The 7th Annual Holiday Family Chess Tournament
When: Friday March 24th 2023 from 9AM till about 6PM (This is Spring Break for most schools)
Where: St. Peter & Paul Parish Center, 330 S. B Street, Grangeville Idaho
Who: Anyone that can play chess (quietly) 5 years old or older. Seniors and Adults are welcome and can be rated as well.
Cost: $10/player, $8 (20% discount) if you are on the RSVP list
Sections: Open, Adults, Seniors, Students, Grades 1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, and individual grade sections 1-12 making room for as much as 105 separate prizes and awards! You can't hardly play in this tournament without winning something!
Rated: Rated by RatingsNW.com which is a free scholastic rating system used throughout the northwest. Adults can be rated as well.
Food: BYO lunch or purchase food on site.
Prizes: Plaques, Medalions, Certificates, puzzles, games, toys, chess sets, and candy. Top Student section players: $100 first place, $50 second place, $25 third place. The top Student get's their name on our perpetual trophy of death. |
Time Format: There is no time limit but the last 5 or so boards playing must finish with 5 minutes each on a chess clock.
Sets and clocks are provided, but you can BYO set provided it meets tournament standards (ie: clean staunton design, board with rank and file letters and numbers. Distinguishable from my provided sets)
Tournament Format: 5 or more round Swiss depending on the number of players. Touch move will be enforced and game recording of moves is encouraged. A brief teaching session (about 1/2 hour) will begin the tournament for new players and give clarity on ettiquite and protocol during the tournament. This tournament will take all day with a 1 hour break for lunch.
Guests: Parents and guests are welcome, as is the press, for observation. Photo ops will be available, but controlled. There is available a lounge area near where the games will be played for after-round analysis, chess play, and eating. Guests will not be allowed to observe any games closer than 6' away and absolutely no talking or messaging to players during a rated game is allowed. No cell phones are allowed in the play area. Parent or observer mis-behavior can disqualify associated players in severe cases.
Venue: The Sts. Peter and Paul Parish Center is the most ideal location we have had for this tournament so far. It has two spacious rooms and a full kitchen and is located conveniently in Grangeville on the southwest side of town. Don't confuse the private catholic school with the publc elementary school located just a block away to the south east. Here are photos that should make it easy to find and give you an idea of what to expect.
To save the TD some work, please print or reconstruct the essence of this form and fill it in and bring it to the chess tournament OR, better yet, fill in the form below with the same information and be done with registration and get a 20% discoun on your entry fee! If you are a student, please include what school you attend - this is used by the scholastic rating system. If you RSVPed, we will have this information pre-entered and ready to activate you when you come. |
To RSVP here for a 20% fee discount:
Donations
Obviously, for $8-$10 per player, we can't put on a tournament like this without your help. We have donation jars at businesses all over the Palouse valley area, Grangeville, Cottonwood, Kooskia, Stites, Kamiah, Nez Perce, and Orofino. Please donate generously and early. The more $ we get, the better prizes the kids get. The more kids come, the more exciting the tournament is and the more kids learn chess, the more they gain from the character and mental building that takes place playing this ancient game of kings. |
You can also donate through any Freedom NW Credit Union branch to the account named "The Chess Guy"
All donations go to support the prize fund, marketing, equipment and travel costs.
Sandy's health and tournament status
See my post on this here.