Buffalo Fire Commissioner, Garnell W. Whitfield, Jr., will host and present inconjuction with The Archangel 8 Chess Academy, an Open Rated, U.S.C.F. Chess Tournament on Saturday, April 16, 2011 in the Main Place Mall, Upper Level, 390 Main Street, Buffalo, NY. Pizza and refreshments provided to all tournament players.
Commissioner Garnell W. Whitfield, Jr. will be present to help The East High Dark Knights Chess Team raise funds for the 2011 USCF National Scholastic K-12 Championships, held in Nashville, TN on April 29th to May 1, 2011. The Dark Knights will have $5.00 Raffle tickets available for purchase. 1st Prize - $150 Gasoline Card, 2nd Prize - $100 GameStop Gift Card and 3rd Prize $50 Cash, Individual donations of $20 and Business donations of $100.
The Tournament will have four sections of play; OPEN - U1500 - K-12 Scholastic and Unrated Urban Queens. Open and U1500 players must report by 9:15am. Games will start at 9:45am, 11:30am, 1:15pm and 3pm.
The format for the Open & U1500 section, will be 4 rounds, Swiss, USCF Rated, Game 50. In the K-12 Scholastic(USCF Rated) and Urban Queens (Unrated)Section, the format will be 5 rounds, Game 30, Swiss, players must report by 10:30am, Games start at 11am.
Advance discounted entry fees are Open and U1500 is $25 or $35 Cash at the door, K-12 and Urban Queens entry fees are $10 or $15 Cash at the door.
GUARANTEED CASH PRIZES: OPEN $150 & $80, U1900 $75, U1500 $60 & $50. Scholastics Trophies to the Top 5 winners, sponsored by Garnell W. Whitfield, Jr.
Advance entries are greatly appreciated! Please mail and make checks payable to The Archangel 8 Chess Academy, 60F Guilford Lane, Buffalo, NY 14221, with full name, USCF Id number, section of play and telephone number no later than wednesday, April 16th, 2011. Discounted online registration with reply to Arcangel8chess@yahoo.com with full information no later than Friday at midnight on April 15, 2011.
Pictured are the NEW - 2011 Fabius Pompey Upstate New York Scholastic K-12 Champions. The Buffalo Golden Knights travelled to Fabius Pompey on Sunday, April 3, 2011 and won the K-12 section, earned Third Place in the K-4 section. Top K-12 Honor Trophies were awarded to Joshua A. Hampton, Jr at East High School who had a perfect 4-0 but lost in a tiebreaking 5 minute game, Trevor D. Cohn, student at Kenmore Middle earned 3rd Place, Top K-6 Honor Trophy awarded to James W. Lyon, student at St. Peter and Paul School in Hamburg New York., Top K-4 Medal honors was awarded to Ethan P. Robinson, George M. Southard in Lockport NY. The other Golden Knights team members were Karin Nilsson from Lockport, Anna Nilsson from Lockport, Ruby Soudant from Olmstead #64, Laura E. Cohn, Lindbergh Elementary, Isabelle W. Longfellow - City Honors School, and Corey K. Spencer from North Park Middle in Lockport.
Submitted by Mc Duffie, Chess Ambassador and USCF Chief Tournament Director
