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A few spots open for scholastic tournament at Table Top Cafe Sunday morning!
Register online www.rovingchessnuts.com as soon as possible as remaining spots likely to be filled quickly
Sign in at cafe 5716 75 Street next to Lumberjack Restaurant between 10:10 and 10:25 a.m., February 8 - competition likely to end about 12:30 p.m.
Parents may remain and enjoy the cafe’s menu and may even like to pay the cover charge and play other games while the chess players battle!
Competition by round-robins of similar rating • Entry fee: $15 ($10 for second same family) • Cash prizes higher sections / Medals lower sections
Roving ChessNuts CHESS Teasers
NEWS, RESULTS, UPCOMING EVENTS, PHOTOS AND INTERESTING STUFF
MAINLY ABOUT SCHOLASTIC CHESS IN EDMONTON & CHESSNUTS ACTIVITIES FAR AND WIDE
Volume 7, No. 4 • February 6, 2015
New Saturday Knights afternoon class
for beginning and intermediate players
Section A players
Section B players
Section C players
Starting Saturday, February 7, The Roving ChessNuts will be holding an afternoon class, 1 to 2:30, at
12013 76 Street Room 203.
New students will be accepted and registration forms
will be available at the first class with registration costs
being $12 per class, discounted 10% when 10 classes are
pre-registered. Fees include a snack at the end, rating
fees, instructional sheets and since some afternoon
classes will be devoted to open tournaments and coaching, the class fee will also cover the usual higher tournament entry fee.
Some students from the over-flowing morning beginners’ class will be switching to the new afternoon session, and keen players from the Roving ChessNuts’
school programs are also being invited to certain classes
and are welcome to join. Students in school programs
getting an invitation to a Saturday Knights class must
first call, 780-474-2318, to book the free class as only a
certain number of guests can be handled on specific Saturdays. The afternoon class is going to be the most easily
accessible of the three held each Saturday, including
Family Day weekend, February 14.
More information about Saturday Knights can be obtained by either e-mailing rovingchessnuts@shaw.ca or
calling 780-474-2318.
All Chess Students need to practice
at home, so if you do not have
a home chess set ....
Make sure you have a tournament chess set at home for practice and
games ... pieces are the same as used in tournaments and set includes
a vinyl board. Regular $24.95
Roving ChessNuts Christmas Special:
$2000 and comes with a scoresheet pad to
record your games!
Available at 12013/15 - 76 Street or arrange
payment of $21.00 (includes GST) through your
school program and the instructor will bring to
a class.
780-474-2318 rovingchessnuts@shaw.ca
Scholastic Chess Tournament results
Roving ChessNuts hosted a Saturday afternoon tournament on January 31 for players rated under 900.
The three round-robins sections (photos above) battled over the
boards for trophies, medals and ribbons and some places had to be determined with tiebreak games.
Bruce Thomas directed the tournament.
Section A: 1. Garrick Johnson, 2. Kendric Ferrer on tiebreak,
3. Jamaan Hussein, 4. Lubomyr Soroka.
Section B: 1. Becca Crawley first on tiebreak, 2. Aywen Ko,
3. Ivan Murray on tiebreak, 4. Max Pankewitz.
Section C: 1. George Penkov, 2. Lavanya Jain, 3. Bayne Murray,
4. Catherine Laidlaw.
Chess Events Coming Up!
February 6, 2015 update
k Each Tuesday: Recreational Chess League at Table Top Cafe, 6:30 p.m. - see flyer below - attendance will
have to pick up during the February playing sessions or this evening of individual and family chess may have to be
dropped.
K Each Monday: Chess Class for Home-Schooled Students at Table Top Cafe, 2 p.m. - Call 780-474-2318.
This may start Monday, February 9, but will not be held on Family Day, February 16.
Special Note: Table Top Cafe is a games cafe, 5716 75 Street next to Lumberjack Restaurant
The Roving ChessNuts and the Cafe have arranged to use the cafe location for classes, recreational chess league Tuesdays, and
occasional Sunday morning smaller tournaments. Entry fee into a chess class or tournament includes the cafe cover charge if you
are going stay afterwards and play other games from the cafe’s giant selection. Parents not involved in the chess, are welcome to
stay and purchase from the Cafe’s menu, and if they wish they can play other games if they pay the cover charge.
We hope the cafe atmosphere will work for the various chess activities and would appreciate hearing from players and parents after
these events if they like the location and whether they feel the atmosphere is conducive to the chess activities.
b Sunday morning, February 8: Scholastic Tournament at Table Top Cafe, 5716 75 Street
Sign in at 10 a.m. but you must register online and registration is limited to first 24 players (As of Feb. 6, entry spots still available)
Round-robin sections offering cash prizes for sections rated over 1000 • Chess medals for under 1000
Draw Prizes • Entry fee $15.00
n Valentine’s Saturday afternoon, February 14: I love Chocolate and Chess Tournament!
At the Roving ChessNuts, 12013 76 Street - Register online; Sign in by 1:10 p.m.. Chocolate treats for all entrants, plus draw prizes
with a Valentine’s theme! Plus $25 Gift Card for first place in each round robin section and runner-up medal. Limited to first 12
players rated under 1000 and first 8 players over 1000. Entry fee $15.00
r School team matches weekends of February 21 and 28:
There will be some playoff-rounds at The Roving ChessNuts and possibly Table Top Cafe between various schools based on the average rating of their school chess classes. The winners of the playoffs will advance to semi-final and finals during March. It would
appear that there is sufficient interest from McKernan and Meyonohk schools for them to have at least one, perhaps two teams.
Players in school programs should indicate their interest in participating by e-mailing rovingchessnuts@shaw.ca.
To register for the above scholastic tournaments
and for updates on the above and other chess activities:
www.rovingchessnuts.com
Inquiries by e-mail: rovingchessnuts@shaw.ca
or phone Bruce, 780-474-2318
Players and parents: please note that the above tournaments have the same
policy that once registered for a tournament, you must notify by e-mail or phone
if you are going to drop out, otherwise you will be paired and could forfeit games
and rating points. New unrated players should call to arrange evaluation prior
to the tournament so proper placement in round robin sections can be made.
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$35 per entrant $29 for second from same family
$65 for both days / $50 for second for both days
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (drop-off as early as 8 and pick-up to 5:30)
Must bring own bag lunch • Snacks provided
Deadline for registering is February 15 or until both days of camps are filled
Call 780-474-2318
or e-mail: rovingchessnuts@shaw.ca