We’re definitely into summer – 20+ showed up for chess club on Saturday, June 27. There are all kinds of opportunities to play chess, and other games as well … Benjamin taught me Ninja King Cylinder Chess, and then crushed me in my first attempt at playing it.
Beginners are welcome – and fairly often we have someone available to work with them on learning the game.
The ACPL All Ages Chess Club meets Saturday mornings from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon in Young Adults’ Services on the second floor of the Main Library. Come by and play some games!
It’s also worth mentioning that there are chess sets available in Young Adults’ Services during all hours that the library is open, and often there are people looking for a game at times other than the Chess Club meeting time.
This summer, besides the 12th Annual Young Adults’ Chess Tournament on Saturday, August 8, we’ll try to have an informal tournament or two at Chess Club as well.
Our tournaments went very smoothly this year, with excellent sportsmanship from everyone. In the Young Adult Tournament (the one that I run), all the divisions were very competitive, with at least one trophy in each division decided by tiebreaks.
The publicity says the deadline to enter was last Friday. However … we’re still accepting registrations through this Friday, August 8. If you’re entering 6th through 12th grade – or if you just finished 12th grade – consider playing in the 11th Annual ACPL Young Adults Chess Tournament. It’s free, it’s not rated, and you get pizza for lunch! And though it’s not rated, there ARE trophies. Call 421-1255 to enter. The tournament is Saturday, August 9, from 9 am to 3:30 pm, in the meeting rooms on the first floor of the Main Library.
Please note: There will NOT be a Chess Club meeting on Saturday, August 9 or Saturday, August 16. All of our chess attention will be devoted to running this tournament and (on the 16th) the Children’s Chess Tournament.
If you’re entering up through 5th grade, you’re eligible to play in this tournament, which takes place on Saturday, August 16, at the Main Library. You can register at any ACPL location, or online at http://www.acpl.info/children/chess_form.html.
Entry forms are now available for the 11th Annual Young Adult Chess Tournament! It’s an unrated, 5 round, all day affair, with snacks and pizza for lunch provided. The only catch is that you must be entering 6th through 12th grades.
Entry forms are due by Friday, August 1, 2008. On the day of the tournament, registration confirmation will be at 9:00 am, with the players’ meeting at 9:20-ish, and first round starting around 9:45. The tournament will be held in the meeting rooms (near the cafe) in the Main Library.
The Children’s Chess Tournament entry forms are not yet available, but look for them soon.
Edit: The Young Adult Chess Tournament is Saturday, August 9; The Childrens’ Chess Tournament is Saturday, August 16.
Don’t come looking for chess at the library on Saturday, July 5 – the library is closed that day, so you won’t be able to get in the door!
And then there will also be no meeting on either August 9 or August 16, due to the aforementioned Young Adults’ Services Chess Tournament and the Children’s Services Chess Tournament.
The Young Adults’ Services annual chess tournament will be held on Saturday, August 9. There should be fliers and entry forms available for this soon.
The Childrens’ Services annual chess tournament will be held on Saturday, August 16. Again, watch for more information soon.
There will NOT be a meeting of the ACPL All Ages Chess Club on either of those two Saturdays.
Danny had a score of 4.0/7 at Nationals, including a victory over a 2000+ player (Danny is rated 1727 after the tournament). Another Daniel – a sometime member of our group – also had a 4.0/7 result, though with a slightly lower overall finish. Congratulations to Danny and Daniel!
Last Saturday, Emily beat two former Indiana state champions on the way to a perfect 5-0 record at the Indiana Girls’ Championship tournament. Awesome performance, Emily! As a result of that tournament performance, she has been invited to the Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls. Now we can say we have a State Champion as a member.
Another of our sometime members, Helen, finished 4th in that tournament. Congrats, Helen!
Danny is in Atlanta this weekend playing in the High School Nationals. Good luck!
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