Deerfield Park District Chess Tournament Open to Students in Grades K-8

Deerfield Park District’s Chess Instructor Polina Katsen invites chess players in grades kindergarten through eight to compete in a round robin chess tournament this spring. Bring your chess skills and a chess set to our 3rd Annual Deerfield Scholastic K-8 Grade Open Chess Championships on May 15, 2011, beginning at 9:30 a.m.  In a Round-Robin Tournament, participants will compete once with every player in their section / grade.  The Tournament takes place in the Oak Room at Jewett Park Community Center, 836 Jewett Park Drive, in Deerfield.  A fee of $15* needs to be paid with advanced registration, by or before 5:00 p.m., on Thursday, May 12. Registration is accepted online at www.deerfieldparks.org or through Deerfield Park District’s traditional registration methods (drop off, mail in, fax to the above-listed address). The registration Activity Code number for this Chess Tournament is #352501 – Section 07. An Award Ceremony takes place at approximately 2:30 p.m. This is not a rated event; players do not need to be members of the United States Chess Federation. A Lunch Break takes place between about 12:00 – 12:45 p.m.  Time controls are set as follows:  G20 – Grades K-5; G-30 – Grades 6-8.

      Tournament prizes include: three individual trophies per grade (Place I-III). Medals to ties do not take a trophy. Special Awards will be given to all kindergarten players. School Team Participation Trophies will be awarded for 1st Place in the grades K-5 category and for 1st Place in the Grades 6-8 category. And, all participants will receive a certificate.

      For more information about the Tournament or about Chess classes through Deerfield Park District, please call 847-945-0650 or email: info@deerfieldparks.org.