Blue Devil Open, Round One coming up!
An enterprising graduate student at Duke has started a chess tournament and baptized it the Blue Devil Open. One game a week on Sunday evenings, and the first round is this coming Sunday. I have to hand it to him for finding the greatest possible name for a tournament. I think I should get two-point byes just because of my alias here at the blog.The tournament consists of 3 rounds (one round starting at 6:30 PM on 6/7, 6/14, and 6/21), Swiss pairing system. Registration will open at 6 PM in Meeting Room A of the Bryan Center, and the first round should get started around 6:30 PM.
Time control: G/120
Entry Fee: $10
Prizes will be determined on the first night, once the TD knows the number and distribution of players.
USCF rated/USCF membership required.
Click here for a map of Duke with the Bryan Center highlighted.
J'adoube is not allowed. Everyone else, whether from Duke or not, is welcome to come and have a fun game of chess.
posted by Blue Devil Knight at 6/05/2009 06:00:00 PM
6 Comments:
Ya know I am not even sure if the play chess at my alma mater...University of Miami (fl)?? They don't call it Suntan U for nothing! :)
I am still not sure what Miami is doing in the ACC. Have fun with the tournament!
So now that your one goal, making blue devil famous, is reached i wonder if your next goal is to win this tournament?
Yeah, you pretty much have to win this thing now...
I can guarantee I will win if I am given two-point byes in each round, or even in two of the three rounds.
Btw, my HS mascott was the Blue Devils, too. That was Shortridge High, in Indianapolis. Senator Richard Lugar and Kurt Vonnegut are a couple of its more distinguished alumni. Unfortunately, the school was closed in 1981.
Anyway, good luck in the BDO.
I forgot to send in my suggestion of "Sunday Night Moves" but I think Blue Devil Open is a good choice and this tournament is a good addition to triangle chess. Especially with the LPO and Class championships moving from Greensboro to Winston-Salem and Charlotte, convenient USCF games longer than G/60 or G/70 were becoming rare for the triangle player. I'm looking forward to it.
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