CHAMPAIGN CHESS CHALLENGE #2

US Chess K-12 Rated Tournament

Sunday October 7, 2018

Hillel Foundation -- Margie & Louis Cohen Center

 

 

Rounds:          4 rounds, Swiss, at G/30; d/5

Registration:  11:30 a.m.

Round 1:         12:00

Lunch:             1:00-1:30   Pizza Hut delivered!  Variety of slices and/or pies available for purchase. 

Round 2:          1:30  Rounds 3 & 4 asap

Sections*:       Grades K-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12

Prizes:             Awards to top 5 winners in each section. You must win or draw at least one game to receive a    trophy/award.  Tiebreakers:  Solkoff, Modified Median, Sonneborn--Berger, Performance of Opposition and Average Opposition.  Lucky Square Drawings, gift certificates, treasure coins, surprises.  Giveaways and chess ribbons for all!                 

US Chess:       Current scholastic membership is required.  New to rated chess?  Congrats!  You can purchase  your membership directly at https://secure2.uschess.org/webstore/member.php  or at tha discount through Treasure Chess Association**.  Please purchase before registering.  Thanks.  (JTP available)

Equipment:       Boards, sets, and notation sheets provided. Please bring your own clock if possible.  

Knight's Tour:   "The gauntlet, 'tis thrown again..."  High scores win. Joust-Offs decide ties. Special awards to top 5 chevaliers. 

Chess Arts:       New Contest!  Theme:  The Blue Knight  It's an adventure.  A mystery.  A legend of yore.  A tale, a painting, a sketch, a poem, a costume, a variation, an app, a sword. A coat-of-arms.  It's your original creation.  Your imagination.  A new chess dimension.  Writing:  500 words max, please type.  Paints, charcoal, legos, etc., your choice.  No computer downloads.  Bring your creation to the tournament.  Artistic Prizes will be awarded to top 5 Winners.    

Entry Fee:  $20 by 9/30, $25 after that through Saturday, 10/6, 8 PM.  Entry Fee includes optional Knight's Tour and Chess Arts Contests.  (Note: There is a $2 processing fee per online registration)

Hillel Foundation, Margie & Louis Cohen Center.  NEW VENUE!  NEW VENUE!  at 503 E. John St., Champaign, IL 217-344-1328.  This is a superlative center and full service scholastic facility.  Play will be upstairs in the multi-purpose room, parents in the library and on the spacious rooftop overlooking Illini Campus life, restaurants, shops, etc.  Lots of free Sunday parking  We know you'll treat this facility with the respect befitting those who study the royal game.  

 

 

* Tournament Director reserves the right to combine sections based on attendance.

**Treasure Chess is a USCF and ICA Affiliate.  Contact: treasurechessrewards@gmail.com, 630-733-9260, 312-709-9260.