The Chess Kings http://thechesskings.com all the chess news that's fit to print... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:37:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Support “Chess Movie” http://thechesskings.com/2010/03/11/support-chess-movie/ http://thechesskings.com/2010/03/11/support-chess-movie/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:37:00 +0000 master tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12844144.post-6755856911758026840
I.S. 318 at NY State Championships
Katie Dellamaggiore, an independent documentary filmmaker from Brooklyn, is raising money for her Chess Movie, about the award-winning I.S. 318 team.  Visit her "Kickstarter" page to learn more about the project and to pledge your support.  Though they have already met their minimum goal of raising $4,000, they definitely need a lot more than that to finish this important documentary, which I think could do for scholastic chess what Mad Hot Ballroom did for kids' ballroom dancing.  Here is Katie's appeal:
Over the last 2 years I have been producing and directing a documentary about scholastic chess with my company Rescued Media.  Chess Movie (working title) goes inside one of the best junior high chess program in the nation, Intermediate School 318 in Brooklyn, New York. Many students at 318 come from difficult circumstances and 60% are from low-income families, but being part of a winning chess team gives them a unique opportunity to experience success at a young age. Justus, Patrick, Alexis, Pobo & Rochelle are 5 of 50 team members that are learning on the chessboard the skills they need to face challenges of adolescence and their working class circumstances.

In April 2009 we embarked on our first trip with the team to Nashville, Tennessee, to the USCF Super Nationals. Once we witnessed how big the scholastic chess world was, we were hooked. Over the next year we embedded ourselves with the team-- at home, at school and away at tournaments -- and slowly, the kids' individual stories began to take shape.  Please view our five minute teaser for an idea of where the film is now headed. It’s our ultimate goal to secure a national television broadcast for Chess Movie and maybe even a small theatrical release. We also plan to build a strong community outreach campaign in the hopes the film will build support for scholastic chess programs in under served communities as we have witnessed firsthand the profound effect the I.S. 318 chess program has had on its students.

Right now we have a fundraising campaign underway at Kickstarter.com. Kickstarter is an online funding platform for artists to engage with their audiences and build support for their projects. Our Kickstarter campaign has been pretty successful so far, reaching our initial goal of $4,000 in just a few short weeks. But we still have 50 days to go and we need more than 4k to finish this film. When you log onto Kickstarter you will see that we are offering some really cool rewards and incentives for backers. For example a $10 donation gets you exclusive access to video updates and deleted scenes and a $55 donation secures you a "Special Thanks" credit in our film. We also offer chess-centric rewards like free memberships to WORLD CHESS LIVE and CHESS.COM but at the end of the day I hope you are most inspired to give because you love chess and are moved by the kids and their stories. We believe this film has the potential to breakdown false stereotypes about chess and present a new and fresh perspective to one of the world's oldest and most beloved games.

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1st Only New Jersey Championship

March 20-21, 2010

Dean Of Chess Academy
3150 U.S. Route 22 West
Branchburg, NJ 08876

Registration :
  • Please enter online at http://entryfeesrus.com.
  • You can enter by mail, sending checks (payable to NJSCF) to Ken Thomas, 115 West Moore Street, Hackettstown, NJ 07840-2233 or by making an on-site cash payment from 8:00-9:45 a.m. on Saturday 3/20.
  • But, due to space limitations, only the first 100 paid entries (total, regardless of section) will get to play.

Sections :

Masters-Experts (For those rated 2000 or higher)
  • Format : 4/SS
  • Time Controls : 40 moves/120, SD/60
  • Early entry fee : $35 for past N.J. State Champions, $70 for all others.
  • On-site/day of tourney entry fee : $80 for all. Cash-only!
  • $ Prizes : $500-300-200-100 (for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th), $100 to Top Expert
  • Trophies to 1st, 2nd, 3rd & Top Expert
  • Byes : One half-point bye allowed, only on Saturday 3/20
  • Rounds : Saturday 3/20 @ 10 a.m. & 4:30 p.m., Sunday 3/21 @ 9 a.m. & 4 p.m.
Class A-B (For those rated 1600-1999)
  • Format : 5/SS
  • Time Control : G/100
  • Early entry fee : $65
  • On-site/day of tourney entry fee : $75. Cash-only!
  • $ Prizes : $300-200-100 (for 1st, 2nd, 3rd), $100 to Top Class B
  • Trophies to 1st, 2nd, 3rd & Top Class B
  • Byes : Two half-point byes allowed in rounds 1-4
  • Rounds : Saturday 3/20 @ 10 a.m., 2 p.m. & 6 p.m., Sunday 3/21 @ 11 a.m. & 3 p.m.

Class C (For those U1600 & unrated)
  • Format : 5/SS
  • Time Control : G/100
  • Early entry fee : $65
  • On-site/day of tourney entry fee : $75. Cash-only!
  • $ Prizes : $300-200-100 (for 1st, 2nd, 3rd), $100 to Top Class D, Top Class E, Top Class F. Only rated players may win cash.
  • Trophies to 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Top D, Top E, Top F, Top Unrated
  • Byes : Two half-point byes allowed in rounds 1-4
  • Rounds : Saturday 3/20 @ 10 a.m., 2 p.m. & 6 p.m., Sunday 3/21 @ 11 a.m. & 3 p.m.

Trophies will also be awarded to Top "Senior age 65" & "K-8".

Use of cell phones & ear coverings, by players & spectators, are restricted!

For more information, contact Ken (the Tournament Director), at acn@goes.com or (908)763-6468.

P.S. - I'm not sure if the K-8 means 1 trophy per grade or just 1 trophy for the 9 grades.
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