Third
Annual Mountain Island Elementary
Invitational Chess Tournament
There will be two simultaneously occurring tournaments,
with different formats. Each player
can choose to play in only one of the tournaments.
One is an unrated team tournament open to elementary
age students. Sign up as an
individual we will place you on a team, and each team will be placed in a quad.
One is a USCF rated quad tournament (three games at
G/30), open to any age, scholastic or adult. Individual quads will be formed based on most recent ratings
supplement. Director will use best
available information and judgment to place unrated players in the most
appropriately competitive quad.
Where:
Mountain
Island Elementary School
7905 Pleasant Grove Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28216
When:
Saturday, January 26th, 2008
Registration and Entry Fee Collection 8:30 am. – 9:00 am.
Anyone arriving
after 9:00 will not play in the first round.
(1/2 point bye if in rated)
Cost:
Team Tournament - $5 if registered by Fri., Jan. 18th
$10 at door.
Rated Quad Tournament - $10 if registered by Fri., Jan. 18th.
$15 at door.
Workshops: During the
waiting period between close of registration and start of play,
there will be two chess workshops. One
will be designed for beginning level players, and one will be designed for more
intermediate and advanced level players.
Concessions: There
will be hot dogs, chips, drinks, and snacks available for purchase.
Prizes: All
Participants will receive a participation ribbon.
Team Tournament – Medals
for all members of winning teams in each quad. Additionally, any unbeaten, untied player on a team that does
not win the quad will receive a medal.
Rated Quads
– Medals for all quad winners,
including ties.
Unrated Team Tournament
Open to elementary (k-5) age students only.
Sign up as an individual, directors will form teams with the goal of
making them as equal as possible. Teams
will be divided into quads and play a round against each of their three
opponents. Every effort will be
made to give each student three competitive games.
Round Times: First
round will start at approximately 9:45. Each
round thereafter will start as soon as the prior round is completed.
Final round should be finished before 1:00, with an awards ceremony to
follow shortly thereafter.
Sign up for Team Tournament by printing this form and return, with entry fee attached, to MIE Chess Club, or mail to Linus Whitlock, 8526 Beldegreen Ct., Charlotte, NC 28216. Entries postmarked or physically returned to MIE Chess Club by Friday, January 18th, will receive the early entry discounted price of $5. (Checks payable to “MIE PTA”)
Mountain Island
elementary Invitational
Team
Tournament Sign-up Form
Return
to Chess Club by Jan. 18th (w/ $5), or bring to Tournament on Jan. 26th
(w/ $10)
Entry Fee attached $_____
(Make
checks payable to “Mountain Island Elementary PTA”)
Name:______________________________
Grade:___ Homeroom:
______________
Parent/Guardian
Name ________________________ Phone
#’s ___________________
Describe chess
experience level: ____________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Email address (for registration confirmation) ___________________________________
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We need parent volunteers to make this event work. We will
accept help from anyone willing and able, but expect more help from Mountain
Island parents. Please write your
name below and circle how you would be willing to help.
Volunteer name _________________________
Phone #’s ________________________
Concessions Supervising multi-purpose room Team Parent Clean-up after
or
___ I cannot help, thank you for providing this opportunity for my child.
Rated
Quad Tournament
Quads of four players, three games at G/30. Director will use best available information and judgment to place unrated players into the most competitive quads. Size of lowest rated quad may be adjusted to fit number of players in tournament. Round times are 9:30, 10:45, and 12:00. If all players in a quad are present and agree, it is acceptable to start a round early. Award ceremonies with medals to all winners will start soon after completion of last round.
Mountain Island elementary Invitational
Rated
Quad Tournament Sign-up Form
Return
to Chess Club by Jan. 18th (w/ $10), or bring to Tournament on Jan.
26th (w/ $15)
Entry Fee attached $_____ (include fee for USCF membership if not currently member
(Make
checks payable to “Mountain Island Elementary PTA”)
Name:__________________________________ USCF # _____________________
Parent/Guardian Name ________________________ Phone #’s ___________________
(If
player is a minor)
If not currently a USCF member, the following information
must be provided, and USCF membership dues paid before you can participate in
the tournament.
Full
name: _______________________________ Birthdate: ________________
Address: ___________________________________________
Gender ____
Annual USCF dues are $17 for children under 12, $19 for youth 13-15, $25 for young adults 16-24, $41 for adults 25-64, and $36 for seniors 65 and up. A family membership for immediate family members living at the same address (including college students living away from home) is available for $64, or for the children only for $35 per family.
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We need parent volunteers to make this event work.
We will accept help from anyone willing and able, but expect more help
from Mountain Island parents. Please
write your name below and circle how you would be willing to help.
Volunteer name _________________________
Phone #’s ________________________
Concessions Supervising multi-purpose room Team Parent Clean-up after
or
___ I cannot help, thank you for providing this opportunity for my child.