January Events for Middle School kids

We’ve been talking to Elliot Neff from Chess4Life about what can be done to support Middle School Chess in the Seattle Area. He has agreed to host events with a 7-12 OPEN with CASH AWARDS. To make it more appealing to players, he agreed to make 50% of the total entry fee turned into prize money.

What does that mean? Simple. The more kids that play, the bigger the cash prizes will be. We thank Chess4Life for offering to make this possible. In addition, the Mountlake Terrace Chess Club has offered to donate $100 to one tournament each month for the 1st place award. That means one event a month is GUARANTEED to have a $100 first place award.

If anyone is interested in the Seattle area, check out the

• Heritage Event (signup at www.chess4life.com) on 1/9 (cash awards)
• Meridian Park event  (signup at www.chessplayer.com) on 1/16 (trophies).

If we can get a bunch of kids to show up there, we should be well on our way to rebuilding Middle School Chess in Seattle once again!