Chess Tournament

Our first chess tournament is this Saturday! :)  From past parent experience, bring a chair. Last year, my daughter's group had a meeting inside and outside area. Just before each round, we will meet in our area inside (I am finding out our specific location this week). Otherwise, we were right outside the door in the outside area. We packed chairs, tables, and lunch. They do have snack bars and lunch available for purchase there. They also have chess boards, timers, bags, books, and more available for purchase.

Tournament Location (there our usually officers directing traffic in the morning):
Highland Park Church of the Nazarene
Family Ministries Building
4730 Lakeland Highlands Road
Lakeland, FL 33813

Information from Polk Scholastic:
All Players should report to the tournament site no later than 8:00 AM. Any players being signed in after 8:00 AM will automatically be placed in the second round of play.

The information and awards for previous tournaments will start at 8:15 AM.

The first round of each tournament shall start at 9:00 AM. Round two will be 10:30 AM, Lunch till 12:15 PM, Round three will start at 12:15 PM, and round four at 1:45 pm. All round times are an ideal setting with no problems and are subject to change without notice. The tournament should end approximately at 4:00 PM.

Food service will be provided at the Highland Park Church of the Nazarene Center. There will be food specials available at each event. Outside food and beverages may not be brought into the Center. An outside picnic or food consumed in the parking area is permissible.

When pairings are posted we ask that coaches only go to the area and receive them, then take them to another area to give to your players. This will help with the congestion.

During the Awards we ask that all players and coaches sit at the front of the room and preferably with your teams. Parents can sit toward the rear of the building and regroup with your child after the awards. This will allow for a faster distribution and enable us to start on time.

If you have any questions or need any assistance please call your Coach or Arvind Shah at (863) 294-8761.

Early Release Days

Reminder...No chess on early release days. Teachers have meetings after school.