SIXTH ANNUAL UNK CHESS CLASSIC

                                  AND

SCHOLASTIC TEAM CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

                  FEBRUARY 2, 2008 IN THE UNK STUDENT UNION

Event:  The tournament will be played in four sections:  Elementary School, 

             Middle School, High School, and Open.  The scholastic sections will

             be four round Swiss System events with all games determined in one

             hour and fifty minutes or less.  Each contestant will have 45 minutes

             per game.  In addition, entries from three person scholastic teams will

             be accepted.  Scholastic teams must be composed of three individuals

             from a single school (elementary school, middle school, or high school). 

             The scholastic sections will be unrated events, and therefore 

              membership in the USCF and the NSCA will not be required.

             The Open Section will be a USCF rated NSCA POY event.  Entrants

              in the Open Section must be members of the United States Chess

              Federation and of the Nebraska State Chess Association.  Memberships 

              in the USCF and the NSCA will be available at the tournament site.  The

             Open Section will be either a three round Swiss System event or a four 

             Round Swiss System event, determined by the number of entries.  The

             three round format will be played G/75, G/75, and G/90, and the four

             round format will played G/60 for all four games. 

Scholastic Sections Entry Fee:  $4.50 for an individual entry and $12.00 for a 

             team entry on or before JANUARY 30, 2008, and $7.50 for an individual

             entry and $22.00 for a team entry after January 30.  EARLY ENTRY IS 

             ENCOURAGED.

Open Section Entry Fee:  $7.00 on or before JANUARY 30, 2008 and $9.00 after 

             January 30. 

Tournament Day:  Late Registration and pre-tournament check-in from 7:45 a.m.

                              to 8:30 a.m. in the Atrium area of the Student Union.

                              The first round will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m.

Parking:  Parking is available anywhere on the UNK campus.  Usual State of

               Nebraska regulations apply (don’t park in front of a fire hydrant).  

Prizes:  Trophies will be presented for each section.  In addition, trophies will be

              awarded for scholastic team performance. The number of trophies

              awarded will be consistent with entries.

Early Entries:  Entry forms and further information are available via e-mail at 

                        heckmanr@unk.edu and via telephone at (308)-234-9966.  Also,

                        entry forms and further information are available at 2034 

                        Founders Hall on the UNK campus.  EARLY ENTRY IS 

                        ENCOURAGED, since large numbers of entries on tournament

                        day are difficult to handle and may delay the start of playing time.

Sets and Clocks:  Sets and clocks will not be provided.  Please bring sets 

                             and clocks, if you have them.

                              ENTRY FORMS ARE ON THE NEXT PAGE

ENTRY FORM – OPEN SECTION – SIXTH ANNUAL UNK CHESS CLASSIC

Name:_________________________________________________________

Address:_______________________________________________________

e-mail:__________________________________, phone:_________________

USCF ID NO:_________________________, Expiration Date:_______________

Approximate Rating:__________________.  Entrants in the Open Section must belong to the USCF and the NSCA.  Memberships will be available at the tournament site for those whose memberships are not current.

Detach and mail to:  Randall Heckman, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, 2034 Founders Hall, University of Nebraska, Kearney, NE 68849, or

 e-mail to:   heckmanr@unk.edu (entry fee must be received on or before January 30, 2008).  Make checks payable to the Kearney Area Chess Club.

                                  SCHOLASTIC SECTION ENTRY FORM 

                                   SIXTH ANNUAL UNK CHESS CLASSIC

Name:__________________________________________________________

Address:________________________________________________________

e-mail:____________________________________, phone:________________

Section (please check):  Elementary School___, Middle School___, High School___.

Detach and mail to:  Randall Heckman, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, 2034 Founders Hall, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE 68849 or e-mail to:  heckmanr@unk.edu (entry fee must be received on or before January 30, 2008.  Make checks payable to Kearney Area Chess Club.

                    SCHOLASTIC TEAM ENTRY FORM ON REVERSE SIDE