People's Tournament Replacement
February 16-17, 2008

Due to a scheduling snafu at UC Berkeley, this tournament cannot be held at the 
traditional venue overlooking Sproul Plaza.  Originally it looked like the 
tournament might be cancelled.  Richard Koepcke looked into a couple of 
replacement venues in the Berkeley area, but found none suitable for a chess
tournament in the winter months.  

Fortunately, South Bay organizer Salman Azhar has sprung into action to save the
day.  The People's Tournament Replacement will be held at Granada School in
Santa Clara on February 16-17.  Granada is the venue for the monthly Bay Area
Chess series and can hold a fair number of players.  The $2300 prize fund is
based on 80 paid entries ($49 entry fee).  Unfortunately, Dr. Azhar was unable
to secure the site for Monday, so a 2-day format is necessary.  

Please plan to play and support slow time control adult chess in the Bay Area!

Location: 
http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result.php?q1=3003+Scott+Blvd%2C+Santa+Clara%2C+CA+

Flyer:
http://www.bayareachess.com/events/PeopleReplacement.php

Michael Aigner
CalChess Clearinghouse