The first-place winner in each grade will be invited to play on the B.C. Chess Team in the Canadian Chess Challenge, held this year in Montréal (Victoria Day weekend in May, 2003)

Date of Provincial Finals: Saturday, April 19, 2003

Registration Time: at site 9:00 - 9:30 a.m., or online by April 11, 2003 (www.k-12chess.com)

Place: BCIT (British Columbia Institute of Technology)
Student Association Campus Centre Building
3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, B.C.

Format: Swiss (or Round Robin if numbers warrant)

Time Controls: 30 minutes per player, C.F.C. active rated

Playoffs: 10 minutes per player or at TD's discretion

Registration Fee: $20 if pre-registered, $25 at site

Trophies: 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place in each grade; special certificate awarded to each participant

For further information: Katherine Davies (604) 266-5842; e-mail: mail-for-katherine@telus.net
Stephen Wright (604) 221-7148; e-mail: StphWrg@aol.com

Special Note: The sole responsibility of the organizers and directors is for establishing and conducting the event itself. Parents, coaches, and drivers are responsible for the conduct of the players. The organizers, directors, and K-12 Chess Association of B.C. hold themselves harmless from any consequences of misbehaviour on the part of the participants and from any damage to property or injury whatsoever to persons attending this event.