Nov. 12-13
Arizona Senior Open. 1 SECTION: Open to USCF members born on or before Nov. 12, 1961. SCHEDULE: 5/SS, Rds 1-2 G/90, Rds. 3-5 30/90, SD/1; Round times: 10-1:30-5, 9-3. Byes: 1/2 pt byes allowed for all rounds but must be requested prior to start of Round 2 (2 max). PRIZES: Highest Placing AZ resident is AZ Senior Champion, Plaques to 1st-2nd-3rd, Top Senior 60+, 70+, and 80+; EF: FREE to GM/IM/WGM/WIM, otherwise $40. Late Fee: Additional $10 if entering after 11/09. INFO: Enrique Huerta, 520-975-3946, email: sazchess@gmail.com, web: www.sazchess.org. NC. NS. W.

Sparky Spectacular 9/24: This is our big tournament coming up. It is an open 4-round Game/60 tournament that should feature some excellent competition from around the Phoenix area. It is sponsored by Pita Jungle and Tempe Mission Palms, which means you could win prizes they have provided. Two masters have already signed up, and we only hold these kinds of tournaments only once a month—don’t miss out. Don’t forget to register! For more details, see the Sparky Spectacular flyer. You must be a USCF member to participate (see registration for information). The entry fee is $15 before Thursday 9/22 (extra $10 late fee afterward).

My name is Jeff Green, and I am the President of the Chess Club @ ASU. The purpose of the Chess Club @ ASU is to promote the social, intellectual, academic and physical benefits of chess to the university and local communities, and our website is http://asuchess.com. I am writing to inform you of the new presence presence of the Chess Club @ ASU as a tournament organizer. We have started two brand new tournament series: the Sparky Spectacular and ASU Action Chess tournaments. The former consists of standard G/60 Saturday tournaments, and the latter of Sunday G/30 cash-prize tournaments. In addition, we hold open club meetings for informal play on Thursday nights from 5-10pm, and we run a Wednesday afternoon recruitment table from 10:30am-2:00pm.

National Youth Action-West, December 9-11, 2011, Irvine, Ca. in 4 sections,: K-3, K-6, K-9, K-12. In each section: 20 Individual trophies, 10 team trophies, 3 class trophies. Blitz-Bughouse-Puzzle Solving Contest side events. Club and school teams welcome. $50 EF by 11/10! More info and on-line EF: http://chessweekend.com

Attached is the flyer for the tournament. It can be filled out on line and when filled out you can push the submit form button on the upper right. Or you can email it or send the information in an email or send the entry by snail (the post office)mail Either way is good. Steve was a well known and important part of the chess community. Please honor him by attending this tournament and for National Chess Day

Steve Stubenrauch was active in chess on many levels, from teaching kids and adults to holding and sponsoring tournaments. He has been a Chess Master for many years. He was a major influence in chess for many years especially in Northern Arizona. The exact details will be put out tomorrow (7-22-2011) as that is when the TLA will be submitted to be published in September, but you will get the information first from this website.
General information:Dates- Oct 8th and 9th, Open Section 5 rounds 20/1 g/1, Saturday 9-2-7 Sunday 9-2, we are hoping to get a GM to play (more as soon as we know) Scholastics: one tournament on Saturday and one on Sunday (scholastic tournaments will have no entry fee (as in free) unless you enter the day of the tournament)scholastic's will be rated,(and the open will be rated, of course) but on Saturday in addition to the other scholastic sections a non-rated beginners only section will be held for new kids interested in chess.

Congratulations to the new ACFI Board, which was elected today. The members are:

President - Ramie Jimenez

Vice President - Will Wharton

Secetary - Kiki Huerta

Treasurer - Jennifer Shacter

Membership Officer - Marty Schneider

Region 1 Reps - Lynn Schucker, Jon Martis

Region 2 Reps - Robby Adamson, Amanda Mateer

Region 3 Reps - Spencer Lower, Jeff Robinson

We wish them all success as they start their new 3-year term.

MAL

The Arizona Scholastic Chess Championships will be held on April 8-10, 2011 at Blue Ridge Middle School in Lakeside, AZ. The only scheduled activity on Friday is the Blitz tournament. IM Danny Rensch will conduct a simultaneous exhibition on Saturday at 7 PM. The Championship tournament itself starts Saturday (April 09) morning at 9 AM. The flyer, which includes an entry form, is attached. For more information please contact Jon Martis (480) 560-8471 or go to the site at www.brjackets.com/chess/azstate.html. For information on dining and lodging please go to http://members.cox.net/blueridgechess.