I recieved the following e-mail from our Chess Club Friends at UCONN. If any of our players are interested in the UCONN State Championship on February 27th, here are the details.
UCONN, Castleman Bldg. Room 204, 261 Glenbrook Rd., Storrs, CT 06269. In 4 Sections, K - 8 Open, K - 8 Under 900, K - 5 Open, K - 5 Under 700. ALL: 4SS, G/30. ALL: EF: $25 by 02-24, $ 35 later. Checks payable to "Tom Hartmayer". Prizes: Trophies to Top 5 in each section, Top Upset in each section. Each section winner receives free entry to CSCA K - 8 State Championships April 2nd in Fairfield, CT. One free entry per section. Trophies to Overall Top 5 school or club teams of 4 or less. All non prize winners receive participation medals. Tiebreaks decided according to USCF rules. Reg.: 9 - 9:30 AM, 02-27-2011. Rds.: Round 1 at 10 AM, all others ASAP. Byes available in rounds 1 - 3 only, no last round byes.
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Mar. 20 UCONN Chess Club 2011 K- 8 Spring Scholastic
UCONN, Castleman Bldg. Room 204, 261 Glenbrook Rd., Storrs, CT 06269. In 4 Sections, K - 8 Open, K - 8 Under 900, K - 5 Open, K - 5 Under 700. ALL: 4SS, G/30. ALL: EF: $25 by 02-24, $ 35 later. Checks payable to "Tom Hartmayer". Prizes: Trophies to Top 5 in each section, Top Upset in each section. Each section winner receives free entry to CSCA K - 8 State Championships April 2nd in Fairfield, CT. One free entry per section. Previous winners from Feb. 27th are not eligible. Trophies to Overall Top 5 school or club teams of 4 or less. All non prize winners receive participation medals. Tiebreaks decided according to USCF rules. Reg.: 9 - 9:30 AM, 02-27-2011. Rds.: Round 1 at 10 AM, all others ASAP. Byes available in rounds 1 - 3 only, no last round byes.
And don’t forget:
Apr. 2 2011 K-8 Connecticut Scholastic Championship
A State Championship Event! (A CT State Chess Association (CSCA) sanctioned event hosted by the Roger Ludlow Middle School PTA and DJA Chess Instruction) 5SS, G/30. Roger Ludlowe Middle School (RLMS), 689 Unquowa Rd., Fairfield, CT 06824, (203) 255-8345 (I-95 exit 21 - Mill Plain Road). Championship Sections: Middle School (Grades 6 through 8), Elementary (Grades 4 and 5), Primary (Grades 2 and 3), First Grade, Kindergarten; Premier Sections: Middle School (Grades 6 through 8 U1000), Elementary (Grades 4 and 5 U800), Primary (Grades 2 and 3 U600); EF: $55 if postmarked by 3/11; $75 by 3/18; $100 by 3/23 or later. NO ONSITE ENTRIES! Entry Fee includes $5 CSCA annual membership and participation fee. RDS.: 9:30-11:00-12:30-2:00-3:30 or as soon as possible if round finishes earlier. Free Entry: All players with plus scores, 3.0 or better, get free entry into CSCA K-12 Championship on May 14, 2011 at UCONN in Storrs, CT. Please register with John Fikiet, 860-429-1350, fikiet@eng2.uconn.edu. Awards Ceremony: 5:00 PM. Grade Champion Plaques: Grade champions will be awarded for each grade in the Championship and Premier sections. A Grade champion will be awarded for each grade; Top CT resident or top out-of-state resident attending a CT school full-time receives a plaque as top overall CT grade champion of that section. Trophy Prizes: Based on 50 entries PER SECTION (400 total entries). Trophy Prizes may be scaled down if the number of entries is significantly lower then the "based on" total. Trophy prizes may be scaled on a "per section" basis if there is a large imbalance across sections. Individual and team trophies to be awarded as follows: Championship and Premier Section Prizes: Trophies to top 10; Trophies to top 5 unrated in each Premier Section. Team trophies to top 10 in each section; Large medals to all non-trophy winners; Top 10 schools "combined sections" team awards. All Sections: 3/2011 Supplement used for Ratings and Pairings; Minimum of 2 players comprise a team, top 4 scores counted as team score. Team Rooms: Available through the RLMS PTA at $100/room/day. Contact Mrs. Laura Bernaschina (lamb5@optonline.net) for reservations and details. ENT: DJA Chess Instruction, 248 Mill St., Southington, CT 06489. NO PHONE ENTRIES. Please include name, grade, school, section, USCF ID#, Exp. Date, home address, birth date, parent home and work phone numbers, parents' names, e-mail address, and name of adult supervisor if under 16. INCOMPLETE ENTRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. NOTE: MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: 2011 CT State K-8 Championships. Info: DJA Chess Instruction office (860) 628-6777.
