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CAJUN CHESS 2010 SUMMER SERIES USCF-Rated SCHOLASTIC CHESS TOURNAMENT #3

& SWIM PARTY !

(Open to ALL scholastic players Grades K-12)

SUNDAY, August 15, 2010

WOODLAKE ESTATES SWIM & TENNIS CLUB

82 Sequoia St.,  Kenner, LA

NOTE:  The chess tournament will be held on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. and there will be an opportunity for the players to swim after the tournament is over until 8:00 p.m.  Parents, siblings, and friends may swim anytime from 1:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.  Both the large pool and the baby wading pool will be available.  The Club fee for each swimmer (including chess players) is  $10, payable on site.  (Note:  Chess players will be allowed to swim only after the tournament has ended.  Please remember to bring your bathing suit to change after the tournament - - and don’t forget a large towel to dry off with afterwards!)

4-Round Swiss, G/30

(4 total games--each opponent has 30 minutes to complete his game; NO ELIMINATION, everyone will play all 4 games)

Note:  All sections are rated and require USCF membership, which may be purchased on site (see details below).

SECTIONS (by rating):

                              OPEN

                              U1000

                              U550/Unrated

NOTE:  Each section must have at least 5 players or section will be combined.

LOCATION:

Woodlake Estates Swim & Tennis Club, 82 Sequoia St., Kenner, LA.  

The club is located at the corner of Sequoia and Platt Streets in Woodlake Subdivision in Kenner.   See directions below.

TIME:

First round will begin at 1:00 p.m.  Awards ceremony immediately after completion of last round -- everything should end around 6:00 p.m. 

PRIZES:

Trophies awarded to the top 3 winners in each section; medals to all non-trophy winners.

BYES (1/2-point):
Available all Rounds (must commit before Round 2).

TIEBREAKS:

USCF-recommended computer tiebreaks will decide trophy and medal placements for all winners in scholastic sections.

ENTRY FEE:

Entry fee is $15 if received by Thursday, August 12; $20 thereafter and at site.  However, if you are registering additional children in the same family, please see the special rates below:

SPECIAL ENTRY FEE FOR SIBLINGS:

If you are registering more than one child in the same family, the entry fee for any additional children after the first one will be $10.  For example, two children in the same family would be $25 ($15 + $10) instead of $30, due the day before the tournament (by Sat., June 7); $30 at site.  To register more than one child in a family, please mail in the registration or register by phone at 504-208-9596 or 504-905-2971.  On-line registration is not available for the Special Entry Fee for Siblings.  After Thursday, July 8, regular rate of $15 per child will apply.

PRE-REGISTRATION:

You may register with a credit card on-line at www.cajunchess.com -- click on "Upcoming Tournaments"), by phone (504-905-2971), by fax (504-208-9620), or by sending check and registration info to:  Cajun Chess, 7230 Chadbourne Drive, New Orleans, LA  70126.   Please include player’s name, address, phone, section and USCF number (if he has one). 

ON-SITE-REGISTRATION:

You may register on-site between 12 noon – 12:30 p.m. the day of the tournament.  The first round will start at 1:00 p.m. 

USCF MEMBERSHIP:

One-year membership for players under 12 years of age is $16 (includes 6 issues of Chess Life for Kids magazine); or $19 for players under 15 years of age (includes 6 issues of Chess Life magazine); or $25 for players under 24 years of age (includes 12 issues of Chess Life magazine).  Both magazines are official monthly publications of the U.S. Chess Federation.

MISCELLANEOUS:
Please bring boards, sets & clocks, if possible--none will be provided - Chess Vendor (Cajun Chess) will be on site.

Tournament rules (i.e., touch-move rule) will be enforced for all sections.  If a player knows chess notation, it is highly recommended that he notate his games. 

INFORMATION:
For additional information, please call (504) 208-9596 or (504) 905-2971, or email cajunchess@yahoo.com. 

DIRECTIONS:

Heading west on I-10 (i.e., coming from N.O. East) take the Loyola Exit and turn right (north) toward the lake on Loyola Blvd . . . or if you are coming on I-10 from the west (i.e., Baton Rouge) you will take the Loyola Exit and turn left (north) toward the lake onto Loyola Blvd.  . . . THEN . . . Go 3 miles on Loyola Blvd (you will pass places like the old Kenner Regional Medical Center (now Ochsner), the Louisiana Trace Subdivision, but keep going until you go all the way to the end of Loyola Blvd. at the stop sign, and Joe Yenni Blvd. will be right in front of you as well as the Woodlake Estates Subdivision (with the arches at the entrance).  Go straight across Joe Yenni Blvd. (into the arch entrance) and you will then be in Woodlake Estates Subdivision on Woodlake Blvd.  Go to the second stop sign which will be Platt St.  Turn right, then go about 2 blocks to Sequoia St. and turn right . . . the Club will be at that corner on your left hand side (82 Sequoia St.), but continue just past the club to the private parking lot on your left.