Texas Junior Invitational

June 18-20, 1999

5 round Swiss 40/2, SD/1

Results!

Here are 23 Games (7 K) in a zipped PGN file. You can view these games using a Java Viewer on the DCC Java Games page. Click link at left. (If you surfed into an unframed version of this page, please go to The Dallas Chess Club website in order to get the navigational frame.)

                    Texas Junior Invitational
                            Standings
    Name              rtng post rd 1  rd 2  rd 3  rd 4  rd 5   TOT
  1 John, David C.....2289 2297 W  7  W  6  W  3  W  2  W  8   5.0
  2 Rios, Enrique.....1809 1834 D  5  W  8  W  6  L  1  H---   3.0
  3 Bradford, Matthew.1796 1817 W 10  W  9  L  1  D  7  D  6   3.0
  4 Bloom, Patrick R..1759 1764 L  6  L  5  W 10  W  9  W  7   3.0
  5 Alexander, Martin.1607 1661 D  2  W  4  L  7  D  8  W  9   3.0
  6 Sneed, John.......1903 1886 W  4  L  1  L  2  W 10  D  3   2.5
  7 Cearley, Jonathan.1772 1766 L  1  W 10  W  5  D  3  L  4   2.5
  8 Nguyen, Trong.....1796 1788 H---  L  2  W  9  D  5  L  1   2.0
  9 Walsh, Jonathan R.1810 1734 H---  L  3  L  8  L  4  L  5   0.5
 10 Garcia, Anthony...1349 1340 L  3  L  7  L  4  L  6  U---   0.0

150% of EFs Returned!!! (minus $60 for organizational expenses)

The Dallas Chess Club
11836 Judd Court
#304-B
Dallas, TX 75243

Hotel Info | Invitation | Invitees|Entry & Contact info

Entry Fee: $20. USCF and TCA membership required.

Prizes: (based on 22 entries)

1st $250,
2nd $150,
3rd $100,
4th $50,
5th $50.

Rounds:

Friday 6;
Saturday 10 & 5;
Sunday 9 & 4.
(half-point bye available upon advance request)

Luis Salinas will be directing.

Please send entries by 6/11 to (make checks payable to):

Enrique Rios
1902 Woodseer
San Antonio, TX 78248
(210) 479-0153.

Contact Enrique Rios for more information. Inf. available also from Patrick Bloom 713-270-0745

Bring set and clock.

The Invitation from the Organizers:
(sent to selected players, based on criteria enumerated below)

5-12-99

Dear talented Texas Junior,

For many years now, the Texas Championship has been a closed event, for only those over 2000, with a long time control, 40/2 SD/1. This is only natural; a small section with a long time control is necessary for real competition. If there is any hope of determining a true champion, the tournament must be conducted in this manner. However the Texas High School State Championship has never been this way and does not look to change anytime soon. Instead it has a relatively short time control, G/60, and lots of rounds, 7, over two days. This situation makes it difficult to determine a legitimate champion. This year at the state tournament, there was a tie from first to third place and another from fourth to eleventh! Certainly the time has come for an opportunity to break these ties and have a true state championship.

Now top Texas Juniors have an opportunity to compete fairly amongst each other at the Texas Junior Invitational! A smaller field and a longer, more traditional time control will make the difference. This will truly be the tournament that many frustrated juniors have wanted for a long time.

In deciding who to invite to this event we were careful not to discriminate against anyone that deserves to compete among the best. Certainly, highly rated players who have played well in their chess careers deserve to compete, so we invited all juniors rated over 1600. We also recognize that juniors are usually very underrated even compared to each other, so we decided to invite those that have played well in this year’s TCA scholastic tournaments. With this in mind, we have invited all of those that finished in the top ten at the Texas High School State Championship and all Regional High School Champions. Finally, we invited all state champions from Primary through High School.

You obviously meet one of the requirements and are considered amongst the best in Texas and are therefore extended an invitation to play in our prestigious tournament.

Because the tournament is held at the Dallas Chess Club and TCA is providing financial support, we are able to offer prizes comparable to considerably larger tournaments. Furthermore, unlike most tournaments, we, the organizers, are not making any money from this tournament. We feel that we have designed a tournament that will appeal to the promising Texas Juniors with a love of the game. We hope that all of this will encourage participation and that the competition will be fierce.

Thank you,

Enrique Rios & Patrick Bloom

HOTELS

Westin Park Central
12720 Merit Drive (South side of LBJ access road just west of Coit)
Dallas TX 75251-1290
972-385-3000
HR: $69 up to four to a room.
(site of Pan Ams and 1993 National High School)

Howard Johnson
9386 LBJ Freeway (south side of LBJ access road just west of Ahbrams.)
Dallas TX 75243
972-690-1220
HR:$54 + tax single
$57 +tax double

Royal Inn
9382 LBJ Freeway (south side of LBJ access road just west of Ahbrams. Next to Howard Johnsons)
Dallas TX 75243
972-644-8888
HR: $30 + tax ($34.50) for single then $5 more per person.

Wyndham Garden Hotels
8051 LBJ Freeway (North side of LBJ access road just east of Coit.)
Dallas TX 75251
972-680-3000
HR: $69 if you stay two nights, then 2nd night is $34.50 $10 for every guest over 2 in a room. Shuttle to anywhere within 5 mile radius.

Harvey Hotel (site of Dallas Brainstorm)
7815 LBJ Freeway ( North side of LBJ access road just west of Coit)
Dallas TX 75251
972-960-7000
HR: $79.95 up to 4 to a room.

Sheraton Park Central (site of one of the Pinforks)
7750 LBJ Freeway (just west of Westin on South side of LBJ access road just west of Coit)
Dallas TX 75241
HR: either $69 or $79 or $89 (depends on how busy they are that weekend.) Shuttle service to within 5 mile radius if shuttle is available. Note that shuttle make runs to area malls.