Knights of the Forest Open Chess Tournament

Saturday, Feb 7, 2009
First Round - 9:00 AM
Doors open - 8:00 AM

Algonquin Middle School
767 E Algonquin Road
Des Plaines, IL 60016

Entry Information

Advance registration only - Entry Fee $20, postmarked by Feb 2, 2009. On Feb 3, the fee increases to $25.
US Chess Federation rated tournament, USCF membership is required, available at www.uschess.org.
Send participant’s Name, Grade, School (for school teams), USCF ID number, Exp Date by email to ForestChess@comcast.net or by US mail.

Please make the check payable to “Knights of the Forest Chess Club”
Please send the check and a paper copy of the email to:
Knights of the Forest Chess Club
c/o Jack Vogel
810 Woodlawn Ave
Des Plaines, IL 60016

For general information see http://home.comcast.net/~forestchess,
email ForestChess at(@) comcast.net, or call Jack Vogel at 847-873-2007

Sections

New Sections to reduce unequal pairings
Please request if you wish to play in the Gold section.
Sorry, no requests to play down to Silver

K-1 (Grades K-1) --- 5 Round Swiss-style, Game 30
Primary Silver (Grades 2-3, Under 600 USCF rating) --- 5 Round Swiss-style, Game 30
Primary Gold (Grades 2-3, USCF rating 600+) --- 5 Round Swiss-style, Game 30
Elementary Silver (Grades 4-5, Under 700 USCF rating) --- 5 Round Swiss-Style, Game 35
Elementary Gold (Grades 4-5, USCF rating 700+) --- 5 Round Swiss-Style, Game 35
Jr. High Silver (Grades 6-8, Under 800 USCF rating) --- 4 Round Swiss Style, Game 45
Jr. High Gold (Grades 6-8, USCF Rating 800+) --- 4 Round Swiss Style, Game 45

Awards

Top 10 Individual trophies for each section,
Top 5 teams (Top 4 players) for combined Gold & Silver sections for each of Primary, Elementary, and Jr. High

Useful Links

Printable Tournament Flyer (PDF)

US Chess Federation
Illinois CoChess
Illinois Chess Association
Map and Directions to the Forest Chess Tournament from Google
Chess Utopia