National Youth Action Championship
November 7-9, 2008 · Brownsville, Texas
UTB/TSC Fort Brown Memorial Center · 600 International Blvd · Brownsville, Texas 78520
Homewood Suites by Hilton · 3759 North Expressway · Brownsville, TX 78520 · (956) 574-6900 · Chess Rate $99! · Mention CHESS. · Web Site · Separate living and sleeping areas. · Free full breakfast! · Directly across from Sunrise Mall. · Lots of restaurants and shopping. · Free use of the golf course and Gold’s Gym!!
Holiday Inn · 3777 North Expressway · Brownsville, TX 78520 · (right next to Homewood Suites) · (956) 547-1500 · Free use of the golf course and Gold’s Gym!! · Chess Rate $69! · Mention CHESS.
Both hotels are three miles from playing site at the Jacob Brown Auditorium. Free shuttle service from/to Brownsville Airport, 10 minutes away. · Transportation from/to chess tournament will likely be provided by the staff for a very small cost. · Details will be announced later.
Four Sections: High School (K-12) · Middle Schoool/Junior High (K-9) · Elementary (K-6) · Primary (K-3)
Time control: G/30
Entry Fee: $40.
Schedule: Opening Ceremony: Sat., Nov. 8 at 9:30 am. Rds. 1-5; Sat, Nov. 8: 10 am, 12 noon, 2 pm, 3:30 pm & 5 pm. Rds. 6-9; Sun., Nov. 9: 10 am, 12 noon, 2 pm, & 3:30 pm. Awards Ceremony: Sun., Nov. 9 5:30 – 7:00 pm.
The Jacob Brown Auditorium is located within a two-minute walk of Matamoros, Mexico! Great shopping at famous Garcia’s and other stores! Please bring your passport or birth certificate. Two forms of pictured IDs required.
Visit the Gladys Porter Zoo, one of the top zoos in the Nation, located within two miles of the playing site! Famous South Padre Island is within a 30-minute drive. Lots of summertime water activities, even in November!
Come early, leave late! Brownsville is not just great chess!!!
Contact: NTD Francisco Guadalupe, 305 Willow Pointe Dr., League City, TX 77573. (713) 530-7820. Flguadalupe@aol.com
Mail your entries to: US Chess, Attn: 2007 NYA, PO Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557 or to NTD Francisco Guadalupe, 305 Willow Pointe Dr., League City, TX 77573, or fax it to: 931-787-1200.
It’s a disastrous event financially for the USCF. They have only about 200 kids signing up.
This year’s Youth Action:
1. Place is not right;
2. Time is not right.
Change back to St. Louis next year !
It is like a TX State Youth Action this year 🙂
In stead, of criticizing you should come down and play. Texas players travel all over to play and don’t whine. 200+ players at $40 is nothing to cry about.
I don’t believe anyone from St.Louis is registered. Oh, well only 2 from Missouri.
Actually, I heard that they have over 400 players pre-registered. USCF is not the organizer and does not get all the entries. All entries with purchase orders go to the organizer.
Since USCF is not the organizer, it is not a disastrous event financially for the USCF as USCF makes a profit no matter how many kids play.
Fans always critize.
Players always play.
The difference?
The fans are going to READ about the National Youth Action through a blog.
The players are going to LIVE the experience of the National Youth Action on the Campus of the Univeristy of Texas Brownsville.