Next Scheduled tournament.
The next Scheduled tournament in the Rio Grande Valley
is
The Cavazos Elementary Chess Tournament
on
October 18, 2008
at
Cavazos Elementary
Cavazos Elementary
in Edinburg.
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
Go to the website HERE!!
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
Go to the website HERE!!
Get the FLYER
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
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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Free UTB chess clinic!
Come and Learn from the UTB/TSC Chess Team!
FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE! Open to Chess Players Pre-K – 12th Grade of all levels
Each student must be accompanied by an adult at all times
NO Drop-Offs AllowedDate: Friday, October 17, 2008
Time: 6PM till 8PM
Location: UTB/TSC: LHSB 1.102
**In front of the Life Health Science Building 1.102*****Please bring your own chess set***
Food and Drinks will be available for sale
Students must be registered by a parent no later than Thursday, October 16No registrations will be accepted on the day of the event!***Participation limited to the first 120 students to register***
!!!Please cancel in advance if you are not able to attend!!! Email russell.harwood©utb.edu or Call (956) 882-5761/62 Cell (956) 551-0303
Each student must be accompanied by an adult at all times
NO Drop-Offs AllowedDate: Friday, October 17, 2008
Time: 6PM till 8PM
Location: UTB/TSC: LHSB 1.102
**In front of the Life Health Science Building 1.102*****Please bring your own chess set***
Food and Drinks will be available for sale
Students must be registered by a parent no later than Thursday, October 16No registrations will be accepted on the day of the event!***Participation limited to the first 120 students to register***
!!!Please cancel in advance if you are not able to attend!!! Email russell.harwood©utb.edu or Call (956) 882-5761/62 Cell (956) 551-0303
LAN_UPLOAD: 2008 San Benito City results
Here are the results for the 2008 San Benito City Championship!
There was an OPEN section (rated) and a RESERVED section (unrated). The San Benito player in the RESERVED section (unrated) with the highest point score was to be named the City Champion.
The new City Champ for 2008-2009 in San Benito is Pedro Coronado.
Congratulations, Pedro!!!!!
OPEN (rated) Top 5 Places:
1st Place - Gilbert Davila 4.5 pts $70.00
2nd - 4th TIE - Simon Vasquez III 4.0 pts $16.00
- Adrian Diaz 4.0 pts $16.00
- Ray M. Martinez 4.0 pts $16.00
- Philip R. Martinez 4.0 pts $16.00
- Edward Lopez 4.0 pts $16.00
RESERVED (unrated) Top 10 Places:
1st Place - Carlos Morales 5.0 pts
2nd Place - Ernest Quintanilla, Jr. 4.0 pts
3rd Place - Esperanza Morales 4.0 pts
4th Place - Tyler Juarez 4.0 pts
5th Place - Catrina R. Lopez 4.0 pts
6th Place - Jose L. Urrutia 4.0 pts
7th Place - Aiden E. Guetzow 4.0 pts
8th Place - Christian R. Lopez 4.0 pts
9th Place - Jedavi Jewel Avila 4.0 pts
10th Place - Ray A. Torres 4.0 pts
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.
:)
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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