Gomes Scholastic Quads +

Parents & Friends Quads

Saturday, March 16, 2002

Saturday, December 8, 2001

Where: / GOMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM
555 Lemos Lane
Fremont, CA 94539
IMPORTANT: / 1) NO LATE ENTRIES! 2) Scholastics limited to first 160 entries 3) Adult limited to first 40
Directions:: / FROM 880-Get off at Stevenson Blvd, go east to Mission Blvd, make a right on Mission until Las Palmas Ave and make a right onto Las Palmas, go to Lemos and make a right. Gomes is on the corner of Las Palmas and Lemos.
FROM 680-Take Mission Blvd Exit and get off heading North-East (there are two Mission Blvd exits if you are going north on 680-it is the second Mission Blvd. exit, if going south it is the first Mission Blvd exit), turn left on Las Palmas Ave, and go to Lemos and make a right.. Gomes is on the corner of Las Palmas and Lemos.
Registration: / Registration: Postmarked by Tuesday, March 12. NO LATE ENTRIES (an exception can be made for the adult quads on Saturday if space exists). You will be notified via e-mail or by telephone when the tournament is full and your entry fee will be returned. We are sorry to have to establish this policy, but after 432 entries with 70 late entries at Weibel on December 8, we felt we had no choice due to limited space and my need for efficiency.
ALL PLAYERS MUST CHECK IN BY 9:30 AM OR THEY PROBABLY WILL NOT PLAY!
FEES: / SCHOLASTIC: $20, $3 Discount for Gomes Students and CalChess Members
PARENT OR FRIEND: $5 for non-rated quads or $10 for USCF rated quads
Rounds: / Unrated (new players) and those rated under 1000: #1 will start at 10:15 AM, #2 at 11:30 AM, Lunch Break at 12:30, #3 at 1:00 PM. GAME IN 30 MINUTES. Each player gets 30 minutes. The latest the last game should be done is 2:00 PM. Trophies will be awarded after each quad finishes.
Adult quads will also be game in 30 unless a quad requests game in 45. The time schedule will start 10 minutes after the above rounds start to enable parents to aid their children get started.
Rated over 1000: #1 will start at 10:15 AM, #2 at 12:00 PM, Lunch Break at 1:30, #3 at 2:00 PM. GAME IN 45 MINUTES. Each player gets 45 minutes. The latest the last game should be done is 3:30 PM. Trophies will be awarded after each quad finishes.
Awards: / Minimum of one trophy in each scholastic quad--four players arranged by ratings (adjustment may be made for individuals from same school or club as long as ratings are within 100 pts.)Anyone not winning a trophy in the scholastic quads will receive a medal. In the adult quads, the award will be the choice of a trophy or a chess book for each winner. Competitors will be entitled to take a medal for their efforts if they desire.
Information: / Alan M. Kirshner, Ph.D., (510) 657-1586 or GomesChess@ SuccessChess.com
Note 1: / FOR SCHOLASTICS: MUST BE A CURRENT U.S.C.F. MEMBER OR JOIN—REQUIRED TO PLAY! & IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12 GRADE
FOR ADULT: MUST BE A MEMBER OR JOIN THE USCF IF PLAYING IN THE RATED DIVISION
Note 2 & 3: /

PLEASE BRING CHESS CLOCK IF YOU HAVE ONE

All players in 4th grade & up in the over 1000 division must notate!

Entry Form for GOMES Quads

SCHOLASTIC: NAME ______PHONE (____)______

ADDRESS______CITY ______ZIP ______

SCHOOL/CLUB ______GRADE______DATE OF BIRTH______

E-MAIL______USCF RATING______USCF #______

Entry Fee = $20 Gomes student = less $3 Member of CalChess (not the same as USCF) = less $3 (only one of the discounts please)
Join USCF if not a current member (REQUIRED) = $13 if under 15 or 15 to 19 = $20

ADULT: NAME______& IF DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE+PHONE(___) ______ADDRESS______
CITY______ZIP______E-MAIL______

USCF RATING IF APPLICABLE______ID#______

IF NO USCF RATING, CIRCLE HOW WOULD YOU RATE YOURSELF AS A CHESS PLAYER: 1-Excellent 2-Very Good 3-Good 4-OK 5-Adv. Beginner 6-Raw Beginner 7-Awful

$5 for non-rated $10 for rated $40 to join the USCF (only required in rated for non-members)

Join CalChess (not mandatory) = $13Family membership = $17 (one magazine but discounts for all)

$______Total Enclosed (Checks to SUCCESS CHESS and send to Alan M. Kirshner, Ph.D., 66 Indian Hill Place, Fremont, CA 94539.)