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Greenburgh Fall Scholastic
Woodlands High School
Sunday, March 14, 2010

SECTIONS:           (All players play all scheduled rounds. There are no eliminations.)
 Championship:   Grades 12 and below (rated 1200 and over)  (Game/45)   USCF RATED (4 rounds)
 Reserve:              Grades 12 and below (rated under 1200)       (Game/40)   USCF RATED (4 rounds)
 Elementary:         Grades 6 and below   (Game/40)   USCF RATED (4 rounds)
 Primary:               Grades 3 and below   (Game/30)   USCF RATED (4 rounds)\
 2-5 Novice:           Grades 2-5 (unrated or under 300, who have not finished in top 5 twice in this section) (4 rounds)
 K-1:                        Kindergarten and 1st Grade only (unrated; rated players may participate) (4 rounds)
ROUND TIMES (some rounds may start sooner)
Championship Reserve/Elementary/Primary K-1 and 2-5 Novice
AM: 10:00, 11:45; PM: 1:30, 3:15 AM: 10:00, 11:45; PM: 1:30, 3:00 10:00 AM, then as announced
AWARDS CEREMONY:   K-1 and 2-5 Novice:   2:30pm   All other Sections: 4:45pm
PRIZES: Trophies to top 5 (minimum score of 2) plus all players scoring 3 points or more in each section.
Trophies to the Top Kindergartner, the top 3 unrated in Primary and Elementary, and the top 3 unrated or under 700 in Reserve.
Trophies to top 3 school teams in each section   (minimum 2 players for a team; top 4 scores counted per team)
Medals to players scoring 2.5 points in each section. Additional medals to K-1 participants.
IN EVENT OF BAD WEATHER:   Listen to WFAS (NY) 1230 AM or WSTC (CT) 1400 AM Questions:   Call NSCF (914-683-5530)

Select additional tournaments:
Sunday,    Mar 14     Woodlands High School, 475 W. Hartsdale Avenue, Hartsdale, NY 10530   (includes Over 1599 event)
      (Saturday, Mar  20 -  Use the separate flyer for the Westchester County Championships at the Ridgeway School)
Sunday,    Apr 11    Bell Middle School, 50 Senter St., Chappaqua, NY 10514
Saturday,  Apr 17    Columbus School, 275 Washington Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801
Saturday,  Apr 24    Longfellow School, 625 South Fourth Ave, Mount Vernon, NY 10550 (Park in back, from S. 3rd)

Section:  Championship___   Reserve___   Elementary___   Primary___   2-5 Novice___   K-1 Unrated___  Over 1599___(Mar 14 only)
Name: ___________________________________________________________________ Birthdate: _______________________
Section ____________________________USCF ID#: _______________ Rating: ________ Expiration Date: __________________
School: __________________________________________________________________ Grade: _________________________
Parents' Names: ________________________________________________ Phone(s): ____________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________________________________________________
City: __________________________________________ State ____ Zip _______ Email ____________________________________
All participants under 16 must have an adult supervisor during the tournament. The NSCF does not provide supervision between games.
Name of adult supervisor(s): ________________________________________________________________________
Parent or Guardian's signature:_______________________________________________________________________
EARLY FEE:   ___$35 for mail entries postmarked by Monday prior to tournament (do not mail after Monday)
                       ___$35 for online entries at www.nscfchess.org no later than 9pm Thursday
ON-SITE FEE: ___$45   Registration is from 9:00-9:40am. Pre-registrants, please arrive by 9:30am to confirm.
All registration at the tournament must be completed by 9:40am sharp! If you have not registered by then,
you will be given a 1/2 point bye for the first round, or hand paired at TDs discretion.

NO PHONE ENTRIES (Cancellations will be accepted until 12 noon Friday at 914-683-5530 )
A current US Chess Federation membership is required for all players in rated sections.
Join/renew now at www.uschess.org or include the applicable fee:
USCF:   ___ $17 (under age 13)   ___ $19 (under age 16) or   ___ $25 (under age 25)
All Checks payable to: NSCF (for tournament entry fees and for USCF membership)
MAIL ENTRIES TO:             NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC CHESS FOUNDATION
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