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Kid Chess™ News
The Official Newsletter of Kid Chess™ and Chess Place |
Are you aware that as a Kid Chess™ customer, you and your child have access to a whole library of animated chess lessons that are both fun and instructive? You do!
We're very proud of our Kid Chess™ Animated Videos and are confident you will like them, too. Our series of 20 different lessons covers piece movement, tactics, opening strategy, checkmates, notation, and we even have a bughouse video. And we're not done yet; additional new videos will be added as they are developed.
To get to the Animated Lessons, please visit http://www.kidchess.com/videos. when you go there, you will see a request for identification, similar to what you see here:
The Kid Chess™ Videos area is a protected area of the website intended for our customers. You will therefore be asked to supply a user name before you can view the material. As shown above, the user name that you must key in is gochess, spelled exactly like that in lowercase letters. There is no password to provide, so please do not type anything on the "password" line or it won't work. All you need to do is type gochess in the user name line and you'll get in.
We hope you enjoy these videos. If you have any questions or comments, please email us at support@kidchess.com or call us at 770-575-5802.
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The Georgia Chess Association will be hosting the 2006 Georgia Grade Level Championship tournament on Saturday, October 28th, at the First Redeemer Church, located at 2135 Old Alpharetta Road, Cumming, Ga. 30041—Right off Ga. 400, exit 12.
This GCA event is a 5-round unrated tournament and is open to all georgia students in grades K-12. The sections are split apart by grade, that is, 1st graders will only play other 1st graders, 2nd graders will only play other 2nd graders, etc.
Please be aware, this tournament is NOT for beginning chess players. If your child has only just started playing or is still working on the basics of how the pieces move, then he or she should not enter this tournament. The Georgia Grade Level Championship has always been a great Georgia Chess Association event in past years and should be again this year. It is definitely not for beginning players, however.
Participation awards will be given to all players. Trophies will be awarded to at least the top three individual finishers in each grade section, and possibly more possibly more, depending on registration.
The entry Fee is $15, if received by Tuesday, October 17, and $20, if received by Tuesday, October 24. Please note there will be no on-site registration. The deadline to receive registration and payment is Tuesday, October 24, 2006. Late payments and registrations will not be accepted.
A registration form for this tournament is available here.
To register, please mail payment & registration form to: GCA, PO Box 1611, Decatur, GA 30031-1611. Please make checks payable to “GCA.” No email entries, please. GCA membership is not required.
Schedule: Pairings for round 1 will be posted at 9:00 am. It is the parent’s responsibility to arrive early enough to verify that all participant information is correct (or have errors fixed) before round 1 begins.
Pairings for Round 1 will be posted at 9:00 AM. It is the Parent’s responsibility to arrive early enough to verify that all participant information is correct (or have errors fixed) before Round 1 begins. Rounds are 10:00, 11:30, 1:00, 2:30, and 4:00.The awards ceremony will take place ASAP after the last round.
Byes: A student may miss up to two rounds if arranged in advance with their registration form. All byes will be zeropoint byes. If a student cannot participate in at least three rounds, he/she should not attend this event.
For more Information, please visit the GCA's website at http://www.georgiachess.org, or email gradelevels@georgiachess.org
Space is limited, so please register early. Chess Sets and boards will be supplied.
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Kid Chess™ will be hosting a chess tournament for homeschooled children on Saturday, September 30th at Chess Place, located at 2501 E. Piedmont Road, Suite 160, in East Cobb County. The tournament is from 1 PM to 5 PM. The entry fee for this tournament is $20. Trophies will be awarded to all kids with a break-even score. Team Trophies to teams of Top 3 scores from a given homeschool group. Every participant will receive at least a medal. We strongly recommend you register well in advance, as we anticipate this event will fill up. Register online at http://www.kidchess.com/registration/register.php or by calling us at 770-575-5802. If you would like to register or get more information, please call us at 770-575-5802 or email info@kidchess.com. Please make all checks payable to “Kid Chess”.
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SafePath Children's Advocacy Center Chocolate River of Hope Live & Silent Charity Art Auction |
Kid Chess™ is happy to sponsor SafePath Children’s Advocacy Center by making you aware of the upcoming Chocolate River of Hope Live & Silent Charity Auction, to be held at The Smyrna Community Center, 200 Village Green Center, Smyrna, GA, on Saturday, October 14, 2006. The preview will be 6:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. on October 14th, and the actual sale will proceed on Sunday, October 15, 2006, 1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. Selections will include lithographs, oil paintings, fine art prints, serigraphs, etchings, watercolors, celebrity collectibles, and sports memorabilia. Admission: $25.00 Per Person. Hors d'oeuvres and drinks will be served (2 drink tickets with admission). There will be Hourly Door Prizes. Please call the Auction's Reservation Line at 770-966-9604. All Friends of SafePath profits will go to benefit SafePath Children's Advocacy Center, Inc., a non-profit organization to help abused children. |
| This Month's Kidchess Puzzles |
Hi. This month we have two puzzles for you, one of them pretty basic (or maybe not!) and the other one advanced. Look at the positions and find the best move on the boards. Answers at the bottom of the page if you really get stuck!
Puzzle #1: White to move and mate in one.
Puzzle #2: White to move and mate in two. Look carefully at the queen-bishop battery and imagine what you could do if black's king were just one square further over to the right.... |
| Upcoming Chess Place Tournaments |
Chess Place Homeschoolers' Tournament, September 30th: For details, please see above right hand column. Chess Place October Open USCF-rated Tournament, October 15th: 4-round Swiss system USCF-rated tournament. In 2 Sections: Open Section: Open to all adults and serious kids. Scholastic: Open to all serious kids age 17 and under. (USCF membership required.) Entry Fee: $25 in advance, $30 at door on day of tournament, if space permits Time control: Game/45, that is, each player must complete his/her game in 45 minutes. Registration closes at 9:45 a.m. Rounds at 10 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 200 p.m., 3:45 p.m. Prizes (Guaranteed, NOT based on entries): Open Section: 1st - $150, 2nd - $75, 3rd - $50, Top U1800 - $50, trophies for Top Juniors. Scholastic Section: Trophies to Top 5. Winners have the option of receiving merchandise in lieu of trophy. For more information, or if you have questions or would like to register, call us at 770-575-5802 -OR- register online at http://www.kidchess.com/registration/register.php. Chess Place November Open USCF-rated Tournament, November 12th: 4-round Swiss system USCF-rated tournament. In 2 Sections: Open Section: Open to all adults and serious kids. Scholastic: Open to all serious kids age 17 and under. (USCF membership required.) Entry Fee: $25 in advance, $30 at door on day of tournament, if space permits Time control: Game/45, that is, each player must complete his/her game in 45 minutes. Registration closes at 9:45 a.m. Rounds at 10 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 200 p.m., 3:45 p.m. Prizes (Guaranteed, NOT based on entries): Open Section: 1st - $200, 2nd - $100, 3rd - $50, Top U1800 - $75, trophies for Top Juniors. Scholastic Section: Trophies to Top 5. Winners have the option of receiving merchandise in lieu of trophy. For more information, or if you have questions or would like to register, call us at 770-575-5802 -OR- register online at http://www.kidchess.com/registration/register.php.. |
| Chess Place Thursday Night Free Chess Club |
Chess Place, located at 2501 East Piedmont Road, Suite 160, in East Cobb County, is becoming recognized as the venue for serious chess in the Northwest Metro Atlanta area. Our mission is to reach out to and draw in the new and casual players who desire a positive first experience to keep them coming back. We do this by offering tournaments and club play in an attractive, clean, technologocally up-to-date, and inviting environment. We strive to make ourselves welcoming and inviting to the novice and casual player at the same time as offering a serious challenge to the experienced player. Our weekly Thursday night club affords free play to adults and students alike, often with a Game/10-minutes 4-round swiss system tournament. Our layout allows us to accomodate the young or casual players in one area while allowing the advanced players and tournament players to enjoy a separate, quiet modern venue for their serious chess games. Whether you enjoy the challenge of USCF-rated tournament play or prefer playing casually, Chess Place has what you want. For more information beyond what you find here, please call us at 770-575-5802 or email us at info@atlantachessplace.com. Chess Place is located at 2501 East Piedmont Road, Suite 160, just off of Sandy Plains Road in East Cobb County. We look forward to greeting you at our next tournament or club night. |
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Puzzle Answers: #1: 1. Qa5# is checkmate, black's king cannot escape to b2 or b3 as white's king covers those two squares. This is a little more subtle than the average "in your face" checkmates of king and queen directly lined up next to one another against the other king. #2: White forces black's king into the corner at h8 with 1. Rh8+!!. Black must play 1... Kxh8 as he can't escape to f7 (white's queen covers f7). Now it's a simple matter for white to utilize the queen-bishop battery to play 2. Qh7#, which is checkmate. |