•Registration fee $15 deadline will be Friday, January 28, 2000
•Late Registration fee $20 with deadline of Friday, February 4, 2000.
•USCF membership is required and entry form must have USCF# and expiration date. Any student who can not prove he/she is a USCF member will be required to pay $12 (K-8th) or $17 (High School) membership fee.
•Please note USCF membership fee must be included for purchase or renewal with pre-registration fee.
•Make all check payable to : Canterbury Elementary, 2821 W. Canton Rd., Edinburg, TX 78539 c/o Garie Chrismer, Chess Sponsor 956-316-7488.
•There will be no onsite registrations!
•Only registrations with payment will be accepted; no faxes, no exceptions.
•Registration will close at 400 entries. Please include a phone number in case your entry does not meet the cut off.
•No changes will be allowed on the day of the tournament, any withdraws for refunds will be allowed only until Thursday, Feb. 10, 2000. (it is imperative that we start the tournament on time)
•For more information contact Garie Chrismer @ Canterbury Elem. 956-316-7488 or evenings 386-0038.

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•High School Section or Jr.Varsity (Under 1000) (9th through 12th grade).
•Middle School or Jr. Varsity (Under 900) (6th grade through 8th grade) Please note: Sixth graders in middle school must play in M.S. section.
•Elementary or Jr. Varsity (Under 800) (kindergarten through 6th grade) Please note: Sixth graders in Elementary can play in M.S or Elem. sect.
•Primary or Jr. Varsity (Under 700) (kindergarten through 3rd grade)

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•All 8 Sections: Trophies for 1st through 15th place and medals for 16th through 25th place.
•Trophies to the top 5 teams in each section.
•Primary: Medals for all Kindergarten participants.

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•Bring your chess sets, pencils and if you own a clock, please bring it also.
•Food and drinks will be available for sale.
•Dress comfortably; it will be a long day
•No spectators will be allowed in the hall, no exceptions; only the tournament staff will be allowed.
•Computer generated pairings
•Chief Tournament Director, Mr. Jose Juan Guajardo, USCF certified senior TD.