Webmaster: Posted from iowachess.org (Iowa State Chess Assoc. website).

Dear chess players,

We are hosting a “Chessathon” at Valley High School in West Des Moines on Saturday, April 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The purpose of Chessathon is to get students interested in chess and to let them know what chess is all about! It is also a place for beginner players who have never been to tournament to test their skills. Admission will be free and all students are welcome. Donations for Operation Help Haiti, the West Des Moines Community School’s initiative to help the victims of the Haitian earthquake, will be accepted.

Chessathon will involve different sorts of chess related activities, including:
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5 Rounds Swiss System; Time control – Game/2 (2 day option, Rounds 1 & 2, G/90); Rounds: 3-day option – Fri 6:00, Sat 9:00-4:30, Sun 9:00-2:30; 2-day option – Sat 9:00-1:00- 4:30, Sun 9:00-2:30. Satellite locations may be available for Round 1; check website for details. Accelerated pairings may be used.
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5 SwissSystem Game/25

2 Sections  Unrated and Rated: Elementary (K-4), Middle School/High School.

Entry Fee: $7.00

Pre-Registration:   Fill out and clip the registration below. Make check payable and mail to Jodene Kruse, 934 6th St, Sibley, IA 51249.   Please submit by March 18.

Registration: 8:30 –  9:15 A.M.For complete details view/download flier.

Spring Chess Tournament
Saturday, March 27

Check in begins at 7:30 a.m.
Tournament instructions at 8:30, First round at 9 a.m.
Mankato West High School
1351 South Riverfront Drive, Mankato, MN 56001
Parking is available in front of the auditorium.

• All chess abilities are welcome.
• All students grades K-12 are invited to attend this exciting event.
• All players are guaranteed to play at least three games of chess.
• Everyone’s a winner!
• Awards will be given for first, second, third and fourth place players in each division.
• Please bring your own chess board with standard recognizable pieces and a chess clock if you have one.
• A pizza slice and beverage will be provided for players. Additional concessions will be available for purchase.

For complete details download flier.

The 26th Revival of the Sioux Falls Open Chess Tournament

Saturday/Sunday, March 6-7, 2010
Augustana College Morrison Commons Building
Sioux Falls, SD

Four sections to choose from - click Sioux Falls Open to view/download flier.

The registration deadline for the Chess Tournament has been extended! Registrations will be accepted up to AND on the day of the tournament. Please share this information with staff, students and parents.
Registration: 8:30 a.m.

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The Mountain Lake Winter Chess Tournament

March 6, 2010 - 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

Location: Mountain Lake Public School Cafeteria
(Enter on Fourth Avenue—Elementary entrance)

A Scholastic Tournament (non-rated) open to students in grades K-12
Tentative sections pending number of students registered:
K-3, 4-6, 7- 8, 9-12 (Medals awarded in each section)

Entry fee: $10.00 (includes meal)
On Site Registration: 8:15-8:45 am. Preregistration is encouraged by February 26, 2010

Format: 5 round Swiss system
Round Times: 9:00, 9:45, 10:30, 11:15 (Fifth round ASAP after lunch)

For Flier and registration form click 2010 Mountain Lake Winter Chess Tournament.

Girl Power!

Girls flex brain muscles at 4th Annual Okoboji Winter Games Chess Tournament

Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center hosted our 4th annual event which had 44 students match wits on the 64-squared battlefied. Over half (28) travelled from South Dakota and six from Minnesota.

The top prize, 1st place in the High School rated section, went to Malavika Nair, a 5th grade student from Souix Falls. SHE had a perfect score of 5.0. Eddie Yermolinsky, 2nd with 4.0, and Evan David, 3rd with 3.5, made it an all Sioux Falls top-three finish.
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1405 Highway 71 S
Okoboji, IA 51355
January 30, 2010

Three Classifications: Scholastic Rated and Unrated; and Adults Rated Section.

Rounds:
Scholastic Unrated: 5 SwissSys G/30; 10:00-11:15-12:30-2:30-3:45
Scholastic Rated: 4 SwissSys G/45; 10:00-11:45-2:00-3:45
Adults Rated: 3 Round Quads G/60; 10:00-12:45-2:50

Entry Fee:
Scholastic Unrated $5; Scholastic Rated $7; and Adults Rated $10 if pre-registered by
January 20th otherwise $8, $10 and $13 respectively.

For complete details refer to flier by clicking on Winter Games.

The Sibley Halloween Chess Tournament held on October 31, 2009, had 29 participants from three states.

The largest visiting contingent came from Garretson, SD with seven; two came from Bigelow, MN (one attends school in Worthington and the other in Sibley); and the remaining 21 entries hail from Sibley.

Isaac Wass, the Trojan Junior, won clear first in the scholastic rated section with a perfect score of 3.0. Nathaniel Boland, Jacob Liester and Zachary Boland finished 2nd - 4th respectively.

In the K-12 unrated division, Thomas Boland garnered 1st place with a perfect score of 4.0 to win the the High School section. Austin Rhodes scored 3.0 points to win second while Leticia Flores also scored 3.0 to finish 3rd.
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