Dear Gainesville Chess parents,
This Saturday, Jan 14th, is the North Florida Regional chess
championships!
Online registration has been extended until Friday evening at 5pm and
can be found at http://2012nflregional.eventbrite.com along with full
information about the tournament. You can also signup on Saturday if
you arrive between 7:30 and 8:30am.
You must be a member of the US Chess Federation to be able to play.
First go to https://secure2.uschess.org/webstore/member.php if you
need to join the US Chess Federation.
For other upcoming chess events, check www.gainesvillechess.com
Thank you,
Britt Ryerson
On Jan 2, 8:18 pm, Britt Ryerson <bryer...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Happy New Year to all! 2012 will be a great year for Gainesville
> chess. Here is information for the first three months of 2012.
> In this email:
> 1) North Florida Regional on January 14th:http://2012nflregional.eventbrite.com/
> 2) One-day chess camp on MLK Day, January 16th
> 3) Spring Grand Prix begins on February 26th
> 4) State Scholastic Championships on March 3rd-4th
> 1) Our first tournament in 2012 is the North Florida Regional
> Scholastic Championships on January 14th at the Paramount Hotel in
> Gainesville. Please visithttp://2012nflregional.eventbrite.com/to
> sign up. This tournament is US Chess-rated, so will require a US Chess
> Federation membership. Visithttps://secure2.uschess.org/webstore/member.php
> to sign up for a US Chess Federation membership. If you are unsure
> whether your membership exists and/or is current, visitwww.uschess.org/msa
> and search for your name. This tournament is a qualifier for the
> Florida All-Stars in early April!
> 2) Coaches Bill Barton and Aaron Barton are offering an exciting chess
> camp on MLK Day, January 16th. This camp lasts all day and will
> include small group lessons, problem solving, tournament games, and
> lots of fun! Please visithttp://www.gainesvillechess.com/MLKDayChessCamp.html
> for full information. Bill and Aaron have enjoyed great success as
> coaches in Illinois and we are happy to have them in Gainesville!
> 3) The Spring Grand Prix starts on February 26th and the other dates
> are March 25th and April 22nd. Look for online sign-up soon onwww.gainesvillechess.com.
> 4) The State Scholastic Championships will be held in Miami on March
> 3-4. Here is the website, which hopefully will get updated by the
> Miami folks very soon:http://www.fsclchess.org/FSCL2011/SuperState%20IX/SuperState%20Main%2...
> Please email me with any questions/concerns/suggestions.
> Thank you,
> Britt Ryerson