North America Youth Chess Championships – October 5-7 – Mexico
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jerry Nash
August 7, 2007
931-787-1234 #145
Press Release #22 of 2007
jnash@uschess.org
(Crossville, TN) The Confederation of Chess for America (CCA), the National Mexican Chess Federation (FENAMAC) and the State Government of Aguascalientes have released details regarding the upcoming North America Youth Chess Championships to be held October 5-7, 2007 in Aguascalientes, Mexico at the Las Trojes Hotel. This tournament is open to players from Bermuda, Canada, the United States, and Mexico. The full announcement may be downloaded at http://www.uschess.org/NAYCCTournamentInformation08-05-07.pdf.
As the tournament is open to all competitors qualifying by age, players are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to achieve a Candidate Master title as well as to qualify by rights for the 2008 Pan American Youth Chess Championships. Official representatives of the U.S. delegation will be determined by the August 2007 Rating Supplement. That list may be downloaded at http://beta.uschess.org/frontend/section_293.php?month=August&directory=0708. The highest rated player in each age category (registered with the Scholastic Office by September 14th) attending the tournament will be considered the official representative. All players attending the event must register through the Scholastic office of the USCF.
While no financial support or coaching will be provided to players by the USCF for this event, Official Representatives (“Guest Players”) will be provided accommodations (based on double occupancy) and meals from the dinner of October 4th to breakfast of October 8th. A Head of Delegation will be provided to handle those responsibilities during the tournament.
To register, contact USCF Scholastic Director Jerry Nash at jnash@uschess.org or call 931-787-1234 Ext. 145
Perfect timing for the wc.
I would think Cuba would be included. They have some good chess players.
Cuba probably belongs to another Federation?
Cuba would win and that’s not good because they are communists.
Thesa are the regulations: Cuba belongs to the Central Continent Championship.
1.3 THERE WILL BE THREE SEPARATED PANAMERICAN YOUTH FESTIVALS:
A) THE NORTHEN EVENT FOR BERMUDA,CANADA, MEXICO AND THE USA
B) THE CENTRAL EVENT FOR BELICE, GUATEMALA, EL SALVADOR, NICARAGUA, COSTA RICA,
PANAMA, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR, VENEZUELA, NETHERLAND ANTILLIES, ARUBA, TRINIDAD &
TOBAGO, SURINAM, GUYANA, BARBADOS, JAMAICA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HAITI, PUERTO
RICO, ANTIGUA-BARBUDA BRITHISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, US VIRGIN ISLAND AND CUBA.
C) THE SOUTHERN EVENT FOR PERU, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, URUGUAY, PARAGUAY
AND CHILE.
NO FEDERATION CAN PARTICIPATE IN TWO EVENTS.