
(800) 535-7830
$99 per night with 2-night minimum (June 1 & 2) for single, double, triple or quad. Reserve by May 1st and mention "Polgar Chess Tournament to assure group rate, which will also be available two nights before and two nights after the event.
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HOTEL PARKING
Parking for overnight hotel guests is
$10 per 24-hour period with in-and-out privileges. Parking for daily hotel visitors (no overnight parking) is $2 per day with no in-and-out privileges.
FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT
THE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS, PLEASE CLICK ON
DETAILS AND REGISTRATION
NEW ORLEANS . . . HERE WE COME!
K-12 SECTION WINNERS
OVER $100,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY*
*subject to University eligibility requirements
TROPHIES TO TOP 10;
MEDALS TO ALL NON-TROPHY WINNERS
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FOR K-2, K-5, & K-8 SECTIONS
NETBOOK COMPUTERS TO 1ST PLACE
$150 IN CHESS PRIZES TO 2ND PLACE
$100 IN CHESS PRIZES TO 3RD PLACE
TROPHIES TO TOP 10;
MEDALS TO ALL NON-TROPHY WINNERS
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SCHOOL TEAMS & CLUB TEAMS ALLOWED
TROPHIES TO TOP 3 SCHOOL TEAMS EACH SECTION
TROPHY TO TOP CLUB TEAM IN BOYS OVERALL SECTIONS AND GIRLS OVERALL SECTIONS
SIDE EVENTS
CHESS CAMP
(hosted by GM Susan Polgar)
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BLITZ CHAMPIONSHIP
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BUGHOUSE CHAMPIONSHIP
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CHESS PUZZLE SOLVING CHAMPIONSHIP
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AQUATIC SIMUL
(hosted by GM Andre Diamant)
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NEW EVENT!
GM SUSAN POLGAR SIMULTANEOUS EXHIBITION
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BREAKFAST Q & A SESSION WITH GM POLGAR AT WORLD FAMOUS BRENNAN'S RESTAURANT
OPTIONAL SIDE TOURS IN NEW ORLEANS
presented by
Cajun Encounters Tour Company
800-233-2628 or 504-834-1770
Louisiana Swamp Tour
*
Steamboat Natchez Cruise
*
Southern Plantation Tour
*
French Quarter Horse & Carriage Guided Tour
*
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas
*
Audubon Insectarium
*
National World War II Museum
*
Louisiana Children's Museum
*
Garden District Walking Tour
*
Woldenberg Riverfront Park
*
Audubon Park & Zoo
PLEASE JOIN US FOR THIS FABULOUS SCHOLASTIC EVENT . .
EF: $40 ($10 less to Juniors under age 18 or Seniors over age 60), $50 on-site. Side-event scholastic tournament to be held in separate playing hall. A USCF National Event!
PRIZES: $1000 of Gift Certificates and awards based on 60 paid entries. (Championship-U2200): 1st-"River Cup" trophy + $150 GC, 2nd-plaque +$100 GC, 3rd-plaque+$75 GC; U2000 1st-small trophy+$50 GC. (Reserve-U1600): 1st-large plaque+$125 GC, 2nd-plaque+$75 GC, 3rd-plaque+$50 GC; U1400 1st-small trophy+$50 GC; Unrated 1st-$50 GC.
posted Dec 28, 2011 12:19 PM by Louisiana Chess
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updated Jan 21, 2012 8:46 AM
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Southwest
Louisiana Chess Club
Fourth
Saturday Tournaments
The Southwest
Louisiana Chess Club will be hosting a chess tournament the fourth Saturday of
every month from January to October of 2012.These tournaments will be held at the Oaklawn Avenue Church at 1515 West University Avenue, Lafayette
Louisiana.
Registration is
from 8:30 am to 9:00 am. After 9:00 am you will not be able to register. The
first round will begin at 9:15 am. The registration fee is $25.00 and is nonrefundable. The tournament structure
will alternate from being a quad or a Swiss.
Quad Structure
When the tournament is a quad structure, registered players will be ordered by their rating,
and the quads/sections will be formed by selecting players in rating order. The
goal is to pair players together who are as close in rating as possible.
There must be at
least four registered players or the tournament will not be held and the entry
fees will be returned. If the number of players registered is not a multiple of
four, each quad/section will not have the same number of players. Some examples
are shown below:
Five Players:
Section 1 – three round Swiss with 1 point forced bye
for some players
Six Players:
Section 1 – three round Swiss
Seven
Players:
Section 1 – (4 players) round robin
Section 2 – (3 players) round robin (each player gets
1 point forced bye)
Nine Players:
Section 1 – (5 players) three round Swiss with 1 point
forced bye for some players
Section 2 – (4 players) round robin
Ten Players:
Section 1 – (6 players) three round Swiss
Section 2 – (4 players) round robin
Eleven
Players:
Section 1 – (4 players) round robin
Section 2 – (4 players) round robin
Section 3 – (3 players) round robin (each player gets
1 point forced bye)
Thirteen
Players:
Section 1 – (6 players) three round Swiss
Section 2 – (4 players) round robin
Section 3 – (3 players) round robin (each player gets
1 point forced bye)
Swiss Structure
When the tournament is a Swiss structure, registered players will play a standard Swiss tournament.
Usually, there will be just one section with prizes being awarded for first and
second place in the section.
If there are twelve
or more players, there will be an upper section and a lower section. The upper
section will have the top rated eight players and the lower section will have
the remainder. The lower section may play a round robin or a Swiss depending on
the number of players in that section. All sections will play three rounds. Some
examples are shown below:
Four
Players:
Section 1 – round robin
Five to
Eleven Players
Section 1 – three round Swiss
Twelve
Players
Section 1 – (8 players) three round Swiss
Section 2 – (4 players) round robin
Thirteen
Players
Section 1 – (8 players) three round Swiss
Section 2 – (5 players) three round Swiss
Fourteen
Players
Section 1 – (8 players) three round Swiss
Section 2 – (6 players) three round Swiss
Fifteen
Players
Section 1 – (8 players) three round Swiss
Section 2 – (7 players) three round Swiss
Sixteen
Players
Section 1 – (8 players) three round Swiss
Section 2 – (8 players) three round Swiss
Tournament
Format Schedule
January – Quad
February – Swiss
March – Quad
April – Swiss
May – Quad
June – Swiss
July – Quad
August – Swiss
September – Quad
October – Swiss
These tournaments are
USCF rated events. You must be a USCF member in order to participate. Please
come with your USCF card. Additionally, it would be helpful to have proof of
your rating, if possible. You may purchase a USCF membership on site.
No requested byes. No Computers. No Smoking.
Time Control:
Game/90 with 5 second delay.
Rounds:
9:15 am, 1:15 pm, 5:30 pm.
Section Prizes:1st Place: $502nd
Place: $40
Questions: Call
Martin Cooperson: 337-572-8294, or email : martincprsnjr@gmail.com
5-SS, G/2 (Round 1: G/90).Site: Holiday Inn Metairie
New Orleans Airport, 2261 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie, LA 70001.EF:
$50 if mailed by 3/5, $60 at site. LCA Memb. req’d ($10 adult, $5 Schol.),
OSA.Prizes: $1800 b/60, 50% Gtd.Two Sections: Pro (Open):
$400-200; U2000 $200-100.Amateur (U1800):$250-100; U1600 $200-100; U1400 $150;
U1200/UNR $100. Reg: 3/10,
8-9am.Rds: Sat: 9:15-1-5:30, Sun: 9:30-2.HR: Call for Rates, (504)
373-5946; rates will be high and availability low because the SEC Basketball
Tournament is in New Orleans at the time, cheaper lodging may be available at
the following hotels within walking distance: Days Hotel (504) 833-8201;
LaQuinta Inn (504) 835-8511.Ent/Info: Adam Caveney, 1301 Gen.
Taylor St., New Orleans, LA70115, cb20234@yahoo.com, (504) 895-4133
(evenings), (504) 615-6730 (on day of tourney). NS, NC.
Directions to Tournament:
Take I-10 to Exit 228 South (Causeway Blvd).Turn left on Galleria Blvd., hotel is
immediately on left.
K-2, K-6 and K-12 will play on Saturday, Oct. 15, at 10 a.m.
K-4 and K-8 will play on Sunday, Oct. 16, at 1 p.m.
SECTIONS & FORMAT
(for both Teams and Individuals)
K-2: 4SS, G/20 (4 games will be played and each opponent has 20 minutes to complete his game)
K-4, K-6, K-8, K-12: 5SS, G/30
(5 games will be played and each opponent has 30 minutes to complete his game)
NOTE: Each section must have at least 6 players or section will be combined. NO ELIMINATION . . . everyone will play all scheduled rounds!
TEAM INFO
A team will consist of a minimum of two or more players from the same school or home school district. However, the top THREE scores will count for final team standings, so it would be to your advantage to find a third team member (no "maximum" limit of number of players on a team). Team and individual games are played simultaneously.
LOCATION
Haynes Academy for Advanced Studies
1416 Metairie Rd.
Metairie, LA 70005
ON-SITE REGISTRATION &
ROUND TIMES
Saturday, Oct. 15:
On-site registration will be held on Saturday from 9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
First round will begin at promptly at 10 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 16:
On-site registration will be held on Sunday from 12 noon - 12:30 p.m.
First round will begin at promptly at 1 p.m.
PRIZES
Trophies awarded to the top 5 individual winners in each section and to the top 3 teams in each section; commemorative medal to all non-trophy winners. In addition, a special award will be presented to the school with the most participants each day!
BYES (1/2-point)
Available for any Round. Limit one bye per player (must commit before Round 2).
TIEBREAKS
USCF-recommended computer tiebreaks will decide trophy and medal placements for all
winners in scholastic sections.
ENTRY FEE
K-2 Section only:
Entry fee is $10 per player if received by Thursday, Oct. 13; $20 thereafter and at site.
K-4, K-6, K-8, K-12 Sections:
Entry fee is $15 per player if received by Thursday, Oct. 13; $20 per player thereafter and at site.
PRE-REGISTRATION
You may register with a credit card on-line at www.cajunchess.com -- click on Oct. 15-16 "Oktoberfest" tournament; by phone (504-905-2971); registration info to: Cajun Chess, 7230 Chadbourne Drive, New Orleans, LA 70126. Please include player’s name, address, phone, email, grade, school name, and section in which he will be playing. Visa, Mastercard, Discover & American Expressaccepted.
MISCELLANEOUS
Please bring boards, sets & clocks, if possible--none will be provided - Chess Vendor (Cajun Chess) will be on site. Lunch and snacks will also be available for purchase on site. Tournament rules (i.e., touch-move rule) will be enforced for all sections.
INFORMATION
For additional information, please call (504) 208-9596 or (504) 905-2971, or email cajunchess@yahoo.com
The U.S. Class Chess Championships return to Houston the weekend of September 30th - October 2nd. Once again, the event will be at a very convenient location, the Hilton Houston Hobby Airport Hotel. Free parking; free shuttle service from the HobbyAirport; Special chess room rate of only $89 if reserved by Sept. 14th!
National Champion titles will be awarded in eight Classes, including previously Unrated players! In addition, winners will be listed in the Chess Life Yearbook. This year’s event promises to be the strongest yet! So far, the field includes:
GM Axel Bachmann (2614 )
GM Mauricio Flores (2604) - Defending Champion
GM Julio Sadorra (2561)
IM Salvijus Bercys (2573)
IM Milos Pavlovic (2528)
IM Puchen Wang (2518)
IM Max Cornejo (2480)
IM Alfonso Almeida (2442)
FM Conrad Holt (2536)
WGM Katerina Nemcova (2295)
WGM Nadya Ortiz (2233)
WIM Luciana Morales (2162)
Of course, this event is for players of all skills and ages. It has a division for previously Unrated players as well as a Scholastic side event and a Blitz side event. Details are listed below, and for additional information or to register, please visit the tournament webpage:
2011 U.S. Class Championships
Full Details for the Main Event:
2011 U.S. CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Sept. 30 - October 2, 2011 - Houston, TX
$10,750 b/200 full paid entries, 70% Guaranteed, 5SS, G/120
(2-Day Option, Round 1, G/60; Schedules merge on Round Two).
30 GP Pts. Master Section FIDE rated. A JGP event.
Chess Rate: $89 until Sept. 14, 2011, then regular rates may apply!
Reservations: 713-645-3000; Free Parking!!
8 sections: Prizes
· Master (2200/up) $1,200 – 550 – 300
(U2400: 400 – 200 – 100),
· Expert (2000-2199) $800 – 400 – 200
· Class A (1800-1999) $800 – 400 – 200
· Class B (1600-1799) $800 – 400 – 200
· Class C (1400-1599) $800 – 400 – 200
· Class D (1200-1399) $800 – 400 – 200
· Class E (U1200) $300 – 200 – 100
· Unrated $300 – 100
National Class Champion title and plaques for each Class winner. You may play up one class. Tiebreaks: MSCO. EF: $75 if postmarked by September 23, $85 after or at site.
· Special EF: $45 by September 23, $55 after or on site for all Class E, Unrated Section, and Juniors U18 in Class C or D (Counts as ½ entry). $5 extra for all phone registrations (13-530-7820).
