The Utterly Fantastic
SPLIT ROCK SCHOLASTIC!
A 2010 NATIONAL CHESS DAY EVENT:
Chess Tournament, Saturday, October 9, 2010
Garretson School, 505 2nd Street, Garretson, SD
Tournament Rounds (begin after opening announcements at 8:45 am)
Each student will play five matches (four matches for the K-12 section). No one will be eliminated. Students should keep
score on provided score sheets.
Rounds for the K-3, K-5, and K-8 sections will begin at 9:00am. Additional rounds are scheduled for 10:30am,
12:30pm, 2:00pm, and 3:30pm. These matches will be time controlled (each player has 40 minutes for all their
moves).
Rounds for the K-12 section will begin at 9:00am. Additional rounds are scheduled for 11:00am, 1:00pm, and
3:00pm. These matches will be time controlled (each player has 60 minutes for all their moves).
Awards
Trophies will be awarded to the top seven (7) individual finishers in each of these sections – Primary (K-3), Elementary
(K-5), and Middle School (K-8): top five (5) individual finishers in the High School (K-12) section. Team trophies will go
to the top five schools in K-3, K-5, and K-8 sections; top three in K-12 section (team scores based on top four players).
Registration Information
Entries must be postmarked by October 4, 2010, or e-mailed by October 6, 2010. Make checks payable to the
“Sioux Empire Chess Foundation (SECF).” Cost $10.00, plus U.S. Chess Federation membership, if applicable
(see below). Students who do not pre-register may register at the tournament from 7:30 – 8:30 am. On-site registration
will cost $15.00 (plus USCF membership, if applicable). Mail registration to: Alex Yermolinsky, 6300 West
Cheyenne Drive, Sioux Falls, SD 57106, or send via e-mail to
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. If registering by e-mail,
you can make your payment on-site during the registration time period of 7:30 – 8:30 am. Anyone may join the USCF
prior to tournament registration by joining online at www.uschess.org.
(click here to see handbill/registration form)
Garretson is a town just north east of Sioux Falls. The school is easy to find.
