The DC Public Libraries, the DC Public Schools

and the National Chess Academy

present the

DC SCHOLASTIC and OPEN

CHESS CHALLENGE VI

Saturday December 19th, 2009

A FREE tournament sanctioned and rated by the

United States Chess Federation (USCF)

4 Round Swiss Game in 30 Minutes

Location:

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
901 ‘G’ Street, NW
Washington, DC  20001
(202) 727-5535

Sections:

Primary (K – 3) (Primary will play 5 rounds); Elementary (K – 6); Middle (K – 8);

High School (K – 12); Open (Collegiate/Adult)

Prizes:
Trophies to top teams (top 4 from the same school/college), top 5 individuals in each section, and top two females in each section.

Please pre-register via e-mail: register@nationalchessacademy.org
USCF Membership is required! See the USCF website for details.

USCF memberships are:

   Adult 1 year membership $29; Young adult (age 24 and under) $25;

                                          Youth (age 15 and under) $20; Scholastic (age 12 and under) $17

If you are already USCF member(s), please include player(s) name(s), USCF I.D. number and expiration date, age, school, and the section(s) the player(s) will be entering.

THE FIRST FIFTY DC SCHOOL STUDENTS PRE-REGISTERED GET A FREE USCF MEMBERSHIP!!

December 19th, registration runs 9:30am – 10:15am. 1st round begins at 10:30am.
Late arrivals will not receive a first round bye, so please arrive early!

No late entries permitted!

Please check website www.nationalchessacademy.org or contact

Vaughn Bennett, 202-557-9516, or David Kane, 301 879 0654 for more information.

Directions:

By Foot - The Library sits on the northwest corner of 9th and G Streets, NW, across the street diagonally from the National Portrait Gallery. The Verizon Center is two blocks east; the Washington Convention Center is two blocks north.

By Metro - All Metro lines lead to the central library. Stations at Gallery Place-Chinatown (Red/ Green/Yellow) and Metro Center (Red/Blue/Orange) are each a block away from the Library. Leave Gallery Place by the 9th Street/Galleries exit or Metro Center by the 11th Street exit for the shortest walk.

By Car - Free parking is available in the garage below the central library. To find the garage, drive to the intersection of H and 10th Streets, NW. Turn south into 10th Street. Turn left into G Place, NW. The ramp down to the garage will be on your right.