Country Secondary Schools Competition
Invitation
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NEW SOUTH WALES

JUNIOR CHESS LEAGUE

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Website:  www.nswjcl.org.au                                       ABN  17 542 019 398

10 Amaroo Avenue

CASTLE COVE  2069

Invitation

            Phone:  (02) 9417 4166

Fax:  (02) 9417 3327

25 January 2010

Dear Principal or Chess Coordinator,

With great pleasure we invite your school to participate in the

New South Wales Junior Chess League

Country Secondary Schools Chess Teams Competition 2010

The competition has been running successfully for fourteen years and has enjoyed the patronage of over 260 secondary schools in country regions of NSW. Positive reaction includes an appreciation of

  • the opportunities afforded to meet students (and teachers) from other schools;

  • the chance to elevate the self-esteem of students who may not shine in other areas;
  • additional opportunities to cater for G&T students;
  • the intra- and inter-school bonding of students that invariably occurs.

Your school may field one only team of four players – there are no restrictions of grade or gender mix (central schools may include primary students if necessary). The competition is run in knock-out format with initial matches being scheduled against closest entered schools in the region to minimise travel. Should a team lose a match it moves to the Second Place Competition to compete for the region’s second place trophies. Teams are eliminated after a second loss, but every player will receive a participation certificate from the NSW Junior Chess League. Schools which are eliminated are encouraged to make their own arrangements for further matches with other eliminated schools. The six regional winners will be awarded individual and school trophies and will be invited to the competition Grand Finals to be held in November.

To participate you will need to:

1.       Enter by Friday 19th February so that our planning can begin – an early start to the competition is imperative. You may enter either online (www.nswjcl.org.au, click on “Schools” and then look under “Country Secondary Schools Competition”) or by printing and completing the entry form and then faxing it to us. We shall then send you a tax invoice for the $22 entry fee. (We have had to increase the entry fee this year as, sadly, we no longer have a sponsor for this competition.) As well as participation in the competition, the entry fee entitles you to a year’s subscription to the NSW Junior Chess League’s quarterly magazine Junior Chess, which contains results, helpful hints for play, positions to test and improve playing skill, details of additional tournament opportunities, chess equipment, software and books for sale, etc.)

2.       Next, select your team of four players (plus reserves). This can, of course, involve some exciting student development in across-school competition!

In early March we shall send you the information you will need to proceed, including the draw for the first round (which will be scheduled to be played before the end of first term).

Further details of the competition may be found on our website www.nswjcl.org.au – click on “Schools” and then see under “Country Secondary Schools Competition”. Included are the results of last year’s competition, from which you can see which other schools in your region took part.

Yours sincerely,                                                                                

Bev Peters

Country Secondary Schools Convenor    

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