Usdan Chess Challenge Announced for 10/5

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Posted: 8/1/14 at 9:02am

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 2014” by TimeOutNY/Kids, will present its eighth annual Usdan Chess Challenge on Sunday October 5 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 [phone], write to [e-mail], 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 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 [e-mail], or Joel Salman at [e-mail].

Fees are $25 in advance, 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.
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts