Military Chess Season!

ACTIVE DUTY ONLY!

THE 2012 MILITARY CHESS SEASON IS APPROACHING FAST. IF YOU

PLAY CHESS AND ARE INTERESTED IN COMPETING FOR A SPOT ON THE ALL-NAVY

CHESS TEAM, MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE FOLLOWING EVENTS:

A. 2-4 MARCH 2012, ALL-NAVY CHESS QUALIFIER, NAS OCEANA, VIRGINIA

BEACH, VA

B. SUMMER 2012, INTERSERVICE MILITARY CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS,

SAN ANTONIO, TX, HOSTED BY AIR FORCE

C. AUGUST 2012, 23RD NATO CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, FRANCE

2. THE ALL-NAVY CHESS QUALIFIER WILL BE HELD 2-4 MARCH 2012 AT NAS

OCEANA IN VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. TWELVE OF THE TOP RATED NAVY CHESS

TEAM APPLICANTS WILL BE SELECTED TO COMPETE FOR A SPOT ON THE

SIX-MEMBER ALL-NAVY CHESS TEAM. THE ALL-NAVY CHESS TEAM WILL ADVANCE

TO THE INTERSERVICE CHESS TOURNAMENT.

3. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ALL-NAVY CHESS QUALIFIER, FIVE PLAYERS

WILL BE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN A SIMULTANEOUS EXHIBITION AGAINST

CHESS GRANDMASTER, SUSAN POLGAR. THE EXHIBITION WILL KICK OFF THE

NORFOLK INITIATIVE FOR CHESS EXCELLENCE (NICE) ALL-GIRL VIRGINIA

QUEEN'S CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP ON 2 MARCH 2012.

4. THE INTERSERVICE CHESS TOURNAMENT WILL BE HOSTED BY AIR FORCE IN

SAN ANTONIO, TX PRIOR TO AUGUST 2012, DATES TBD. THE ALL-NAVY CHESS

TEAM WILL COMPETE WITH PLAYERS FROM THE OTHER MILITARY SERVICES FOR A

SPOT ON THE SIX-MEMBER INTERSERVICE CHESS TEAM. THE INTERSERVICE CHESS

TEAM WILL ADVANCE TO THE NATO CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS.

5. THE NATO CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE HELD IN FRANCE IN AUGUST

 2012,

DATES TBD. THIS IS AN INTERNATIONAL MILITARY COMPETITION.

6. ACTIVE DUTY NAVY, COAST GUARD AND PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE PERSONNEL INTERESTED IN COMPETING FOR A SPOT ON THE ALL-NAVY CHESS TEAM MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION NLT 27 JANUARY 2012. APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE

FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: MUST BE ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE

NAVY, COAST GUARD OR PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; MUST BE A U.S. CHESS

FEDERATION MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING; MUST HAVE A CURRENT, ESTABLISHED

U.S. CHESS FEDERATION RATING, OR BE IN THE PROCESS OF ESTABLISHING

RATING; AND MUST OBTAIN COMMAND AUTHORIZATION TO COMPETE IN THE NAVY

QUALIFIER, INTERSERVICE AND NATO TOURNAMENTS IF SELECTED TO ADVANCE

TO EACH LEVEL OF COMPETITION.

7. APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE MWR WEBSITE AT

WWW.NAVYMWR.ORG, UNDER CHESS OR BY CONTACTING CNIC FLEET AND FAMILY

READINESS RECREATION BRANCH (N923). ALL APPLICATIONS CAN BE SUBMITTED

DIRECTLY TO COMMANDER, NAVY INSTALLATIONS COMMAND (N923), 716 SICARD

ST SE, SUITE 1000, WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, DC 20374-5140; VIA FAX TO

COMM: (202)433-0936 OR DSN: 288-0936; OR VIA EMAIL TO

NAVY.CHESS.FCT@NAVY.MIL.

8. INDIVIDUALS SELECTED TO COMPETE IN THE 2012 ALL-NAVY CHESS

QUALIFIER WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA PHONE CALL OR EMAIL NO LATER THAN 3

FEBRUARY 2012. ALL PERSONNEL SELECTED WILL TRAVEL ON INVITATIONAL

TRAVEL ORDERS ISSUED AND COORDINATED BY N923. AUTHORIZED TRAVEL,

LODGING AND MEAL ALLOWANCE REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE PAID TO PLAYERS

AFTER COMPLETION OF EACH LEVEL OF COMPETITION UPON SUBMISSION OF

NAF TRAVEL CLAIM TO N923.

9. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL J. M. BIRD, DIRECTOR, NAVY STAFF