Presenting the sixteenth annual....
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 2013 Washington State Elementary Chess Championships. Chess Jam 2013
Youth Chess Tournament
Saturday, February 2, 2013
at Ferndale High School
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 five in K-1, top eight in 2-3, top ten in 4-6, top eight in 7-12 and top three in 7-12 McMahon division. Medals to those scoring 3.0 or higher. Every K-1 player who completes all five rounds will receive a medal or trophy. Upset and Unrated awards. Awards to top five 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 (based on top four players). Tiebreaks by computer.
How To Enter: Players must register online in advance. Entry fee is $15 per player. Proceeds benefit the FHS Chess Club. Register at http://www.chess4life.com (click on "Tournaments").
Bring: Boards, sets, for skittles area, lunch/concessions money. Pen and chess clock for the 7th-12th grade section if you have one.
For more info: Surf northwestchess.info/jam13.html for further details and FAQ. Or email director Randy Kaech, kaech@frontier.com, 360-223-9991.