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Space Coast Chess, Brevard
County, Florida
Chess.SpaceCoast.Org
Local News, Tournaments, Meetings,
School Programs,
Online Chess, Training
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Cocoa Beach
Melbourne
Merritt Island
Port St. John
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UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION (USCF) RATINGS
To find USCF ratings, go to: USCF Ratings
- Timothy Woodard (age 13), Merritt Island,
Florida tied for 1st place at the 2005 K-8
Florida State Championship and 5th place at the 2005 7th Grade National
Championship and is on
the USCF top 100, age-13 rating list - rated 1781.
- Andres Ospina (age 14), Melbourne,
Florida is the 2005 K-12 Florida Central
Regional Champion - rated 1581.
- Daniel Ludwig (age 15), Orlando, Florida is
the 2004
U.S.
Cadet Champion, winning a scholarship to the University of Maryland,
and is on the USCF top 100, age-15 rating list - rated 2324.
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TOURNAMENTS
2006 Central Florida Regional Scholastic Chess Championship
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Saturday, January 21, 2006
Ralph Williams Junior Elementary School
Rockledge, Florida
1700 Clubhouse Drive [ MAP
]
First Round: 9:45 a.m.
Divisions K-3, K-5, K-8, and K-12; 5-Rounds; Game/30 (30 minutes per
player
per
game) (Final Round: Game/45)
Entry Fees (collected
on site): 8-9 a.m. $15.00 if
registered
in advance;
otherwise $17.00
To register in advance, go to www.spacecoastchess.org and select "Tournaments."
United States Chess Federation (USCF) membership is required and may be obtained
on site
($13.00/$19.00/$24.00 per year).
All chess games will be rated by the USCF in
cooperation with the Space Coast Scholastic
Chess Club.
Prizes: Minimum of 32 individual and team trophies
Simultaneous exhibition (optional): 8:30 a.m., $2.00 entry fee,
prizes: $50.00 for any win and $20 for any draw against Daniel
Ludwig, age 15 and rated 2324 (up to 25 players)
A "skittles area" will be available for practice games and analysis and
for the purchase of snacks, beverages, and lunchtime pizza slices.
Books and chess equipment will be available for purchase from
Hollywood Kings.
Contact: Craig Smith (321)-253-3135 craig@spacecoastchess.org
Orlando
Chess & Games Center - Scholastic
Tournament -
Saturday, December 10, 2005
Orlando, Florida
7602 West Sand Lake Road [ MAP
]
Registration: 9:15-9:45 a.m.
5-Rounds
First Round: 10 a.m.
Entry Fee: $20 in advance or $25 onsite, OCGC
members 20% off
Prizes: Trophies and medals; awards ceremony at 3:30
p.m.
All school-aged kids are invited. USCF membership is required.
Contact: Alex Zelner (407)-248-0818 azelner@orlandochess.com
www.orlandochess.com
Orlando
Chess & Games Center - Open Tournament -
Saturday,
December 17, 2005
Orlando, Florida
7602 West Sand Lake Road [ MAP
]
Registration: 9:15-9:45 a.m.
4-Rounds, Game/90 minutes
Rounds: 10-1-4-7
Entry Fee: $30, OCGC members $24
Prizes: $600 based on 30 participants:
$175-110-75, 4 classes $60 each
Contact: Alex Zelner (407)-248-0818 azelner@orlandochess.com
www.orlandochess.com
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BREVARD CHESS MEETINGS
Barnes and Noble
Merritt Island, Florida
780 East Merritt Island Causeway [ MAP
]
In the shopping plaza across from Merritt Square Mall
Sundays 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Contact: Gregory Grant SeaGrapes@aol.com
Franklin T. De Groodt Public Library
Palm Bay, Florida
6475 Minton Road S.E. [ MAP
]
Thursdays 5-9 p.m.
Contact: Bill Leinthall (321)-728-9049
Melbourne Public Library
Melbourne, Florida
540 East Fee Avenue [ MAP
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Thursdays 3:30-4:30 p.m. - Youth chess club
Contact: Carl Laub (321)-952-4514
Panera Bread
Melbourne, Florida
4100 North Wickham Road [ MAP
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Fridays 5-9 p.m.
Suntree/Viera
Public
Library
Melbourne, Florida
902 Jordan Blass Drive [ MAP
]
Thursdays and Saturdays 9 a.m. - 12
noon
(321)-255-4404
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ORLANDO CHESS MEETINGS
Central Florida Chess Club
Orlando, Florida [ MAP with
Web Site ]
Contact: Harvey Lerman (407)-629-6946 harvey_lerman@juno.com
Orlando Chess & Games Center
Orlando, Florida
7602 West Sand Lake Road
[ MAP
]
Contact: Alex Zelner (407)-248-0818 azelner@orlandochess.com
www.orlandochess.com
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BREVARD SCHOOLS CHESS PROGRAMS
Enterprise Elementary School
Cocoa, Florida (Port St. John)
7000 Enterprise Road [ MAP
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Wednesdays 2:30-3:45 p.m.
Contact: Gregory Grant SeaGrapes@aol.com
Freedom 7 Elementary School of International Studies
Cocoa Beach, Florida
400 4th Street South [ MAP
]
Tuesdays 3:30-4:45 p.m.
Contact: Gregory Grant SeaGrapes@aol.com
Gemini Elementary School
Melbourne Beach, Florida
2100 Oak Street [ MAP
]
Thursdays 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Contact: Scott Langford slang@plan9inc.com
Space Coast Junior and Senior High School
Cocoa, Florida (Port St. John)
6150 Banyan Street [ MAP
]
Mondays 2:30-4:00 p.m.
Contact: Teri Patton pattont@brevard.k12.fl.us
and Virginia Hayes hayesv@brevard.k12.fl.us
Spessard Holland Elementary
School
Satellite Beach, Florida
50 Holland Court [ MAP
]
Mondays 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Contact: Gregory Grant SeaGrapes@aol.com
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ONLINE TRAINING
SITES
Chess Laboratory Tutor - Study Openings and Games
Go to: Database Search,
Analysis Set up a
position and select "start search."
When a matching games list appears, highlight a game and select
"select game."
Play through the game using the arrow buttons directly below the
notation.
Games Of
Great Chess Players
(1)
Chess
Player
Directory - Index
(2) Napoleon
Bonaparte vs. Madame De Remusat (1804) - Charging Horses
(3) Paul
Morphy vs. Duke Karl of Brunswick and Count Isouard (1858) - Paris Opera
(4)
Robert
(Bobby) Fischer vs. Gregory Grant (1964) - Simultaneous Game
To Play A Computer
Go to: Jester Select
"New game" (be patient at first).
Move the pieces by
selecting the starting and ending squares.
You can customize Jester to play a game with the
pieces in any starting position.
To
Play A Human
Go to: InstantChess Enter any
name and select "Start Game."
Move the pieces by dragging from the starting to ending squares.
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TESTING YOUR MATING SKILLS AGAINST A LONE
KING
Move the pieces by
dragging from the starting to ending squares.
At the beginners test pages, select "Start
(New Position)."
King
and Two Bishops vs. Lone King
Test
Page
(Beginners) Test
Page
(Advanced Players)
King,
Bishop, and Knight vs. Lone King
Test
Page
(Beginners) Test
Page
(Advanced Players)
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LOGIC
PUZZLE
During
vacation, five Space Coast students held a round-robin
tournament to
determine their positions on a team for a
match with another team visiting from outer space.
There
were ten games and each student played each other student
once. One (1) point was awarded to the winner of each game.
Zero (0) points were awarded to the loser. In the case of a
draw, one-half (½) point was
awarded to
each student.
Your
challenge is to fill out the
tournament table below, including the final totals for all
students.
(1)
Albert's only win came from his game with Jason.
(2) At least four games were drawn.
(3) Jason scored the same in his game with Timothy as Spencer did
with Albert.
(4) Mark won in his game with Jason.
(5) Spencer drew in his game with Jason.
(6) Spencer lost exactly two games.
(7) Timothy scored the same in his games with Albert and
Mark.
(8) Timothy scored two points altogether.
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Student Players (Below)
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Point Award For Games
Against Opponents (Below)
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Final Totals
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Albert
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Jason
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Mark
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Spencer
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Timothy
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Albert
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X
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1
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Jason
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0
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X
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Mark
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X
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Spencer
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X
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Timothy
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X
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