Sunday, July 5th
At the Bridge Center
INDEPENDENCE SUNDAY ACTION QUADS
Three games, round robin format. Time control is game in 45 minutes. Entry fee is $20. Prize is $40 for first in each section.
Registered from noon to one pm. Round times are 1, 2:40 and 4:30. National and state memberships required.
Saturday, July 11th
At the Bridge Center
KING HENRY VIII WHIZ BLITZ
King Henry was excommunicated in 1533.
Six games, swiss system pairings. Time control is game in 30 minutes. Entry fee
is $20. Prize is 75% of entries, with at least one class prize.
Registered from 9:00 to 9:50 am. Round times are 10, 11:15, 12:30, 2:15, 3:30
and 4:45. National and state memberships required.
Saturday, August 1st
At the Bridge Center
JERRY GARCIA WHIZ BLITZ
Celebrate an American Classic.
Six games, swiss system pairings.
Time control is game in 30 minutes. Entry fee is $20. Prize is 75% of entries,
with at least one class prize.
Registered from 9:00 to 9:50 am. Round times are 10, 11:15, 12:30, 2:15, 3:30
and 4:45. National and state memberships required.
CATFISH DAYS 2009
Fri. and Sat. July 24-25th, 2009
Cedar Mountain Elementary School, Franklin Minnesota
Prizes: 1st. $300, 2nd $180 3rd $110 and Class prizes and trophies
U-2100, U1850, U1600, U1350 and U1100
Runds: Fri. 1, 5:30, Sat.9, 1, &5
Entries: James Kanne, 66104 Co. Rd.5 , Franklin, MN. 55333
Potluck @ 5 on Fri.
EF: $25 A and ABove, Class B and below $20. At the door all $30
This is a must for chess players who like their tournaments to be fun.
Small town charm and a casino nearby. Bring something for the potluck.
Ed
has trained Boris Gelfand and Bill Murray! Boris was a better student.
Ed Zelkind's Summer
Chess Camps
The best young chess players in our state, International
Master John Bartholomew, National Masters Sean Nagle, Victor Feldberg and many
others, have attended Ed Zelkind summer chess camps and group chess lessons for
many years. Whether you want to achieve this level of excellence, or just become
the best chess player you can be, you'll want to attend an Ed Zelkind Summer
Chess Camp!
http://www.edzelkind.com/
PLEASE NOTE: Aside from the weekend
events listing below, at the bottom of this column you'll find details for our
two weekday night tournaments, on Mondays and Thursdays.
WEEKDAY EVENINGS AT THE BRIDGE CENTER:
MONDAY ACTION
QUADS RESTARTED
(9/13)
Register at the Bridge
Center from 6:30 to 7:00. Games start at 7:15. Entry fee is $10
Thursday Knighters
Four or five round swiss tournament, with a game played each Thursday of the month,
starting at 7:30 PM. Castle opens at 6:45
Time Limit: Game/2 hrs. Register:
First Thursday, before the start of the first round.
Entry Fee: $15. Prizes: Winners get free or reduced
entry next month, with participation counting towards an
invitation to Club Championship.
Most games done by 11:00.
Houseman welcome!
Any day that we are open, any event that we run, if we have an odd number of
players, we are more than happy to let any visitor play as a houseman. This means you play
for free, but are ineligible for prizes. The only requirement is that you be a member of
the United States Chess Federation. You can join at our club for $49
(USCF is running some specials at this time.)
a year's membership,
less for juniors. You must be a current member, as all of our events are rated, and these
are the people who keep track of the ratings.
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