December 13th Tournament at De La Salle

Location: 3434 S. Michigan (100 East), NW corner of Michigan and 35th St.

Parking:  we have access to the IIT (Illinois Institute of Technology)  parking lot adjacent to the west side of the school on the north  side of 35th Street.  If you are proceeding east on 35th street  from the Dan Ryan expressway, you will see the lot entrance on  your left just before the school and Michigan Ave.

Schedule:

•     Registration   8:30 - 9:30
•     Tournament  10:00 - 3:15
•     Trophy Presentation  3:30 (est.)

All players must check-in at the tournament site by 9:30!  Late arrivals will not be paired in the first round.

5 Sections:  Novice K-2, Novice 3-4, Novice 5-6, Novice 7-8,  Advanced

•     Non-rated, no entry fee
•     Swiss-style, 5 rounds, USCF standard tiebreaks
•     Game/20 + 5 sec. increment in Advanced section when clocks are available  
•     Notation required in the Advanced section

Awards:  Individual trophies to the top 7 in all novice sections, and to the top 6 in the advanced section.  Team trophies to the top two teams in all sections.  Team score calculated by top four scores in novice sections, top three scores in advanced.

Entries:  YCFC uses a roster system for tournament entries.  All players on submitted rosters are eligible to play in any YCFC tournament during the scholastic year.  Submit rosters, including name, grade, school and section, no later than Thursday, December 11th:

by email to accounting@apartmentpeople.com, or

by fax to 773-248-1007, attn: Mike Cardinale,

All players must check in on site by 9:30.

Coaches:  Please let me know if you plan on attending with a rough estimate of the number of players by Thursday, December 11th.

Thanks once again to coach George Dzuricsko of De La Salle and his Meteors chess team for all of their hard work, and to Kelli Moore of St. Columbanus for her outstanding food sales!

Moving Up!

The following players will move up to the advanced section on December 13th according to YCFC rules:

•      Amani Mugadili, St. Ethelreda, Novice 5-8, champion
•      Max Ryan, Farnsworth, Novice 5-8, 2 trophies

Important Note:  The players above are required to move to advanced, but any and all novice players are welcome and encouraged to move to our advanced section at any time!

Stronger competition usually leads to sustained growth.