Published: Feb. 3, 2010 Updated: 6:10 p.m.
Scholastic chess tournament on deck
By BARBARA GIASONE
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
FULLERTON – Youths in grades kindergarten through 12 from throughout Orange County are invited to test their chess-playing skills at the 36th annual Morrison Scholastic Chess Tournament on Feb. 27 at Orangethorpe Elementary School.
Registration, including name, grade and school, may be e-mailed to Amchesseq@aol.com. There is no entry fee.
The tournament does not require a United States Chess Federation membership, and will not impact national ratings.
Check-in time is 9 to 9:45 a.m. with all equipment provided. Tournament play, run as a round-robin event, begins at 10 a.m. Play will continue until noon when the tournament hall will close for a one-hour lunch break. At 1 p.m. play will resume and continue until all games are completed or until 3 p.m.
Trophies will be awarded to the first-, second- and third-place winners in each section of each grade. The first place winner, based on tie-breaks, will also receive a 50 percent discount on the entry fee for the SoCal Super States Scholastic Championship in Irvine on March 27 and 28.
Orangethorpe school is at 1400 S. Brookhurst Road in Fullerton. Information: 714-998-5508.
Source: http://www.ocregister.com
This is a legendary tournament in Orange County.