34th Annual Staser Fall Scholastic Chess Tournament

Presented by the Orange County Great Park and American Chess Equipment

November 21, 2009
10:00 am–3:00 pm, at the Great Park – Map
Free Parking & Admission

REGISTRATION (Grades K-12)
Please register in advance by emailing amchesseq [at] aol.com by Friday, November 20 at 6:00 pm. Provide your complete name, grade, and school. There is no entry fee as the tournament is free to all scholastic players. This tournament does not require a USCF membership to be able to play and will not impact any national ratings.

EQUIPMENT
All equipment will be provided for tournament play. Equipment will also be available for sale.

SCHEDULE
The tournament will run as a Round Robin event. All players will be separated into sections by grade level. During the course of the tournament they will play against every person in their section. Tournament play will begin at 10:00 AM.

Play will continue till 12:00 Noon, at which time the tournament hall will be closed, and players released for a 1 hour lunch break. Bring a lunch as no food is available on site. The closest fast food restaurants are west of the I-5 off of Sand Canyon.

At 1:00 PM tournament play will resume and continue until all games are completed or 3 PM.

PRIZES
Certificates of Participation will be awarded to all participants. Medallions will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place players in each section of each grade.

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
All participants and visitors are invited to take the FREE Balloon ride from 9:00-9:30 AM, 12:00-12:30 PM or after they finish the tournament before 3 PM. Availability is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Balloon flights are dependent on wind and weather conditions.

MORE INFORMATION
Contact Dewain Barber, American Chess Equipment at (714) 998-5508, or via email at amchesseq [at] aol.com.