34th Annual Staser Fall Scholastic Chess Tournament

Presented by:

ORANGE COUNTY GREAT PARK

AND

AMERICAN CHESS EQUIPMENT

Date: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009

Location: Hangar 244 at the Great Park, Irvine (see page 2 for directions).

Registration: GRADES K-12. Please register IN ADVANCE at the e-mail address below by Friday, November 20 at 6 PM. Provide your COMPLETE NAME, GRADE, AND SCHOOL. There is NO entry fee as the tournament is FREE to all scholastic players. This tournament does not require a USCF membership to be able to play and will not impact any national ratings.

Equipment: All equipment will be provided for tournament play.

Equipment will also be available for sale.

Play Schedule: The tournament will run as a Round Robin event. All players will be separated into sections by grade level. During the course of the tournament they will play against every person in their section. Tournament play will begin at 10:00 AM.

Play will continue till 12:00 Noon, at which time the tournament hall will be closed, and players released for a 1 hour lunch break. Bring a lunch as no food is available on site. The closest fast food restaurants are west of the I-5 off of Sand Canyon.

At 1:00 PM tournament play will resume and continue until all games are completed or 3 PM.

Prizes: Certificates of Participation will be awarded to all participants. Medallions will be awarded to the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place players in each section of each grade.

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES: All participants and visitors are invited to take the FREE Balloon ride from 9:00-9:30 AM, 12:00-12:30 PM or after they finish the tournament before 3 PM. Availability is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Balloon flights are dependent on wind and weather conditions.

Further Information: Contact Dewain Barber-American Chess Equipment (714) 998-5508, E-mail: amchesseq@aol.com.