Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Registration Open for Regional Championships (South Regional Qualifier #1)

Registration for Regional Qualifier #1 is now open! 

Join us on Saturday, March 9th at Harelson Elementary for an Individual Swiss format tournament with 5 rounds in 4 divisions. The time control is game in 40 minutes (per player) with a 5 second delay. 

This tournament is USCF-rated and is a qualifier for the 2013 AZ State Scholastic Championship.

Open to students in grades K-9. Players may play up, but only qualify for the division that they participate in.

The entry fee is $20 per player. 

Please see the flyer for more information, which is available on both sazchess.org and events4chess.com . To register for the tournament, please visit:

http://www.events4chess.com/events.php?event_ID=299







Friday, February 15, 2013

League Match #5 Registration closes tonight, Feb. 15th @ 9pm

Registration for SACA League Match #5 closes tonight, Feb. 15th at 9pm! 

Please join us on Saturday, February 16th at St. Joseph's for an individual, 4-round sectional by rating, featuring both USCF-rated and non-USCF rated (no USCF membership required) sections! Players will be grouped in tight sections based on their current rating to match them with other players of similar strength.

Individual and team awards will be presented. All scholastic players in grades K-12 are welcome!
For more information and to register for the tournament, please visit:  
http://www.events4chess.com/events.php?event_ID=298

Awards: 

Individual: Trophies to top 4 in each rating group.  Medallions to all who score 2.5 points that do not win a trophy.  Participation Certificates to all.  
Team: Top 5 teams in USCF Rated and Not-USCF Rated sections.  Team scores will be based on the top 4 scores across all groups in each section. 



Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Registration open for League Match #5 - February 16th, 2013

Registration for SACA League Match #5 is now open! Please join us on Saturday, February 16th at St. Joseph's for an individual, 4-round sectional by rating, featuring both USCF-rated and non-USCF rated (no USCF membership required) sections! Players will be grouped in tight sections based on their current rating to match them with other players of similar strength.

Individual and team awards will be presented. All scholastic players in grades K-12 are welcome!
For more information and to register for the tournament, please visit: 
http://www.events4chess.com/events.php?event_ID=298

Eastside Chess Club Championship - February 6, 13, 20, 27, March 6, 2013

The Eastside Chess Club Championship begins Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 at the Jewish Community Center.

The tournament is a 5-round Swiss tournament with a time control of Game/60, delay/5. There is one game per week through the month of February and the first week in March.

 Visit SACA's event page for more details on how to register!

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

SACA League Match #4 Team Results

Thank you to all of the chess players, parents, coaches and volunteers who participated in SACA's League Match #4 on Saturday! 

Team results are as follows:
Junior High 
Anand - 1st: BASIS North, 2nd: BASIS Tucson, 3rd: Manzanita

Elementary
Anand - 1st: IST, 2nd: Canyon View, 3rd: BASIS North
Kramnik - 1st: BASIS Tucson, 2nd: Carden Christian A, 3rd: Khalsa
Kasparov - 1st: DeGrazia C, 2nd: Carden Christian B, 3rd: Corbett

Primary
Anand - 1st: Castlehill, 2nd: Sonoran Science A, 3rd: Manzanita A
Kramnik - 1st: Whitmore, 2nd: Khalsa C, 3rd: IST A
Kasparov - 1st: Sam Hughes A, 2nd: DeGrazia B, 3rd: DeGrazia A