TOURNAMENT VENUE
The tournament venue is the Bartow Civic Center (2250 S. Floral Ave, Bartow, FL 33830). Click here for the Bartow Civic Center Google map.
The dates for the 2023 - 2024 season tournaments are:
First Tournament: Saturday, 10/21/2023
Second Tournament: Saturday, 11/4/2023
Third Tournament: Saturday, 12/2/2023
Fourth Tournament: Saturday, 1/20/2024
Championship Tournament: Saturday, 3/2/2024 (Players must have played 12 of the 16 rounds to qualify for the Championship).
Day Schedule (subject to change based on check-in delays):
7:30 am: Check-in begins.
8:30 am: Check-in deadline over. Announcements start.
9:30 am - 10:30 am: First Game
11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Second Game
-- Lunch break --
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Third Game
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: Fourth Game.
VERY IMPORTANT NOTE ON REPORTING TIME & CHECK-IN: On all the tournament days, the registered players present on that day should be checked-in at our tournament hall by the Coaches by 8:15 am. Parents, please ensure with the coach that your children/players are accurately checked-in at the front desk; our front desk team has school-wise check-in forms listing all players so that the coaches can appropriately check them in. This Check-in form ensures that the player is present on the tournament day and can be paired with an opponent on our computer systems. If your child has been registered as an independent player, you as parent/guardian must get him/her checked in.
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OUR PASSION
We believe the game of Chess is an exciting way to teach critical thinking skills, sequencing, sportsmanship, self-control, and many other skills important for academic growth and development. We have seen the progress of students who play chess and their improvement academically. Even if your student is not a high achiever, or has been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder, Chess is for everyone!
The
board members are volunteers drawn from a diverse constituency of technocrats, professionals, medical practitioners, school board specialists, parents and entrepreneurs committed to student academics. The board members have contributed their time, energy and funds for maintaining Florida's largest scholastic chess tournament framework for over 30 years with their experience, commitment, diverse opinions and connections, while keeping one common mission.