League Match #2 - November 22, 2014

Hey Chess Players! Are you ready for the next League Match? Join SACA on November 22 at Alice Vail Middle School for League Match #2! This is a non-rated, team tournament and registration is done through your coach! Email scholastic@sazchess.org if you have any questions about the tournament or need help finding out who your school's chess coach is. Hope to see you on the 22nd!

League Match #2 Flyer

2014 Arizona Senior Open - November 1-2, 2014

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2014 Arizona Senior Open on November 1-2! There was a 5-way tie for first place, with John Irwin winning the title of State Champion on tie breaks! Congratulations to the other players who also scored 4 points:
Laurence Wutt - CO
Jan Romanski - AZ
Steve Farmer - AZ
Ralph Dudy - AZ

Congratulations to Jan Jones for winning the Top Senior 60+ prize and to Tony Ebarb for winning the Top Senior 70+ prize!

Photos from SACA League Match #1, October 25, 2014

Thanks to Levon Altounian for the photos!

SACA League Match #1 Winners

Congratulations to the following teams that placed in the top 3 of their division at SACA League Match #1!

JUNIOR HIGH

Gold

1st - Doolen
2nd - BASIS North-A
3rd - Esperero

ELEMENTARY

Gold

1st - BASIS North-A
2nd - Manzanita-A
3rd - BASIS Oro Valley

Silver

1st - Harelson
2nd - DeGrazia-B
3rd - BASIS Tucson-B

Bronze

1st - Canyon View
2nd - BASIS North-B
3rd - Sunrise Drive

PRIMARY

Gold

1st - BASIS Oro Valley-A
2nd - BASIS Tucson-B
3rd - Wilson

Silver

1st - DeGrazia-A
2nd - Sonoran Science Academy-B
3rd - BASiS Oro Valley-C

Bronze

1st - Manzanita-B
2nd - St. Michael-A
3rd - Harelson-B

SACA Voting Process

Registered members may vote in person at the Ye Old Pueblo chess tournament during the weekend of July 19-20, 2014. Voting shall be closed one hour prior to commencement of the annual meeting to be conducted on Sunday 7/20. You must be 13 years old or older to vote and a registered SACA member to participate in the voting.  SACA members who have already registered for membership need not register again.

Call for Nominations for SACA Board

The SACA board consists of the following positions:

President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

(4) Directors at Large

Terms are one year commencing immediately after election results are announced. If you are interested in running for one of these positions, please send an email to the current SACA president at: president@sazchess.org, and indicate the position you are interested in running for. Nominations will close June 30, 2014. You must be a SACA member in order to run for office or to vote in the election.