THE SUSAN POLGAR FOUNDATION’S NATIONWIDE OPEN FOR GIRLS & BOYS (K-12)
A Fantastic Tournament in a Great Location!
June 1 – 3, 2012
(Friday – Sunday *** SAVE THE DATES!!)
Holiday Inn Downtown Superdome
330 Loyola Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70112
The Holiday Inn Downtown-Superdome is located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, just 3 blocks from the French Quarter. Hotel features include: free shuttle, restaurant, pool, and more!
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO SEE NEW ORLEANS?
AND . . . BETTER YET . . . TO MEET GM POLGAR and some of the National Champions Knight Raiders, LEARN AND PLAY CHESS AT A MAJOR TOURNAMENT IN THE CRESCENT CITY!
UP TO $100,000 IN PRIZES – SCHOLARSHIPS TO TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
MAIN EVENT: Team & Individual – 6-Round Swiss System
SIDE EVENTS: Bughouse – Blitz – Puzzle Solving – Polgar Simul – Aquatic Simul
$99 Hotel Room Rate
* Top 3 player scores count toward team result
* School or club team trophies awarded in each section
* Special Camp with Susan Polgar
* Breakfast With Susan Polgar (Q & A Session)
OPTIONAL TOURS WILL INCLUDE:
LOUISIANA SWAMP & BAYOU BOAT TOUR
RIVERFRONT AQUARIUM
AUDUBON INSECTARIUM
WORLD WAR II MUSEUM
CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
BIRTHPLACE & HOME OF WORLD CHESS CHAMPION “PAUL MORPHY”
Please check tournament websites for more details:
http://www.polgarevents.blogspot.com
www.cajunchess.com
Are you going to feature a Jude Acres simul? Or take a bunch of them to see him in the French Quarter?