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Usdan 10/6 Junior Chess Challenge
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts (www.usdan.com), the nationally acclaimed summer arts day camp once again named a “Best Camp for 2013” by TimeOutNY/Kids, will present its seventh annual Usdan Chess Challenge on Sunday October 6 at its specially designed Hexter Chess Center on Long Island. Open to grades K-12, the tournament is US Chess Federation-rated, and will be directed by Usdan Chess Instructors Brian Karen and Joel Salman.
TO REGISTER, CALL USDAN AT (631) 643-7900, write to info@usdan.com, or visit www.usdan.com.
On-site registration is from 11:15 to 11:45 AM the day of the tournament, and the first round is at 12
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Noon. There are four sections: High School (Grades 7 to 12), Elementary (Grades 4 to 6), Primary Grades K to 3); and Championship, rated 1200+. There will be trophies awarded to the top five in each section. Sections may be altered depending on enrollment. Half-point byes are available on request. The last round bye must be requested before round 3 and is irrevocable. Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult, and there is no smoking.
For further tournament details, contact Brian Karen at BrianKaren@usa.net, or Joel Salman at JSalman@optonline.net.Fees are $25 in advance, due by October 1, and $35 the day of the tournament. The tournament will be at the Maurice B. Hexter Chess Center on Usdan Center’s magnificent 200-acre woodland campus, 185 Colonial Springs Road, Wheatley Heights, (Huntington) Long Island 11798.
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Usdan Center, which just finished its 46th season, has introduced the arts to more than 60,000 children, and also features a full Chess Department.