Inland Chess Academy Presents – FROSTY PAWN CHESS TOURNAMENT – Open to all K-12 students

Scholastic Chess Tournament
Saturday, December 9, 2023
Open to all K-12 students. Awards presented to winners and top school club team. Parents are welcome to play in the parents tournament. No charge.
Tournament Directors: James Stripes and John Dill
Location: St. John Vianney School
501 N. Walnut Rd., Spokane Valley, WA 99206

Register: eMail, phone, or text. Then pay at tournament.
Include player’s name, school, and grade.
[email protected] Phone or text: 509-822-9800
Fee: Early registration fee: $20 by 8:00 pm, Fri., Dec. 8.
Late registration and walk-in fee: $25
$1 of each registration fee is donated to the scholarship fund.
Schedule: Check in 9:00 to 9:30 am. First round begins at 10:00 am.
Players arriving after 9:40 am will not be paired in the first round.
Rounds 2-5 will begin within soon after the completion of the last game of the prior round.
Awards ceremony immediately follows completion of fifth game.
Awards are usually completed before 4:00 pm.

Format: Five round Swiss. G/30. All students play all five games. Divisions are set by directors
after registration has been completed. Tournaments are rated by the Northwest Rating
Service. See more details on reverse.

Medical: Please notify registration desk regarding potential medical issues with players.
Byes may be requested. Students are encouraged to get as much tournament play as their schedules
permits. Rules of chess, sportsmanship, camaraderie, and team building are benefits learned while
attending tournaments. The many benefits of chess received are directly proportional to the quality of
study and the number of games played in serious competition.

Three points (in one regional tournament) are required to qualify for the WA State Elementary
Championship Tournament, May 4, 2024, Tri-Cities, WA
Inland Chess Academy A licensed, insured, 501c3 WA non-profit educational organization.
920 N. Argonne Rd., Suite 120, Spokane Valley, WA 99216 509-822-9800
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FROSTY
PAWN
Inland Chess
Grand Prix
and a qualifying
tournament for
WA State
Elementary
Championship
Tri-Cities, WA
May 4, 2024

Notice: Tournament Details
Inland Chess Academy’s tournament policies are found at the tournament director’s table and on the
Inland Chess website.

Please consult that document before making complaints about our tournaments.

That document will provide the procedures for submitting a formal complaint. The list of awards will
be posted at the director’s table before the first round begins.

Inland Chess Academy
See schedule of chess events for school year 2023-2024 on the
Inland Chess Academy’s website and its Facebook page.