Hi,

As mentioned before, we are organising competitions and introductory workshops this semester.

NUS Intellectual Games Open 2009

The details of the competitions are as follows:

NUS Weiqi Championship 2009 / NUS Reversi Championship 2009
Date: 7 February 2009 (Saturday)
Time: 9 am to 5 pm
Venue: MPSH 4

NUS International Chess Championship 2009 / NUS Chinese Chess Championship 2009
Date: 14 February 2009 (Saturday)
Time: 9 am to 5 pm
Venue: MPSH 4

Registration fee: $2

Registration dates / venues:
Wed 28 Jan 10 am to 6 pm / Arts Outside Central Library
Thur 29 Jan 10 am to 6 pm / Arts Outside Central Library
Fri 30 Jan 10 am to 6 pm / Science Outside LT 26
Mon 2 Feb 10 am to 6 pm / Science Outside LT 26
Tue 3 Feb 10 am to 6 pm / Engineering Outside LT 6
Wed 4 Feb 10 am to 6 pm / Engineering Outside LT 6

Prizes:
1st to 5th positions: Trophies
1st to 10th positions: IGC Membership worth $10
All participants: Door Gifts

All members are strongly encouraged to participate in the competitions. You can participate for 2 competitions on different days. Sign up at the registration venues listed above.

Why you should go for the competition:
You can see where you stand by participating in the competition and it will motivate you to strive harder to improve your game.
You can gain competition experience, i.e. using clocks, playing in a Swiss system etc.
You can learn more about the game through the competitions.
You can get to meet more people of the same interest.
Your club organise these competitions and you should support such events. J

NUS Intellectual Games Introductory Workshop

The details of the workshops are as follows:

Weiqi Introductory Workshop / Reversi Introductory Workshop
Date: 10 February 2009 (Tuesday)
Time: 7 pm to 9 pm
Venue: MPSH 4

International Chess Introductory Workshop / Chinese Chess Introductory Workshop
Date: 17 February 2009 (Tuesday)
Time: 7 pm to 9 pm
Venue: MPSH 4

These introductory workshops will be held during our training sessions to introduce people to the game. The first hour will be the captains teaching the participants and the second hour will be members playing with the participants and teaching them. These workshops are for beginners who do not know the basics of the game and I feel that it won?ˉt be difficult for members to teach them the basics.

Publicity booths

Lastly, we will have publicity booths at the following dates and venues:

Wed 28 Jan 10 am to 6 pm / Arts Outside Central Library
Thur 29 Jan 10 am to 6 pm / Arts Outside Central Library
Fri 30 Jan 10 am to 6 pm / Science Outside LT 26
Mon 2 Feb 10 am to 6 pm / Science Outside LT 26
Tue 3 Feb 10 am to 6 pm / Engineering Outside LT 6
Wed 4 Feb 10 am to 6 pm / Engineering Outside LT 6

Therefore, we require you to help man the booth. The Events Director will e-mail you shortly about the timeslots which you can sign up for to man the booth. There will be two persons at the booth at one time. Please help your club by signing up for 1 or 2 timeslots. As a reward for members who help out, there will be CCA points awarded and registration for the competitions will be free.

That?ˉs a lot of information to digest. Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions.

Thank you.

Regards,
Anthony
Goh Jun Jie Anthony (u0601582@nus.edu.sg)