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American Legion Post 379
1245 N. Industrial Blvd
Bedford, TX  76021

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Annual invitational team match between
the most Serious Chess Players
in North Central Texas

Saturday, October 27, 2018
Hill College
Student Services Center Bullock Room (Cafeteria)
112 Lamar Drive
Hillsboro, Texas  76645

BRAZOS III Official Pairings Announced

BRAZOS III Agreement and Rules

• Brazos is an invitation-only chess tournament (team match)
• All match players will know their pairings and have about three weeks to study and prepare
• Two Teams on 14 or more boards:
  • Tarrant Chess Team - Consisting of qualified chess players living in
    • Tarrant County
  • Waco Chess Team - Consisting of qualified chess players living in
    • Bell County
    • McLennan County
• Match Date and Time
  • Saturday, 27 October 2018
  • 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
• Location is a bigger room than last year, Hill College, Hillsboro, Texas 76645.


• Entrance Fee:  $10 cash from each player (including masters)
• Registration:  8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
• Team Photos:  9:30 AM to 9:45 AM
• Verify Pairings:  9:45 AM to 10:00 AM


• Format:  Two game match with same opponent (like RRSO)
  • Round One:  10:00 AM
  • Round Two:  2:00 PM
  • Time Control:  Game/60 with 30 second increment (no delay).
• Colors:
  • Tarrant Chess Team (Home) has Black in Round One
  • Waco Chess Team (Visitors) has White in Round One
  • Colors reverse for Round Two
  • For all future BRAZOS matches the Home and Visiting Teams designation will alternate
• Tiebreaker:  Defending Champion retains the title unless defeated.


• Bring boards, sets and clocks.  None provided


• Qualified Chess Player - Defined
  • You have provided your Team Captain the following information:
    • Name *
    • US Chess ID *
    • Email Address *
    • Phone Number *
    • Birth Year *
    • City *
  • Your US Chess Membership must be current up through 31 October 2018 (no USCF memberships will be sold on site) *
    • NOTE:  If you want to play in the BRAZOS III match section and your USCF membership expires before 31 October 2018, please DO NOT WAIT to extend your membership.  Match pairings are announced on 1 October 2018.  If you wait until the last possible moment to become 100 percent "GREEN" you probably won't play in the match section because we can't find you a suitable opponent in time.
  • Must have a USCF regular rating *
  • Birth year is 2003 or earlier*
  • Lives in Bell, MeClennan or Tarrant Counties (according to where USCF has player's address) *
    • On a case-by-case basis, the two team captains can agree to add qualified players who live outside Bell, McLennan and Tarrant Counties *
  • Pays $10 entrance fee (cash).

  * The above will be verified before the player is paired

• Tournament Administration
  • Sponsoring Affiliate is SERIOUS CHESS PLAYERS (A6035657).
  • Chief TD:  Jim Hollingsworth, Local Director (10798922)
  • Tarrant Chess Team Captain is Jeff French.
  • Waco Chess Team Captain is John De Vries.
  • This is a US Chess rated event.  US Chess Rule Book, 6th Edition, is in effect.
  • A copy of all scoresheets must be turned into the Chief TD.  Any player refusing to do this may not be invited to BRAZOS IV.
  • US Chess approved move recording devices, such as Monroi or Plycount, are welcomed and highly encouraged.  The player must email the moves to the Chief TD within 24 hours.
  • All Brazos games will be displayed on this website for the enjoyment, education and improvement of all.  Also, an article with games will be presented to Texas Knights for publication.
  • Anyone not eligible or scheduled to play in the match section, with a valid US Chess membership, may play in a separate section that does not affect the outcome of the primary team match.  Entrance fee will be the same as for everyone else ($10).
  • We have no budget for a janitor.  We request all participants pitch in during set up and clean up.
  • We will take up a collection and have lunch brought in.
  • All participants are invited to the annual Victory Dinner after the match.  Details will be added to this website shortly.
• Recruiting is a joint effort by the Team Captains and the Chief TD.  Players are invited one-by-one based on established ratings, age and current USCF membership.  Both team captains must agree on each pairing.  The intent is to create a fun evenly-paired match all will enjoy.


• If you have been contacted and invited, please know the Organizers sincerely believe you have a lot of positives valued in any chess player.  Please confirm quickly so we can shorten our search.


• If you are interested in playing in Brazos and haven't been contacted, please tell us without delay.
  • By email:
    • Tarrant Chess Team:
      texasknightsed@gmail.com (Jeff French)
    
    
    • Waco Chess Team:
      usapolres@aol.com (John De Vries).
    
    
    • Chief TD:
      texaschessteam@yahoo.com (Jim Hollingsworth).
    
    
• Note:
  To show our support for local Hillsboro citizens and their customs we will conduct our increasingly popular Halloween Costume Contest.

Please check this website often for BRAZOS III updates.