6-Individual-SS, 40/2, SD/1. Renaissance Washington DC Hotel,
999 9th St., NW, Washington, DC 20001 (at intersection of Massachusetts
Ave. and K Street). Spectators welcome. Live commentary at each
rd. Easy walking distance to restaurants, museums, and National
Mall.
Eligibility: Open to any student (grades 1-12) from North,
South, Central America. Teams are top four individuals from same
campus of same school. Each delegation must send letter from school
official certifying eligibility. Home schoolers may play only
for their district school.
Prizes ($$Gtd): Winner receives four-year tuition scholarship
to UMBC worth $69,416 (see web site for details and conditions).
Team trophies to top 10 teams, top elementary school (grades 1-5),
top middle school (grades 6-8), top all-woman team, top mixed
team (two women, two men). Individual trophies to top 4 individuals,
top elementary school, top middle school, top U2000, U1800, U1600,
U1400, U1200, unrated, woman. Chronos clock each for greatest
upset, best combination, best ending (all Pan-Am events).
EF: Players $120/person if rec’d by 11-17 ($150
late). Non-player social fee $60/person ($80 late). Includes snack
food at each round.
Schedule: Reception 12-27 3-4pm, Opening Ceremony 12-27 4-5pm,
Closing Ceremony 12-30 4-5pm.
Rds: 12-27 6pm, 12-28 10am and 5pm, 12-29 10am and 5pm,
12-30 9am.
Bye: ½-point bye in any two rounds, if requested
before Rd 1.
Rules USCF rules and ratings. USCF and FIDE rated.
Side Events: Exhibition Match 12-27 1-3pm (G/10mins,
single elimination, top three FIDE-rated players from different
schools in intercollegiate and scholastic, plus top wild-card
player who enters, $$1000-500-250-250). Pan-Am Blitz 12-28 after
Rd 3 (6-SS, G/5mins, $20/person, 90% of EF returned in prizes).
See also Pan-Am Intercollegiate, Pan-Am Closed.
Ent: Dr. Alan T. Sherman, Dept. of CSEE, UMBC, 1000 Hilltop
Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250 USA Attention Pan-Am Scholastic. Make
out checks to UMBC. Register on-line.
Travel: Fly to Reagan National (DCA)-closest, Dulles
(IAD), or Baltimore-Washington (BWI), or take Amtrak to Union
Station. Hotel is near the Chinatown Metro stop (Red/Green/Yellow
lines). Check web site for discount travel groups.
Hotel: Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, 800-hotels-1,
202-898-9000. Guaranteed rates $138/night single or double, $160
triple or quad. Includes breakfast.
Contact:www.umbc.edu/chess/Pan-Am2006,
dralansherman@starpower.net,
tele 410 455 2666.
Misc: Host-University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC),
Organizer-Dr. Alan T. Sherman, Chief TD-Thomas Brownscombe. NS,
W.
University of Maryland, Baltimore
County • 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250
