Sunday afternoon chess.
Woo Hoo!!
More San Benito Area Chess!
If you are free on Sunday afternoons from 1:00 P.M. until about 4:00 P.M., Shirley Pash of the Fun and Sun Park is looking for chess players to join her & friends for a friendly game of chess or two.
The Park is located at 1400 Zillock Road in San Benito off of Expressway 77 in San Benito. The meeting room is room #3. The meeting rooms are centralized in the Park just past the entrance on the left.
Email me (chessnut) at td_edg©sbcglobal.net via this site or Shirley at shepash©juno.com for more information.
Administrators
Click on the "Read the rest..." link below to view who the site administrators are and to read what they have to say about chess. Currently, the administrators are John B. Flores (owner), Victor J. Flores and Edward Guetzow.
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Thursday Night Chess.
THURSDAY NIGHT CHESS!
The City of San Benito, En Passant Chess Club and The Rampaging Rooks Chess Club
have combined resources to present
a weekly chess night in San Benito
at the local Community Center
located at 210 E. Heywood.
Chess enthusiasts of all ages are invited to attend every Thursday night from
6:00 P.M. until 10:00 P.M.
beginning June 19 through August 21.
Please bring your own sets and clocks. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
Hope to see you there!
:)
Summer Chess.
Howdy!!!
As I mentioned before, our chess season appears to have come to an end. I will be holding 2 chess tournaments this July in San Benito.
The First tournament is the 5th Annual San Benito Community Chess Tournament to be held on July 12. The second event is the 3rd Annual San Benito City Championship to be held on July 26.
Both tournaments have an unrated section (USCF not required) and a rated section (USCF membership required).
The unrated sections have trophies & medals as prizes. The rated sections will have a guaranteed total prize of $100
(1st - $60, 2nd - $30 & 3rd - $10).
See the RGV chess schedule for a link to the flyers.
Entry fee is
only $5.00!!!!!!!!
The First tournament is the 5th Annual San Benito Community Chess Tournament to be held on July 12. The second event is the 3rd Annual San Benito City Championship to be held on July 26.
Both tournaments have an unrated section (USCF not required) and a rated section (USCF membership required).
The unrated sections have trophies & medals as prizes. The rated sections will have a guaranteed total prize of $100
(1st - $60, 2nd - $30 & 3rd - $10).
See the RGV chess schedule for a link to the flyers.
Entry fee is
only $5.00!!!!!!!!
2009 Regionals
I am happy to announce that the 2009 TCA Region VIII Regional Scholastic Championships will be held in Brownsville at Rivera High School. It is being organized by Americo Paredes Elementary School.
I hope to have a flyer up soon. Tentative information is as follows:
Possible dates:
February 14/15, 2009
February 21/22, 2009
Site:
The tournament would be held at Rivera High School in Brownsville, Texas. The campus has 3 gyms, band hall, and choir room that will be used as playing areas. The campus has classrooms that will be used as team rooms and a cafeteria that will be used as a skittle room. The school has ample parking.
Tournament Directors:
Senior TD: Mr. Victor J. Flores
Pairing Director: Mr. Remy Ferrari
I would like to give my sincerest "thank you!" again to all the parties that submitted or inquired concerning next year's bids. Let's all try and achieve another record event next year!
Congratulations!
Congratulations to ALL the Valley schools which participated at the recent 2008 Texas State Scholastics!!
Results
It Was an OUTSTANDING effort and showing for our Valley!!!
Thank you, everyone, for your continued hard work for our Valley's kids and chess programs.
Good luck to all who are planning on attending the USCF National Championships in various parts of the country! Please don't forget that we STILL have chess coming up in the Valley both this Spring and Summer.
:)
Results
It Was an OUTSTANDING effort and showing for our Valley!!!
Thank you, everyone, for your continued hard work for our Valley's kids and chess programs.
Good luck to all who are planning on attending the USCF National Championships in various parts of the country! Please don't forget that we STILL have chess coming up in the Valley both this Spring and Summer.
:)
National Youth Action to come to Brownsville.
National Youth Action
November 7-9, 2008
Jacob Brown Auditorium
The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College
600 International Blvd
Brownsville, Texas 78520
November 7-9, 2008
Jacob Brown Auditorium
The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College
600 International Blvd
Brownsville, Texas 78520
Join the excitement at this USCF National Event!!!
USCF membership required
Four Sections to choose from: K-12, K-9, K-6, and K-3
Time Control: Game/30
EF: $40 postmarked by October 11th, $60 by October 25th
USCF membership required
Four Sections to choose from: K-12, K-9, K-6, and K-3
Time Control: Game/30
EF: $40 postmarked by October 11th, $60 by October 25th
Schedule:
Saturday, November 8th, Rounds 1-5 – 10am, 12 noon, 2pm, 3:30pm & 5pm
Sunday, November 9th, Rounds 6-9 – 10am, 12noon, 2pm & 3:30pm
Blitz Tournament, K-6 & K-12 – 6:30pm, Friday, November 7th
Bughouse Tournament – 6:30pm, Saturday, November 8th
Awards Ceremony: 5:30pm, Sunday
Individual trophies in each section, 1st-25th place!
Team trophies in each section, 1st – 15th place!
More information will be published in Chess Life magazine and the USCF website,
Organizer: NTD Francisco Guadalupe, 305 Willow Pointe Dr., League City, TX 77573 (713) 530-7820, flguadalupe©aol.com
Saturday, November 8th, Rounds 1-5 – 10am, 12 noon, 2pm, 3:30pm & 5pm
Sunday, November 9th, Rounds 6-9 – 10am, 12noon, 2pm & 3:30pm
Blitz Tournament, K-6 & K-12 – 6:30pm, Friday, November 7th
Bughouse Tournament – 6:30pm, Saturday, November 8th
Awards Ceremony: 5:30pm, Sunday
Individual trophies in each section, 1st-25th place!
Team trophies in each section, 1st – 15th place!
More information will be published in Chess Life magazine and the USCF website,
Organizer: NTD Francisco Guadalupe, 305 Willow Pointe Dr., League City, TX 77573 (713) 530-7820, flguadalupe©aol.com
2008 Region VIII Championship results
2008 Region VIII Scholastics Report
The 2008 Region VIII Scholastic Chess Championship was held on February 16th and 17th at Hanna High School in Brownsville, Texas. This event set a new record for attendance with an official tally of 1331 entrants.
The results are as follows:
Section Team Champion Individual Champion School
====================================================================
Kinder/First Hudson Elementary Maverick Reza (7.0) Dr. Cash
Primary JV (U700) Canterbury Elementary Ernest Quintanilla (7.0) Ed Downs
Primary Americo Paredes Elem. Jon Steven Flores (6.5) Americo Paredes
Elementary JV (U800) Dr. Garza Elementary Alyssa Hernandez (7.0) Dr. Garza
Elementary Dr. Cash Elementary Fernando Mendez, Jr. (6.5) Garden Park
Middle School JV (U900) Miller Jordan MS Ismael Garcia III (6.5) Miller Jordan
Middle School Vela Middle School Simon Vasquez III (6.5) Miller Jordan
High School JV (U1000) San Benito High School Jesus Rivera (6.5) Hanna HS
High School Hanna High School Juan Delgado Jr. (6.0) Hanna HS
College UT Brownsville Vicente Flores, Joseph UTB
Molina, Alan Gracia (@2.5)
Complete results can be found at
The Regional Tournament Web page
This event is already rated.
Rating results can be found at: USCF MSA Page
Thank you, PaperClip Pairings!
The event ran quite smoothly with only the usual 1st round sluggishness and small glitches here and there that are to be expected at an event of this size. The crew, staff and volunteers were well prepared and quite professional!
I would like to extend my thanks and (I'm sure) the thanks of everyone in our Region to Hanna High School (especially Nelda Rogers!!!), the Brownsville School District, Paperclip Pairings, Victor J. Flores, Victor A. Flores, Victor Bailey, Tony Meza, Vicente Flores, Joseph Molina (Mr. Lincoln, sir!), Lakshmana Viswanath (Vis), Dan De Leon, Matthew Gracia, Michael Pena, Eddie Lopez Sr., Jaime Flores, Jared Korab, Jose Arguelles, Angelo Saco, Freddie Munoz, David Valdez, J.J. Garza, Astrid Santoyo, Daphne Wang, Margarita Flores and Victor Antonio Flores, all volunteers, all staff and ESPECIALLY all the players, their coaches and parents for a truly wonderful event!!!
Now, it is onward to the 2008 State Scholastics in Houston
on March 8th and 9th!
Ed Guetzow
TCA Region VIII Director
The Regional Tournament Web page
This event is already rated.
Rating results can be found at: USCF MSA Page
Thank you, PaperClip Pairings!
The event ran quite smoothly with only the usual 1st round sluggishness and small glitches here and there that are to be expected at an event of this size. The crew, staff and volunteers were well prepared and quite professional!
I would like to extend my thanks and (I'm sure) the thanks of everyone in our Region to Hanna High School (especially Nelda Rogers!!!), the Brownsville School District, Paperclip Pairings, Victor J. Flores, Victor A. Flores, Victor Bailey, Tony Meza, Vicente Flores, Joseph Molina (Mr. Lincoln, sir!), Lakshmana Viswanath (Vis), Dan De Leon, Matthew Gracia, Michael Pena, Eddie Lopez Sr., Jaime Flores, Jared Korab, Jose Arguelles, Angelo Saco, Freddie Munoz, David Valdez, J.J. Garza, Astrid Santoyo, Daphne Wang, Margarita Flores and Victor Antonio Flores, all volunteers, all staff and ESPECIALLY all the players, their coaches and parents for a truly wonderful event!!!
Now, it is onward to the 2008 State Scholastics in Houston
on March 8th and 9th!
Ed Guetzow
TCA Region VIII Director
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