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LARRY DONOVAN MEMORIAL CHESS TOURNAMENT

Larry Donovan was a long-time member of the Milford Chess Club and an active USCF player in this area. His many friends in chess wish to pay tribute to Larry by holding this tourney in his honor.

Where: Milford Public Library, 11 SE Front Street, Milford, DE

When: Sunday, September 16, 2007

Format: Swiss Format: 4 Rounds Non-USCF Rated

Entry Fee: $20.00 Adults, $10.00 Under Age 18: SPECIAL NOTE: CASH ONLY AT DOOR: NO CHECKS.

Schedule: Registration: 8:30 – 9:00 AM

Round 1: 9:15 AM/Time Limit: G/60

Lunch: 11:15 – 12:00 Noon

Round 2: 12:00 Noon/Time Limit: G/60

Round 3: 2:00 PM/Time Limit: G/75 Minutes

Round 4: 4:30 PM/Time Limit: G/75 Minutes

No time delay, standard USCF rules apply otherwise. Rounds may start earlier if both players agree. Please bring your own sets, boards and clocks.

Prizes: based on entry and donations:

1^st: 30% of entry fees

2^nd: 20% of entry fees

3^rd: 10% of entry fees

1^st under age 18: 10% of entry fees.

Ties Breaks: none: all prizes split accordingly.

Remaining 30% of entry fees go to “Cost of Room” and any funds left over after that go to the Milford Chess Club.

Questions: Ken Milutin: ken.milutin@tricevalu.com or 443-235-6773 or Dean Miller: themillers10@verizon.net or 302-422-4328

WE NEED HELP WITH THIS TOURNEY….DONATIONS ARE WELCOMED!

Join the Bear Chess Club for their ‘Autumn Attack’ tournament.

A USCF Swiss style tournament, 5 rounds, game in 30 minutes.
Accelerated pairings and October USCF official ratings will be used.

For more information and a registration form, click  Autumn Attack.

Congratulations to Lokesh Pulkanti and Alejandro Pabon for winning their sections. Full results can be seen at this site: http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?200708188411

over 1000 : 1st Lokesh Pulkanti $30

2nd Kunal Lobo $15

under 1000: 1st Alejandro Pabon $30

2nd Christopher Dewey $15

I have stumbled upon a free book that can be downloaded from the chess.com site titled, “Learn Chess or Call Me an Idiot”.  It is aimed at beginners but has some good information and it is hard to beat the price :-)  The description from the website states,

A FREE electronic chess book for beginners. Written by an International Master, the book contains lots of animated graphics and easy to follow explanations. The book is fun to read, but what makes this an out of the ordinary book (apart from being FREE!) is that you also get free on-line support for it!

You can download it at http://www.chess.com/download/view/learn-chess-or-call-me-an-idi

Join the Bear Scholastic Club for their Summer Swiss Sensation tournament on Saturday, August 18th. More information can be found by clicking this link - Summer Swiss