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Registration for this event is limited to 40 entries. 18 slots remaining!
Online registration for this event will not be available after December 2, 2016 at 9:00 PM MST
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| Schedule: | Sat 9a, 10:45a, 12:30p, 2:30p | ||||||||
| Time Control: | Game in 40 minutes; delay clocks set at 40 minutes + 5 seconds delay | ||||||||
| Byes: | Half (1/2) point bye requests (2 maximum) are available for all rounds. Byes must be requested prior to the start of round 2. |
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| Notes/Terms: | GENERAL INFO - SECTIONS: OPEN (girls in K-12) / Scholastic I (girls in K-12, U800) / Scholastic II (girls in K-12, U400) TROPHIES: Top 3 Trophies in Open Section. Top 5 Trophies in U800 and U400 sections. Participation trophies to all other girls! In addition to trophies, there will be various science prizes . USCF Rated. Individual Swiss format with 4 rounds. Open to girls in grades K-12. Please arrive by 8:30 am to inform us of players that will not attend. Pairings are posted at 8:45 am. Announcements start at 8:55 am and 1st round begins at 9 am.
DEAR GIRLS, PARENTS and VISITORS, We look forward to hosting an exceptional event - 4th Annual Chess & Science Festival and ALL-GIRLS Chess Tournament in Tucson, AZ. The event will take place in the FLANDRAU SCIENCE CENTER AND PLANETARIUM and is supported by the Flandrau's staff, the University of Arizona College of Science, and various UA departments. We have been generously offered FREE admission to the Flandrau Science Center and Museum for all tournament participants and their families (up to 4 people), FREE movie throughout the day, various science exhibits and more. Visitors will be offered reduced admission of $3 per adult and $3 per child. There will be a separate room for parents and to analyze games. Parents and siblings will have an opportunity to explore the museum, participate in the various chess and science activities, take advantage of the FREE movie, and more...
Here is the list of activities from 2015 Chess & Science Festival: 1. "Meet the Trilobites" - UA Mineral Museum exhibit at Flandrau Science Center and Planetarium - http://www.uamineralmuseum.org/ 2. "Puzzles, Proofs and Patterns" and other brand new exhibits at Flandrau - http://flandrau.org/exhibits/puzzles 3. Simultaneous Chess exhibition for kids and adults by an 8 y.o. boy - one of the top kids in Arizona in his age group. 4. Giant Garden Chess Set to play for fun outdoors. 5. Math Circle - http://ime.math.arizona.edu/tmc/ 6. Physics Factory - http://www.physicsfactory.org/ 7. The Neuroscience Club (brain zoo exhibit) 8. Chemistry Club 9. Astronomy Club 10. Surprise movie 11. SPECIAL GUEST - Planetary scientist Sarah Morrison. She is researching the orbital dynamics of solar systems (how planet orbits evolve over time, what exoplanet systems can tell us about our solar system, etc. - https://www.sciencenews.org/article/unseen-planets-sweep-dust-around-young-star ) and have explored Saturn's moons with the Cassini mission - will give a short interactive presentation and answer questions 12. Fractal Show in the Planetarium and more... We will do our best to make 2016 Chess & Science Festival even better! Come to have fun and learn cool stuff at our 4th Annual Chess & Science Festival! - https://www.facebook.com/events/1824525514438012/ We look forward to seeing all of you at FLADNRAU SCIENCE CENTER AND PLANETARIUM on December 3rd! If you have any questions, comments and suggestions, or interested in becoming a sponsor of this event - please contact Anjelina Belakovskaia (520)370-0700, anjelina@gmail.com. You can find more info on http://chessandsciencefestival.com, http://chessforparents.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/BelakovskaiaChessAcademy Sincerely, Anjelina Belakovskaia |
