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Press 2009 U.S. Amateur Team (East, North, South, West) Chess Championships Conclude.... | 2009 U.S. Amateur Team (East, North, South, West) Chess Championships Conclude.... |
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| By Joan DuBois | |
| February 27, 2009 | |
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Contact: [email protected] 931-787-1234, ext. 123
........Let the Playoff Begin!
(Crossville, TN) The U.S. Chess Federation (USCF) National Amateur Team Chess Championships concluded Feb. 16, 2009 with each division (East, North, South, West) offering their winning team to have a playoff on Saturday, March 21 at 1PM (1300) Eastern DST. The playoff will be under the direction of Chief Tournament Director Carol Jareck and the venue is cyberspace! The WorldChessLive.com located at www.worldchesslive.com will host the match. The four teams competing are: East: Palin Gambit: I Can See Checkmate From My House Paul Mac Intyre, 2320 Brian Hulse, 2210 Libardo Rueda, 2189 Alan Price (Captain), 2052. North: Jimmy Runs Deep Jim Dean (Captain), 2209 Garrett Smith, 2149 Drew Holinberger, 2072 Danny Gater, 1883. South: My Girl is Pissed Bruci Lopez, 2485 Ernesto Alvarez, 2210 Gilberto Luna (Captain), 2069 Makaio W. Krienke, 2009. West: ACA Beasts John Daniel Bryant, 2407 Michael Yee, 2142 Vincent Huang, 2095 Santy Wong, 2051 Jerry Yee (Captain). These four teams will not only compete for the title of 2009 U.S. Amateur Team Champion but each player on the winning team will receive a traditional wrist watch which carries the US Chess Logo and the title of 2009 US Amateur Team Champion! The 2009 US Amateur Team East was held in Parsippany, New Jersey under the direction of Steve Doyle and the New Jersey State Chess Federation. The attendance was their second biggest in history with 283 teams and 1201 players. Additional details can be found on the NJSCF website located at http://www.njscf.org/. The 2009 US Amateur Team North was held in Waukesha, Wisconsin under the direction of Alex Betaneli, NTD Glenn Panner and Chief TD Mike Nietman. The tournament was co-sponsored by Vaja International Chess Academy (www.vajachess.com) along with the Wisconsin Chess Academy (www.wichessacademy.com) and Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Association (www.wscachess.org). Additional details can be found at www.wichessacademy.com. The 2009 US Amateur Team South took place in Orlando, Florida under the direction of Harvey Lerman and the Central Florida Chess Club. Additional details can be found at www.centralflchess.org. The 2009 US Amateur Team West took place in Woodland Hills, California under the direction of John Hillery and the Southern California Chess Federation. Additional details can be found at www.westernchess.com. All four championships were rated by the US Chess Federation. For a look at their final crosstables please go to http://www.uschess.org/msa/. The United States Chess Federation (USCF), founded in 1939, serves as the governing body for chess in the United States and is now headquartered in Crossville, Tennessee. USCF is devoted to extending the role of chess in American society. It promotes the study and knowledge of the game of chess, for its own sake as an art and enjoyment, and as a means for the improvement of society. The USCF is a not-for-profit membership organization with over 80,000 members. For additional information on the USCF see: http://www.uschess.org. |
