SECONDARY SCHOOLS

ONE-DAY TEAMS TOURNAMENT

for the Terrey Shaw Shield

WHEN:  Sunday 29 June 2008 – Registration 9.30 a.m. – Play 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHERE:  Auburn-Lidcombe RSL Youth Centre, Church Street, Lidcombe
(About 700 metres north-west of Lidcombe Railway Station, just past swimming pool)

For map click HERE.

COST:  FREE!!!  thanks to support from chess-playing members of the Legal Profession

ELIGIBILITY:  The tournament is open to all secondary schools in NSW.

FORMAT: 

·         The tournament will be run in two sections
     –   Junior (Year 9 and under) and
     –   Open (any year).

·         Each team consists of three players.

·         Schools may enter more than one team in each section if they wish, space permitting (priority will be given to early entries).

·         Players within each team must play in order of strength with the strongest on Board 1. Strength order will be determined from the most recently published NSWJCL ratings. Any variation from rating order will only be by written permission of the NSWJCL's Tournament Coordinator and must be obtained before the day of the tournament. Rated players should be placed above unrated players unless the school has established (for example, from games played at school) that the unrated player is stronger.

·         Chess clocks will be used with a time limit of 20 minutes per player for each game. (Players unfamiliar with chess clocks will be given guidance and practice before the start of the tournament – please arrive early.)

·         The tournament will be rated.

·         There will be approximately seven rounds, with all teams playing every round (it is not a knock-out) – teams will play against others with similar scores, which means that, after the first round or two, they will be playing against others of much the same ability.

·         The rules of the tournament are available on the NSWJCL website www.nswjcl.org.au (under Schools) – to see the rules now click HERE.

ENTRIES:   Enter online or print the invitation which contains an entry form and, after filling it in, post or fax it to

NSW Junior Chess League

PO Box 262, Penshurst NSW 2222

Fax:  9410 0609

by Thursday 26 June to enable smooth running of the tournament.

Late entries may be accepted (if space permits) only upon payment of a late entry fee of $15 per team. Please avoid this by entering before the entry deadline. Teams entering on the day of the tournament (and teams arriving late) may miss the first round, so that the start is not delayed for others.

ENQUIRIES:  Richard Gastineau-Hills, phone 9412 4579, email RichardGH@bigpond.com

CANTEEN:  A canteen will be available throughout the day for lunch and refreshments.

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