When dealing with non-chess people negotiating
for chess programs or tournaments in schools or
public libraries, etc., rather than quote chess
related authorities or chess websites about
documentation on how beneficial chess is for
students. Up front it would be good to first
mention citations from academic or other nonchess groups.
Tips For Chess Organizers!
by Daren Dillinger
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The magic word to use when negotiating with
motel
people
for
playing
facilities
is
"Convention!" It can be very helpful when
negotiating for playing room rates. If you say
"We are going to have a convention of chess
players come to town for some events and
meetings” rather than say, "We want to have a
chess tournament here." -- not good!
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The National Association of Secondary School
Principals regularly includes scholastic chess
events on its "National Advisory List of Contests
and Activities".
Also, with the concept of having a convention
you should feel encouraged to approach the
Tourist Development outfit in your local area. I
can verify to you that when I was in Jacksonville,
Florida getting $10,000 of such grant money
was key to us bringing the 1990 US Open and
also the US Championship to that city.
CHALLENGE TO ALL CHESSPLAYERS !
For The Best Chess Game Annotated By
The Player Classes Below Submitted To
Atlantic Chess News, The NJSCF Will
Award The Following:
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McCormick Award – Masters
Burris Award – Class B & Above
Marx Award – Class C & Below
Father Finley Award – Scholastic
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One should consider selecting someone to go
through the local sponsored workshops on
grants. Almost every city or county has this
resource.
Each Winning Submission Will Receive
$200 And An Award Plaque!
New Jersey’s statewide office can be viewed on
the Internet by pointing your browser to:
www.state.nj.us/travel/industry.html
Posted at this Boy Scouts website is a list of
studies that verify chess activities help students
to become self-motivated to plan and think
ahead, as they develop their cognitive thinking
skills that help achieve academic excellence.
The website above does have good info pertaining to grants. But checking with local city
and county government Tourist Development
contacts may prove to be even more helpful.
For additional information, point your browser to:
Especially For Scholastic Chess
Organizers
www.scoutchess.org/dojo/8/v.jsp?p=/benefits
Don’t Forget To Play In The
Viking 4-County Open Which Is
Being Held In Hackettstown, NJ!!
November 17th
22