Chess Memo 170

- - - Northwest Washington Scholastic Chess Ememo #170, February 3, 2009 - - -
Contents:
1. Chess Jam K-12 SATURDAY -- ENTER NOW
2. NW High School League: Lynden Champs!
3. Chess on KVOS-TV Online
4. NW Scholastic Chess Calendar


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1.
12TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CHESS JAM K-12 -- ENTER NOW
THIS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2009
AT FERNDALE HIGH SCHOOL
ENTER ONLINE OR BY MAIL
A chess playday and tournament for chessplayers of all abilities, K-12th grades, from beginner to expert! Also a State Qualifier Tournament! Players 6th grade and below with winning scores qualify to play in the 2009 Washington State Elementary Chess Championships.
Site: Ferndale High School. Check-in is in the Cafeteria.
Five rounds, no-elimination format:
---Grades 7-12: 5-Round "McMahon Swiss", Game/45 (90 minute game max.)
---Grades K-1, 2-3, 4-6: Three sections, each 5-Round "Swiss", Game/30 (60 minute game max.)
Schedule: 8:30am - Registration opens. Note: All pre-registrants must check in. Players who check in late will receive a half-point bye in round one. 8:50am - Deadline for 7th-12th grade players to check in. 9:15am - Deadline for K-6th grade players to check in. 9:15am - 1st Round, 7th-12th grade section, in Library. 9:20am - Players meeting, K-6 players, in Cafeteria. 9:45am - 1st Round, K-1, 2-3, 4-6 sections. See website FAQ for full rounds schedule. 4:40pm - Awards ceremony for K-1, 2-3, 4-6th grade sections. 5:45pm - Awards ceremony for 7-12th grade section.
Awards: Awards to top ten in upper sections, top five in K-1 section. Medals to those scoring 3.0 or higher. Every K-1 player who completes all five rounds will receive a medal or trophy. Team awards to top seven elementary schools (determined by adding the points of the top five scorers from a single K-5 or K-6 school). Team awards to top three schools in the 7th-12th grade division. Tiebreaks by computer.
How To Enter: Players must register in advance. Entry fee is $10 per player. Entries must be received by Thursday, February 5 (earlier if you want the T-shirt). Register online via website below. Or mail entries to Ferndale High School Chess Club, Attn: Mr. Pringle, Box 428, Ferndale WA 98248. Make checks to Ferndale High School. Include full name, school, grade, phone, Email address. Proceeds benefit the FHS Chess Club.
The Famous Chess Jam T-Shirt: Players can have a custom Chess Jam 2009 T-shirt waiting for them on Game Day. Order yours by writing T-SHIRT ME! on your entry, and indicate size preferred (indicate youth or adult size, then XS,S,M,L,XL) and color preferred (Deep Green, Deep Blue [Navy], Bergundy-Maroon, or Black). Lettering and artwork is White. If your color is unavailable, default color is Deep Green. Do not send in T-shirt monies in advance -- the $12 T-shirt fee will be collected on-site. Do order in advance though -- extras will not be available on Game Day. Entries with T-shirt orders must be received earlier, by Tuesday, February 3.
Bring: Lunch money for concessions, or sack lunch. And bring a riddle to write on an index card for door prizes. Groaners are fine. It might be read publicly between rounds! (i.e. Why did the mother owl not worry about her baby? Because she didn't give a hoot!)
For more info: Surf http://mysite.verizon.net/kaech/jam09.html for further details, online registration option, one page flyer and FAQ. Or email director Randy Kaech, kaech@verizon.net, 384-2792.

2.
NW HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE
LYNDEN REGAINS THE CROWN
Congratulations to the new league champions, Lynden High School! And good luck to all the teams who will be representing the Northwest League at State.
NWL FINAL STANDINGS:
1st 37.5 Lynden
2nd 30.5 Ferndale
3rd 27.0 Sedro-Woolley
4th 24.5 Burlington-Edison
5th 24.5 Sehome
6th 24.0 Lynden Christian
7th 21.0 Blaine
8th 15.0 Mount Baker
14.5 Burlington-Edison B
14.5 Mount Vernon
10.5 Sedro-Woolley B
7.0 Lynden B
5.5 Burlington-Edison C
5.0 Bellingham
(Top eight qualify to participate in the 2009 Washington State High School Chess Team Championships, on Feb. 27-28 at Mount Vernon H.S.)

NWL ROUND 7:
5.0 Lynden - 0.0 Blaine
3.5 Burlington-Edison - 1.5 Sedro-Woolley
5.0 Ferndale - 0.0 Burlington-Edison B
0.0 Sedro-Woolley B - 5.0 Sehome
4.0 Lynden Christian - 1.0 Lynden B
1.0 Burlington-Edison C - 3.0 Mount Baker
1.0 Bellingham - 3.0 Mount Vernon

NWL ROUND 8:
0.0 Mount Baker - 5.0 Lynden
5.0 Sedro-Woolley - 0.0 Mount Vernon
0.0 Sedro-Woolley B - 5.0 Ferndale
4.0 Sehome - 1.0 Lynden B
5.0 Burlington - 0.0 Burlington B
0.0 Burlington C - 5.0 Lynden Christian
5.0 Blaine - 0.0 Bellingham

3.
KVOS-TV YOUTH CHESS FEATURETTE
NOW ONLINE
If you played in the Whatcom Championships at the Lynden Fairgrounds, you may be on TV! Check it out at
http://www.kvos.com/content/experiencenorthwest/story/Checkmate/cVF0ANnTCEeAMNlTBtYyOw.cspx
(or at http://mysite.verizon.net/kaech/ ).

4.
NW WA SCHOLASTIC CHESS CALENDAR
Details for events below at http://mysite.verizon.net/kaech/ as they come available.
2009:
Feb 7 International Chess Jam 2009, K-12, Ferndale
Feb 21 F.E.S.T: Ferndale Elementary Spring Tournament, K-6, Ferndale
Feb 27-28 Wa. State High School Chess Team Championships, Mt. Vernon H.S.
Mar 14 3rd Assumption Open, K-8, Bellingham
Apr 25 2009 Washington State Elementary Chess Championships, Spokane, WA
For scholastic tournament information beyond NW Washington, consult the two authoritative sources:
WHSCA (and OSCF) Scholastic Calendar: http://www.whsca.org/calendar.html
Northwest Chess Magazine: http://www.nwchess.com/calendar/index.htm
They both announce scholastic events throughout Washington and Oregon.
And for all the scholastic tourneys just across the border:
BC Junior Chess Calendar http://www.bjdy.com/juniorchess/events.html
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