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1st Annual Chess-Coach.net Back to School Chess Tournament

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Format: 5 Round USCF Rated Swiss System Tournament in 4 Sections. Time Control: G/30 5 sec delay.

Special Top Prizes:

1st Place in each section wins a laptop computer with chess software

Chess Prizes for 2nd-3rd tablet

Every player receives a free membership to the Internet Chess Club (ICC)

Autographed copy of “Quick Chess Tactics for the Busy Player” by Coach Frank Johnson

Sections: Open (1400+ Rating), Reserve (1000-1399), Junior Open (600-999), Junior Reserve (100-599)

Eligibility: All players must be members of the United States Chess Federation. Scholastic event. Players will not be allowed to complete the tournament without a valid membership. 
Unrated players only eligible for trophy prizes. 
Special top prize winners must have 25+ games completed before round 1 of event.

Entry Fee: $69 by 8/5, $75 on site. 

Registration: http://www.Chess-Coach.net Online Registration closes 8/5/2017. Onsite registration ends 9:30am. 
No Refunds after round 1 has started. 

Bye(s): One half point bye allowed. Must be requested at the time of registration and used before round 5. 
Rounds: 10am,11:30am, 1pm, 2:30pm, 3:45pm.

 Award Ceremony: 5pm. Top Two Boards in each section broadcast online. Please bring chess clock. Chess vendor onsite.

Free Pizza and Drinks Lunch at 12:30PM for Players: Sponsored by Pappa Johns Pizza $5 Parents/Siblings.

Information: Please contact Frank at 404-492-9039 or frankjohnson@chess-coach.net

 

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AAC Presents: July 26TH Speed Chess Open

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This event is 100% FREE to enter

Atlanta Area Chess presents our July 26th Speed Chess Open with cash prizes!

To enter call the Kid Chess & AAC office at 770-575-5802

We will accept registrations on a first come first serve basis.

No onsite registrations.

Atlanta Area Chess – the same folks who bring you Kid Chess – is putting on a FREE tournament!

To confirm entry for the tournament and the first round starting at 1:00 PM please arrive by 12:45 PM. The tournament will go untill roughly 4:00 PM.

This is an unrated event open to all*.

Format: 4 rounds, 10 minute clocks with 5 second increments for each move (G/10; inc.5)

In two sections:

  • Open: people under the age of 50
  • Senior: people 50 and older

Cash Prizes

OPEN

  • 1st place: $25
  • 2nd place: $15
  • 3rd place: $10
  • Top unrated: $5

SENIOR

  • 1st place: $25
  • 2nd place: $15
  • 3rd place: $10
  • Top unrated: $5 

     

Registration Fee: FREE

*Event is not recommended for young children 14 years of age and under, unless they are a very serious tournament player.

RSVP for this event here!

AAC’S Free July Speed Chess Open

Atlanta Area Chess presents our FREE July Speed Chess Open with cash prizes!

To register:

  • Call the Kid Chess office at 770-575-5802

*You are only considered registered if you called prior to the day of the tournament. We will accept registrations on a first come first serve basis.

No on-site registrations.

Atlanta Area Chess – the same folks who bring you Kid Chess – is putting on a FREE tournament!

The tournament will start at 10:00 AM and go untill roughly 1:00 PM.

This is an unrated event open to all*.

Format: 5 rounds, 10 minute clocks with 5 second increments for each move (G/10; inc.5)

In two sections:

  • Open: people under the age of 50
  • Senior: people 50 and older

Cash Prizes

OPEN

  • 1st place: $50
  • 2nd place: $25
  • 3rd place: $10
  • 4th place: $5

SENIOR

  • 1st place: $25
  • 2nd place: $10
  • 3rd place: $5

Registration Fee: FREE

*Event is not recommended for young children 14 years of age and under, unless they are a very serious tournament player.

22nd Annual Beau Hardeman K-12 Chess Tournament

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*This is not a GCA event. Please contact the organizer to register for the event.*

 

22nd Annual Beau Hardeman K-12 Chess Tournament

presented
by Unconditional Love for
Children, Inc

Where:  Gresham Park Recreation Center

3113 Gresham Rd. SE

Atlanta, GA 30316

When:   Saturday, May 6th, 2017

Rounds:  10:00AM, 11:15, 12:30, 1:45, 3:00

Format: 5 round, USCF rated, SS Game 30/d5

Bye: one 1/2 point bye available, must
request before round 1.

Entry fee: $25.00 by April 25th or $30.00
afterwards – must be pre registered – no on site registrations.

Registration:http://www.ecglennfoundation.org/chess-tournament/

*no onsite registration

Prizes: Top 3 primary, Elementary,
Middle & High School and Top Female player! Other special awards to be
announced at site.

Each tournament participant must be
a USCF member.

For more information or
acknowledgements contact :

Barry Gray, Tournament Organizer

ULC Inc.

P.O Box 1767

Tucker, GA  30085

770.652.2826

bgray71376@gmail.com

 

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Chess Atlanta 1/2 Day Tournaments (am & pm)

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Where:  There are two tournaments running on Saturday, March 11th at Georgia Tech in the Georgia Tech Student Center (350 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332) in the Piedmont Room.


There is the Morning Tournament, 3 rounds, G25/d5. LIMIT 50 PLAYERS

Round 1: 9:30, Round 2: 10:30, Round 3: 11:30

There is the Afternoon Tournament, 3 rounds, G25/d5. LIMIT 90 PLAYERS

Round 1: 2:30, Round 2: 3:30, Round 3: 4:30
Three sections for each tournament: K-3 Under 600, K-6 Under 600, K-6 Open (must be rated 600 or higher)

THIS IS A RATED TOURNAMENT. You must have a USCF ID in order to register and participate. NO BYES.

Prizes for top 5 in each section for each tournament.

Registration Deadline: March 9th. Entry Fee: $40 **EARLY BIRD ENTRY FEE: $30 by March 4th**
(Late Registration fee $50 to register on March 10th)

Expert and Master game analysis and simuls will be offered during the tournaments.

Please this link for more information and to register –

https://www.chessatlanta.com/march11tournamentregistration

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