This is a K-12 tournament and there will only be one section including all participants. The tournament is restricted to girls only. They must be a Nebraska resident. The highest grade they must be enrolled in is 12^th. They must be under the age of 19 as of 9/1/05. For complete eligibility information, or for any other questions, please contact NSCA President James Walla at (402) 476-2094. His e-mail address is jgwbohemian@yahoo.com. You may also wish to access the website polgarchess.com for the national tournament rules. Please register using the form below.

Rounds will be 9:30am, 11:30am, 2:00pm, and 4:00pm. The time controls will be Game/60. In event of low participation, a Round Robin format may be used, or the number of rounds may be reduced. Participants are highly encouraged to use a chess clock. In unable to do so, a chess clock may be provided at the site.

The winner of this tournament will be declared the NSCA State Girls Chess Champion for 2005. She will then be nominated to play in the Susan Polgar National Invitational for Girls chess tournament at the U.S. Open in Phoenix, Arizona August 6-11, 2005. The winner of the national tournament will be eligible to receive a full, four-year scholarship to the University of Texas at Dallas. The qualifier will be a rated tournament. USCF and NSCA membership are required.

The pre-registration deadline is Wednesday, April 6. Please send all entries to NSCA President James G. Walla at 3080 "S" Street, Lincoln, NE 68503.

The pre-registration cost is $5.00. On site registration will be available from 8:30am to 9:00am on April 9^th. The cost of on site registration is $7.00. Please cut out and mail in the registration form below.

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Entry form for the 2005 NSCA Susan Polgar qualifier chess tournament to be held April 9^th, 2005 at the Lancaster County Extension Education Center

Entrant______________________________________________

Age___________________ School ______________________

Grade__________________ NE resident?__________________

Address______________________________________________

Telephone #___________________________________________

Parental contact________________________________________

USCF member?_______________ USCF ID#________________

USCF rating__________________

NSCA member?_______________