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Next Scheduled tournament. The next scheduled Chess Tournament in the RGV is at: on September 25, 2010 in Brownsville TCA 2010 Girls' State Scholastics TEXAS GIRLS SCHOLASTIC CHESS TOURNAMENT October 1-3, 2010 Hosted byCentral Catholic Elementary Chess Team Sanctioned by Texas Chess Association Under U.S. Chess Federation Rules and rating system What: 5 round Swiss Style Tournament in 5 sections: K-1, Primary(K to 3), Elementary (K to 5/6), Middle School (6 to 8/9), High School (9 to 12). Round 1: Saturday 9am Game/30 Round 2 10:30 Game/30 Round 3 12:noon Game/45 Round 4: Sunday 9am (Game/45) Round 5 11:30-(Game/60) followed by awards. Who: Only Texas female residents or students enrolled in secondary or primary schools (including home schools) in Texas. Per( TCA bylaws art.IX,Sec.1,R) Additional: A Parent/ Daughter Team Tournament will be held Friday Night Oct. 1st at 6pm (4)rounds Game/30 ss Team Trophies to the top three teams, Medals to the next 3 teams. All Girls Blitz Tournament will be held on Saturday Night Oct.2nd beginning at 6pm (5) roundsGame/5 Trophies to the top 3 finishers and medals to the next 3. Where: Central Catholic Elementary (Cafeteria) 1218 Comanche—Corpus Christi, TX. 78401 When: On-Site registration Friday, Oct. 1st, 2010 from 6:00 pm to 8pm. (Onsite Registration Saturday Morning $21 and ½ point bye 1st round) Entries: $16 Fee-- Must be post-marked no later than Sept. 29th, 2010, or received before Oct. 1st, 2010 in order to be eligible for the $16 fee. Entries without payment will not be considered officially registered. For school groups contact: Cris Deleon (361) 883-3873 or e-mail coachcris@yahoo.com. e-mail entries will be accepted but not Official until payment has been received. Requested Byes: One, ½ pt bye available if requested before round 2. Byes are irrevocable. All additional byes 0 points. Refunds and Cancellations: No later than Thursday, October 30th, 2010. No substitutions allowed. Equipment: bring your own clock if you have one—notation pads and pencils will not be provided Prizes: Scholastic K thru 12 awards as follows: 1st thru 6th Trophies Medals to next 10. Team Trophies to Top 3 Teams (a team score considers the top four scorers but can consist of two or more players). Texas Tech University will award a scholarship to the top High School player. September supplement will be used—no changes to ratings will be done—ratings for pairings will be taken from USCF supplements for September. Corpus Christi Back to school tournament Back to School Chess Tournament Saturday, August 28, 2010 WHAT: 4 round Swiss Style Rated USCF chess event. Game/30. Round 1 will start at 9:00 AM WHO: Any current or future USCF member. USCF chess memberships are available with entry fee. WHERE: 1218 Comanche St. Corpus Christi, TX. 78539 (in the cafeteria) COST: $25.00 which includes New ore Renewal of USCF membership & a new set of chess pieces and chess board ($55.00 plus value) See Flyer Brownsville Parks & Recreation Brownsville Parks & Recreation Summer Chess Program Time: Monday - Thursday 10:00 - 12:00 and 12:00 - 2:00 Price: $25 a month for one session or $50 for both sessions Limited: 25 children per session all chess levels welcome Location: 501 E. Ringold St. Civic Pavilion at Dean Porter Contact: Brownsville Parks & Recreation at 956-547-6870 UTB Summer camp Come learn to play chess or improve your game with one of the top university chess programs in the nation! Location: Chess Program Office-Student Union 2.28 Dates: July 5-9 and August 9-13 Times: 8:00 am until 11:00 am, Monday through Thursday and 8:00 am until noon on Friday Cost: $100 per student Classes conducted by UTB/TSC Chess Coach GM Ronen Har-Zvi With the assistance of Chess Program Director Russell Harwood Please call the UTB/TSC Chess Program Office (956) 882-5761 or (956) 882-5762 or Russell Harwood at (956) 551-0303 You may email russell.harwood@utb.edu for additional information Brownsville Royal Knights Summer Chess Camps 2010 Summer time is the best time to train for next year's National Chess Tournaments. Learn new openings, middle game plans, and the key skills to win. The Brownsville Royal Knights are winners. Brownsville Area week 1 June 14 - 18 week 2 June 28 - July 2 week 3 July 12 - 16 week 4 July 19 - 23 week 5 August 2 - 6 week 6 August 16 - 20 COST $95 per student Monday thru Friday * 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 25 hours of chess learning Ray Martinez, chess coach (956) 561-1034 broyalknights@rgv.rr.com 1304 Crestview Drive (off Boca Chica Blvd.) Edinburg Area week 1 June 7 - 11 week 2 June 21 - 25 week 3 July 5 - 9 week 4 July 26 - 30 week 5 August 9 - 13 COST $125 per student (956) 561-1034 Ray Martinez, chess coach broyalknights@rgv.rr.com Monday thru Friday * 11:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 30 hour of chess learning Place: Peter Piper Pizza special meal price New tournament schedule. Please check out our new chess schedule for 2010 - 2011 by using the link above. Some highlights for the coming year are: The Texas K-12 Grades Championships will be held in Brownsville this year on November 13 & 14. The TCA Region VIII Championships will be held at the new Veteran's Memorial HS in Brownsville on January 29 & 30. Many thanks to Americo Paredes Elementary for providing their bid for next year's Regional tournament. Summer chess tournaments are being planned for Brownsville (at UTB) and Harlingen in addition to the 2 events in San Benito. Added 5/31/2010: October 2, 2010 at St. Mary's January 22, 2011 at St. Albans April 4, 2011 at St. Lukes's Vela is National Champ!! !!!!!!!!!!!HOT NEWS!!!!!!!!!!! Brownsville's Vela Middle School has won the National K-9 Championship In Minneapolis, Minnesota! Congratulations to the team, coaches and parents for this well deserved achievement!!!! Here is a link to the USCF site standings. Plc Code Name (Players:Top 4 used) Score Med Solk SBx2 Cum 1 TXVELA Vela MS, Brownsville,TX (13) 18.5 77.5 110.5 126.5 77.0 UKOLI, James O (5.0,1885) HUNG, Jeffery (5.0,1857) MENDEZ, Fernando L, Jr (4.5,1825) SANTOS, Ian V (4.0,1721) VASQUEZ, Elizabeth D (4.0,1427) 2 WAODMS Odle Middle School, Bellevue,WA (5) 18.0 81.0 113.5 136.5 75.5 LEE, Megan (5.5,2021) WANG, Michael (5.0,2079) HU, Jiayi (4.0,1578) ZHANG, Robert Bo (3.5,1075) 3 NYI318 I.S. 318, Brooklyn,NY (10) 17.5 87.0 120.0 131.0 81.0 BARAYEV, Isaac (4.5,1849) BRYANT, Nigel (4.5,1957) FENG, Danny (4.5,1833) BLACK, James A (4.0,1996) RIVERA, Randy (4.0,1749) OVANDO, James (4.0,1758) GARCIA, Miguel (4.0,1767) FOSTER, Myles (4.0,1763) 4 NYCOLL Collegiate School, New York,NY (5) 16.5 73.5 101.5 103.5 68.0 HINSON, Miles (5.0,1995) BERGER, Andrew D (4.5,1629) FARLEY, Jack Springer (4.0,1467) NYDICK, Brandon (3.0,1605) 5 CTGCDS Greenwich CDS, Greenwich,CT (4) 14.0 60.5 83.5 62.0 49.0 JORDAN, Brian (4.0,1546) YUNG, Jason (4.0,1234) JORDAN, Kevin (3.5,1351) JUSTICZ, Alex (2.5,1120) Go to page
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