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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| Welcome to the Sibley Chess Club site! We are gearing this website to help promote chess in the tri-state area - Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota. We can only succeed with your help, hence, we invite you to join our efforts. Please register so you may be able to submit news items, events and share pictures. Click on the calendar link above for upcoming events. Thank you for supporting the royal game of chess! Chessathon Wednesday 10 March 2010 - 07:51:21 4th Annual Okoboji Open Tuesday 09 March 2010 - 21:17:21 4th Annual Okoboji Open Arrowwood Resort & Conference Center 1405 Highway 71 S Okoboji, IA 51355 April 16-18, 2010 or April 17-18, 2010 A Grand Prix (GP 30 Enhanced) and Junior Grand Prix Event 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. Read the rest... Sibley Spring Scholastic Sunday 07 March 2010 - 21:21:29 Sibley Spring Scholastic Chess Tournament S-O Elementary 416 9th Ave Sibley, IA 51249-1410 March 20, 2010 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. Mankato Spring Chess Tournament Sunday 28 February 2010 - 21:38:50 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.
For complete details download flier. Sioux Falls Open Sunday 28 February 2010 - 20:49:11 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. SW / WC Regional Chess Tournament Thursday 04 February 2010 - 05:13:58 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. Tournament: Saturday, February 6, 2010 (snow date—February 13) Registration: 8:30 a.m. Read the rest... Mountain Lake Winter Chess Tournament Sunday 31 January 2010 - 13:45:02 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! Sunday 31 January 2010 - 11:11:40 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. Read the rest... 4th Annual OKoboji Winter Games Wednesday 30 December 2009 - 05:04:19 4th Annual Okoboji Winter Games Scholastic and Adult Chess Tournament Arrowwood Resort and Conference Center 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. Sibley Halloween Results Saturday 28 November 2009 - 18:53:22 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. Read the rest... |
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