Exciting year for scholastic chess

[Britt Ryerson]

Hello and welcome to the new school year! The Alachua County Scholastic Chess Association is looking forward to a great year. The National K-12 Championship takes place in Orlando, the redefined North Florida SuperRegional will be contested in Gainesville, the qualification-only State Championship is slated for Tampa, and the K-12 SuperNationals is reasonably close in Nashville, TN! 

Events in the immediate future:

• Fall Grand Prix at Kanapaha Middle School in Gainesville- Sep 30, Oct 21, Nov 11

             Check www.gainesvillechess.com for full information and online registration. 

• SuperGroup chess lessons for PreK, K, and 1st grade players at Logic Lab in Gainesville - Sep 16, Sep 23, and continuing in October
  

             Check www.gainesvillechess.com/SuperGroup.html for full information

Events in the rest of the year (incomplete list, Spring Grand Prix TBA)

• National K-12 Grade Level Championships in Orlando - Nov 30-Dec 2
  

             Check http://uschess.org/tournaments/2012/k12/ for full information and online registration.

• North Florida SuperRegional in Gainesville - February 2-3
  

             There are now only 2 regionals for the entire state of Florida! This new event will be held at the Reitz Union on UF Campus. 

• State Championship in Tampa - TBA
  

              You must now qualify for the State Championship at one of the SuperRegionals (or by being on USCF's Top 100 Lists). 

• K-12 SuperNationals in Nashville, TN - April 5-7
  

              Join a large contingent from Gainesville at the biggest event in scholastic chess! 

Please pass this message along to anyone who is interested in scholastic chess! 

Thank you,

Britt Ryerson

www.gainesvillechess.com