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Plays at
American Legion Post 379
1245 N. Industrial Blvd
Bedford, TX 76021
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Serious Chess Players
♙ ♖ ♕ ♔ ♗ ♘
Plays at
American Legion Post 379
1245 N. Industrial Blvd
Bedford, TX 76021
Chess for Texas Women Only
Last chance to apply for admission to this Championship is HIGH NOON on Monday, 18 June 2018.
2018 Texas Women's Chess Championship
Community Room
North Richland Hills Library
9015 Grand Avenue
North Richland Hills, TX 76180
Free Entry! Free Entry! Free Entry! |
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Agenda
- Advance Registration: Send email to Jim Hollingsworth, Chief Organizer and TD: texaschessteam@yahoo.com. Be sure to include your US Chess ID number, home town, phone number, your RSVP for the Saturday evening Banquet, a short Bio, and a photo (for publicity purposes). The photo needs to be landscape with as many pixels as possible. Photos showing the player playing chess are preferred, but please be creative. Examples of what we're looking for are elsewhere on this website (look at the BRAZOS and BRAZOS II pages).
- Meal Information:
- We will cover your lunch, or you have the option of visiting a local restaurant (at your expense).
- To have your meals fully covered, you must apply for admission to the 2018 Texas Women's Chess Championship no later than 2 June 2018.
This helps us plan, manage our budget and ensure the best possible experience for all players. - After 2 June 2018, the cost for the Women's Banquet is $22.00 (payable at check-in).
- Last chance to apply for admission to this Championship is HIGH NOON on Monday, 18 June 2018.
- No "walk-ins" will be permitted to play.
Hotel Lobby, Hurst Holiday Inn Suites
Holiday Inn Express
820 Thousand Oaks Dr.,
Hurst, TX 76054
Tel: 817.427.1818
Be sure to mention Texas Women’s Chess Championship.
Fax: 817.427.1820
You can also use this link on your desktop, laptop, or tablet to make your RESERVATION.
Information for all out-of-town Players
The organizers highly recommend you stay in the Hurst Holiday Inn Express. It is an ideal center for all planned tournament activities and is conveniently near DFW and the tournament site. We negotiated the best possible deal with this hotel and are confident you will be greatly pleased with your lodging experience.
- Special Room Rate: One room: $109.00 ($151 regular). Suite: $10 more.
- Ten rooms are blocked off and the above is valid if reserved no later than Friday, May 25, 2018.
- Free hot breakfast buffet every morning from 6 AM to 9:30 AM
- Managers Reception Mon-Thur from 5 PM to 7 PM
- Complimentary shuttle service to and from DFW Airport as well as anywhere within 5 miles of the hotel.
- Indoor heated pool
- Fitness center
- Business center
- All rooms have:
- Free high speed internet
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Keurig coffee maker
- Iron/ironing board
- Hair dryer
- Flat screen TV's
Women's Banquet Details
Niki's Italian Bistro
5249 Davis Road
North Richland Hills, TX 76180
Saturday, 23 June 2018
5:10 PM to 7:00 PM
- Free Time: Saturday, 23 June 2018, 7:00 PM to whenever
- Round Three: Sunday, 24 June 2018, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
- Group Photo: Sunday, 24 June 2018, 1:20 PM to 1:30 PM
- Round Four: Sunday, 24 June 2018, 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
- Awards Ceremony: Sunday, 24 June 2018, 4:30 PM to 5:00 PM
- Exodus: Sunday, 24 June 2018, 5:00 PM to whenever
- Texas Women's Chess Champion (9x12) - Note: All players are eligible for this award.
- 2nd Place (8x10) - Note: All players are eligible for this award.
- Best Novice (8x10) - Note: Only players with regular ratings, 0100 to 1199, are eligible for this award. Players in this category are also eligible for the Champion and 2nd Place awards.
- Best Unrated (8x10) - Note: Players with no rating, or pre-event ratings based on less than 26 career games, are eligible for this prize. Players in this category are also eligible for the Champion and 2nd Place awards.
- Note: In order to ensure all awards are presented, the Chief TD reserves the right to modify the Best Novice and Best Unrated award rules. There are a few scenarios that come to mind requiring this. For example, as this is written only two players are in the Novice Category. They could win the top two prizes. In that case, a provisionally rated player is going to win the Best Novice award.
- Tiebreaks:
- Head-to-head result
- Solkoff
- Kashdan
- Cumulative
- Coin flip
- Yue Chu ♕ Ranked Number 80 for all USA Women ♕ Peak US Chess Rating = 1976 ♕ President, University of Texas at Austin Chess Club
- Chess Expert Devina Devagharan ♕ Woman FIDE Master ♕ Ranked Number 40 for all USA Women ♕ Peak US Chess Rating = 2174
- Rheanna English ♕ Texas Girls’ State Champion (2003, 2006, 2007) ♕ UT Dallas Chess Team Member (2010, 2011, 2012) ♕ San Antonio Chess Team Member ♕ Chess Coach, The Rackspace Foundation ♕ Local Tournament Director
- Margaret Bailon-Labednick ♕ Founder, Homeschoolers Unlimited Texas Chess Team (Corpus Christi, TX)
- Chess Expert Camille Kao ♕ FIDE Woman Candidate Master ♕ Ranked Number 78 for all USA Women ♕ Peak US Chess Rating = 2024 ♕ U14 All Girls National Champion (2015) ♕ ChessKids.com National Invitational Girls 13 & Under Champion (2015) ♕ TCA Region VI Middle School Champion (2015)
- Nicole Niemi ♕ Ranked Number 93 for all USA Women ♕ Peak US Chess Rating = 1951 ♕ Tarrant Chess Team Member
- Ambriette Reed ♕ Ranked in the 87th Percentile for all USA Females ♕ ♕ Ranked in the 82nd Percentile for all USA Players ♕ Ranked Number 60 on Top 100 Girls List ♕ Alliance Chess Club Member ♕ Arlington Chess Club Member ♕ Tarrant County Chess Club Member
- Wendy Reed ♕ Ranked in the 47th Percentile for all USA Women ♕ Local Tournament Director ♕ Alliance Chess Club Officer ♕ Arlington Chess Club Member ♕ Tarrant County Chess Club Member
- Clarese Roberts ♕ New to Rated Chess ♕ US Air Force and Marines Veteran ♕ Fort Worth Veterans Out Patient Clinic Chess Club Member
- Chess Master Alexey Root, Ph.D. ♕ FIDE Woman International Master ♕ US Chess National Master ♕ US Women's Chess Champion (1989) ♕ Peak US Chess Rating = 2260 ♕ US Chess Life Member ♕ Author of several Chess Books
- Barb Swafford ♕ Texas Chess Association Treasurer ♕ Tarrant County Chess Club Member
- Sheba Yeru ♕ Club Tournament Director ♕ Chess Mom and Volunteer
- Diamonds Level ($500 or more)
- Platinum Level ($400 or more)
- Gold Level ($300 or more)
- Silver Level ($200 or more)
- Anonymous (on 13 March 2018)
- Bronze Level ($100 or more)
- Anonymous (on 6 April 2018)
- Nickle Level ($50 or more)
- Louis and Wendy Reed
- Sheryl McBroom (Estimated Donation-in-Kind)
- Wendy Reed (Estimated Donation-in-Kind)
- Green Level ($25 or more)
- Jim Hollingsworth
- Supporter Level ($10 or more)
- Brenda Hardesty
Prizes
NOTE CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS PUBLICITY: Amount of awards was reduced based on advance entries and fundraising as of 17 May 2018. All awards have already been ordered. The number of awards will not be increased so we can remain within budget (an extra setup fee is required for additional awards). Note: Special certificates will also be awarded (TBD). |
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Links
Chessucopia
| Jim Berry - Interview - 2007 SPICE Cup |
| Starring Oklahoma Chess Players! |
Chessucopia
| Jim Berry - Interview - 2007 SPICE Cup |
| Starring Oklahoma Chess Players! |