30th Annual Polar Bear Chess Tournament

Saturday, October 23, 2004

Southeast Community College
8800 "O" Street, Lincoln

OPEN SECTION: A Nebraska POY event
4 Round Swiss, Rounds 1-2 Game/60, Rounds 3-4 Game/90
Rounds at 8:45, 11:00, 1:30, 4:30
Entry Fees: $14 if sent by 10/18/04, $16 by phone by 10pm 10/21/04, $19 at site
Trophies: 1st, 2nd, 1st A, 1st B, 1st under 1600, 1st Polar Bear
NSCA Membership required of NE residents ($10/year, $6/year under 20, $12/year family)

RESERVE SECTION: Open to players rated under 1500 or Unrated
5 Round Swiss, Game/60
Rounds at 8:45, 11:00, 1:30, 3:30, 5:30
Entry Fees: $12 if sent by 10/18/04, $14 by phone by 10pm 10/21/04, $17 at site
Trophies: 1st, 2nd, 1st D, 1st E, 1st under 1000, 1st Unrated, 1st Woman, 1st Reserve Polar Bear

JUNIOR SECTION: Open to players born on or after 1/1/90
5 Round Swiss, Rounds 1-2 Game/45, Rounds 3-5 Game/60
Rounds at 9:15, 11:00, 1:30, 3:30, 5:30
Entry Fees: $10 if sent by 10/18/04, $12 by phone by 10pm 10/21/04, $15 at site
Trophies: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 1st E, 1st under 1000, 1st under 800, 1st under 650, 1st Unrated, 2nd Unrated, 1st Woman, 1st Junior Polar Bear, 1st Polar Bear Cub (born on or after 1/1/94)

PRIMARY SECTION: Open to players in grades K thru 3
5 Round Swiss, Game/45
Rounds at 9:15, 11:00, 1:30, 3:00, 4:30
Entry Fees: $9 if sent by 10/18/04, $11 by phone by 10pm 10/21/04, $14 at site
Trophies: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 1st E, 1st under 650, 2nd under 650, 1st Unrated, 2nd Unrated, 1st Boy Polar Bear, 1st Girl Polar Bear

A Polar Bear is a chess player who is barelegged from above the knee to the top of the socks throughout the entire tournament.
All Polar Bears are eligible for the special Plar Bear Champion trophies and will receive $3 back at the end of the tournament.

Players must provide their own chess sets & boards, footwear is required, wheelchair accessible, no smoking, no computers, no food in tournament rooms

USChess Federation membership required in all sections, membership available on site
Players in Primary Section who have never been USCF members are not required to join the USCF

Send advance entries and make checks payable to:
PolarBear Chess Club
PO Box 80293
Lincoln NE 68501.

For additional information, see the flier in The Gambit or call Gary Marks at (402) 475-5408