9th Annual Texas K-12 Grade & Collegiate Chess Championships

9^th Annual Texas K-12 Grade & Collegiate Chess Championships

November 19-20, 2005

Dallas/Plano Marriott at Legacy Town Center

7120 N. Dallas Pkwy, Plano, TX 75024; 972.473.6444 or 800.228.9290

Room rate $75; reserve by 11/5/05;mention "Chess Tournament."

6 SS Rounds: Rounds 1-3, G/45; rounds 4-6, G/60.Saturday: 9:30 am; 12:00, 2:05 pm, 4:10 pm.; Sunday: 10:00 am, 1:15 pm. One ½ point bye if requested before end of Rd 2 and before full-point bye awarded. Awards: Sunday, ASAP after Round 6.

Registration: Friday, 11/18, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. and Saturday, 11/19/05, 7:30-8:30 a.m. Saturday registration may require a ½ point Rd 1 bye.

14 Sections: One for each grade (K-12) and college section. Open only to TX residents and schools. Team rooms available.

Prizes: Trophies to top 10 individual and top 5 teams in each section (top 3 players per team compose team score; no more than 2 teams per school per grade). Winner of 12^th grade section receives a 4-year scholarship to The University of Texas at Dallas (contingent on meeting entrance and other requirements).

Entry Fee: $28 if received by 11/10/05; $36 after (do not mail after 11/10/05). Incomplete entries will be charged on-site entry fee. USCF membership and TCA membership required. Checks payable to: GFWCC (Greater Fort Worth Chess Club). Mail entries to Barbara Swafford, PO Box 852, Crowley, TX 76036; 214.533.0061

Side Events: 4-round G/30 open tournament on 11/18 at 7:30 p.m. (Open, U1400 and & U750 sections). $10 entry fee; prizes 65% of entry fees. Parent/child team tournament, Saturday, 11/19 at 6:35 p.m.; $10/team; trophies. Bughouse Open Tournament Saturday, 11/19 at 8:35 p.m.; $20 per team; trophies.

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Section playing in (circle one): K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 College

Registration ($36) _______________ USCF new/renewal _____________Current member <20 yrs old ($25) <15 yrs old ($19) <15 yrs old, no magazine ($13)

Side events: Friday night G/30($10) ________ Parent/child($10) _______ Bughouse($20) ________ TOTAL ________