Certificates and Prizes: All children completing the tournament will receive a certificate.  Small prizes will be awarded to the leading players in each section.

Tournament rules:  The normal laws of chess will apply.  This includes the touch-move rule and the rule that players themselves must decide if there is a check-mate; spectators and controllers must not tell them.   The controllers will, however, be glad to explain the trickier rules, especially to Novices, if problems arise.

Parents and friends: You are very welcome to stay to support your child, but please do not interfere with play.   Call a controller if you see a dispute developing.  An area in the adjacent classroom block will be available for parents and friends who wish to stay but can’t bear to watch.  Offers of help from club chess players bringing children will be very gratefully received – there is always plenty to do at junior tournaments. 

Greater Manchester County Chess Association

and

Beaver Road Primary School

present

The Fourth Beaver Road Junior Chess Tournament

Saturday 7th June 2003
11.00 - 17.00 (Novices 13.00 – 17.00)

Entry fee £3
(£5 on the day)

Elegibility: The main tournament is open to all juniors under the age of 13 on 1.9.2002.  If there are sufficient entries, a Friends and Relations section will run for adults and older children who have never held a BCF grade of above 100.  This will be suitable for older siblings and for parents who play socially.

Format The main tournament will be run in sections based on experience and ability (not age).  Everyone will play 6 or 7 games during the day; it is a Swiss tournament, not a knockout.  The Friends and Relations tournament will also be run as a Swiss tournament.

Novices Tournament  The novices tournament is a very relaxed Swiss tournament suitable for newcomers to competitive chess aged under 8 years on 1.9.2002. Older children should enter the main tournament.   It is played without clocks. 

Entry: Please use the form on the next page.  Entry fee £3 (£5 on the day).  Please send forms and cheques made payable to Beaver Road School to Jill Barber, 22 Arthog Road, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 6HG, to arrive by June 2nd. Email queries jill.barber@man.ac.uk. 

Late arrivals:  The organisers are pretty flexible.  If you can’t manage 11.00., tell us at the time of entry and we’ll give you a bye into round 2 or even round 3.

The venue: Beaver Road Primary School is situated on Beaver Road, close to the junction with School Lane in the centre of Didsbury Village, South Manchester.   Beaver Road is the second on the left on School Lane if you travel from Didsbury Village.  There is car parking at the back of the school, in Ventnor Road, the third left on School Lane and the canteen is near the back entrance.   We thank Mrs Thomas the Headteacher and Mr Wood the Caretaker for allowing us to use the school canteen for the tournament.   They have also made part of the adjacent building available for the use of parents.

Refreshments: We hope to have light refreshments available at the venue.  Didsbury Village is awash with cafes, restaurants and sandwich bars all within two or three minutes’ walk of the venue. Please use one of them for lunch or bring sandwiches.  Please note that the school is close to several major roads and children leaving the premises for lunch should be accompanied by an adult.
Fourth Beaver Road Junior Chess Tournament
Entry Form
Name __________________________________________
Address ________________________________________

Telephone number_____________________________
Date of birth______________________________________

Tournament entered (Main / Novices/ Friends & Relations) 

Please give an indication of playing strength eg if you’ve played in Greater Manchester tournaments before, which section?  Have you played in chess tournaments at school?

Send form and entry fee (cheques to Beaver Road School) to Jill Barber, 22 Arthog Rd, Didsbury, Manchester M20 6HG.