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Presenting the fifteenth annual....

Chess Jam 2012

Youth Chess Tournament
Saturday, February 4, 2012
at Ferndale High School


A chess playday and tournament for chessplayers of all abilities, K-12th grades, from beginner to expert! Also a State Qualifier Tournament! Players 6th grade and below with winning scores qualify to play in the 2011 Washington State Elementary Chess Championships.

Site: Ferndale High School. Check-in is in the Cafeteria.

Five rounds, no-elimination format:
---Grades 7-12: 5-Round "McMahon Swiss", Game/45 (90 minute game max.)
---Grades K-1, 2-3, 4-6: Three sections, each 5-Round "Swiss", Game/30 (60 minute game max.)

Basic Schedule: 8:30am - Registration opens. Note: All pre-registrants must check in. Players who check in late will receive a half-point bye in round one. 8:50am - Deadline for 7th-12th grade players to check in. 9:10am - Deadline for K-6th grade players to check in. See website FAQ for full rounds schedule. 4:15pm - Awards ceremony for K-1, 2-3, 4-6th grade sections. 5:45pm - Awards ceremony for 7-12th grade section.

Awards: Awards to top ten in upper sections, top five in K-1 section. Medals to those scoring 3.0 or higher. Every K-1 player who completes all five rounds will receive a medal or trophy. Plaques to top seven elementary schools (determined by adding the points of the top five scorers from a single K-5 or K-6 school). Team awards to top three schools in the 7th-12th grade division. Tiebreaks by computer.

How To Enter: Players must register in advance. Entry fee is $13 per player. Register online (preferred) via the Chess Jam website (below). Or mail entries to Ferndale High School Chess Club, Attn: Mr. Pringle, Box 428, Ferndale WA 98248. Make checks to Ferndale High School. Include full name, school, grade, phone, email address. Proceeds benefit the FHS Chess Club. Mail-in entries must be received by Thursday, February 3 (earlier if you want the T-shirt).

The Famous Chess Jam T-Shirt: Players can have a custom Chess Jam 2012 T-shirt waiting for them on Game Day. Order yours by writing T-SHIRT ME! on your mail-in entry, or if you've entered online, email in your order to kaech@frontier.com. Indicate size preferred (indicate youth or adult size, then XS,S,M,L,XL) and color preferred (Deep Green, Deep Blue [Navy], Bergundy-Maroon, or Black). Lettering and artwork is White. If your color is unavailable, default color is Deep Green. Do not send in T-shirt monies in advance -- the $12 T-shirt fee will be collected on-site. Do order in advance though -- extras will not be available on Game Day. Entries with T-shirt orders must be received early: by Sunday, January 29.

Bring: Lunch money for concessions, or sack lunch. And bring a riddle to write on an index card for door prizes. Groaners are fine. It might be read publicly between rounds! (i.e. Why did the mother owl not worry about her baby? Because she didn't give a hoot!)

For more info: Surf northwestchess.info/jam12.html for further details and FAQ. Or email director Randy Kaech, kaech@frontier.com, 360-223-9991.


15th Annual Chess Jam 2012 Entry Form

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