National Chess Championships Coming to Lindsborg
By Newswire Services
February 04, 2008
Lindsborg, Kansas will be the site of three major national chess championships in June and July. The Karpov Chess School´s Executive Director, Tom Brownscombe, said the United States Chess Federation.
(USCF) notified him that Lindsborg submitted the winning bids for three national championship events: the U.S. Junior Open, U.S. Junior Closed Championship, and the U.S. Cadet Championship. Tampa, Florida hosted these events in 2007.”
As to the U.S. Junior Open, the top junior chess players from throughout the United States will be coming to Lindsborg this summer.
This is a great opportunity for the top young chess players in Kansas to play against the best young players in the country,” said Brownscombe.
The U.S. Junior Open will be played on July 25-27 and is expected to bring about 150-200 players to Lindsborg.
The U.S. Junior Closed and U.S. Cadet Championships, unlike the U.S. Junior Open, are invitational events that will be held June 13-17.
In the U.S. Junior Closed, USCF officials will select the top ten ranked players under 21 years of age who in turn will compete for national honors.
The Cadet Championships will be similar except invitations will go out to the top eight ranked U.S. players under 16.
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Don’t understand why pick such remote location:((