Usdan 10/6 Junior Chess Challenge

Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts (www.usdan.com), the nationally acclaimed summer arts day camp once again named a “Best Camp for 2013” by TimeOutNY/Kids, will present its seventh annual Usdan Chess Challenge on Sunday October 6 at its specially designed Hexter Chess Center on Long Island.  Open to grades K-12, the tournament is US Chess Federation-rated, and will be directed by Usdan Chess Instructors Brian Karen and Joel Salman. 

 TO REGISTER, CALL USDAN AT (631) 643-7900, write to info@usdan.com, or visit www.usdan.com.

On-site registration is from 11:15 to 11:45 AM the day of the tournament, and the first round is at 12

Noon. There are four sections:  High School (Grades 7 to 12), Elementary (Grades 4 to 6), Primary Grades K to 3); and Championship, rated 1200+.  There will be trophies awarded to the top five in each section.  Sections may be altered depending on enrollment. Half-point byes are available on request.  The last round bye must be requested before round 3 and is irrevocable.  Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult, and there is no smoking.

For further tournament details, contact Brian Karen at BrianKaren@usa.net, or Joel Salman at JSalman@optonline.net.Fees are $25 in advance, due by October 1, and $35 the day of the tournament.  The tournament will be at the Maurice B. Hexter Chess Center on Usdan Center’s magnificent 200-acre woodland campus, 185 Colonial Springs Road, Wheatley Heights, (Huntington) Long Island 11798.  

Usdan Center, which just finished its 46th season, has introduced the arts to more than 60,000 children, and also features a full Chess Department.