Format: 6 SS Sections: K-2, 3rd-5th, 6th-8th, Open section (for girls under 21 as of 1-27-06)
Time control: G/45 or G/40 with 5 seconds delay (Please be sure to bring your own chess set and clock)
Prizes: Trophies to top 20 individuals and top 4 teams in each section. Special medals to 21st – 30th place individuals and 5th – 7th teams. 3 or more from the same school & section or same chess club and section (top 3 scores added to give team final standings). Every player receives a special hand signed certificate from Susan.
Special Prizes: Any school with 20 or more participants will receive a set of 6 Winning Chess the Easy Way Training DVDs by Susan Polgar ($175 retail value). In addition, there will be 2 beautiful trophies for the schools with the most students competing in the championship (Top from Texas and top outside of Texas).
Additional Individual Prizes to each section:
A DELL LAPTOP and Dell Printer to 1st!!
$200 in prizes to 2nd
$150 in prizes to 3rd
$100 in prizes to 4th
$50 in prizes to 5th!
Any player with 6-0 score in the main event will also receive a digital chess clock!!
There will be many additional surprise prizes and gifts! Winner of each section will qualify for the 2006 Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls in Chicago (Winner of the Open section must meet the age restriction).
Blitz / Puzzle Solving Championships: Trophies to top 5 players in each section. Special medals to 6th – 20th place. Blitz / Puzzle Solving Championships will be only 1 section but trophies to separate categories. Many more prizes will be added!
Hi Susan,
I just registered my daughter. I can describe how exited she is about the fact that she will meet you.
Is almost like in that credit card add:
Travel close to 5000 miles (two ways)..1200$ .. hotel 200$.. seeing my daughter so happy and excited to meet Susan … priceless!
Thanks again for all your effort to promote girls chess in particular and chess in general.
Andrei
I wish I was a little girl for a week. I would go and have a real good fun time.
Priceless is the correct word.
I love it.
I am in Boston area but if I were out in Texas I would go just to see so much joy with so many little girls. Susan certainly has a wonderful talent. and I know she is paid back every day seeing all the joy on all those smiling faces.
Good luck to everyone. May you all win some great games.
My first time at the World Open I won one game and lost 7 and was given a bye in one game. but it was still wonderful just to participate. the following year I did much much better.
I really like the new artist!!
ITs very sweet.
Mike Magnan