Sponsor a Chess Tournament for the 2016-17 Season!
The 2016-17 school year presents an exciting opportunity for chess players in our area. For the first time, North Alabama will host two State championship chess events. For the second year, Madison City will host a City Chess Championship with a series of qualifying tournaments here in Madison. These tournaments help our kids improve their chess skills and each occur in a Madison City School. If your business is interested in sponsoring one of these chess tournaments in Madison, you will receive the following:
Sponsor a chess tournament!
- Exclusive Corporate Sponsorship – become the one named corporate sponsor of a chess event in Madison listed below.
- Choose which event you would like to sponsor.
- Option to send a representative to address the crowd of players and parents at the opening of the tournament or during awards.
- Will display company signage at tournament.
Here are the tournaments that are available for sponsorships:
CITY CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (2016-17)
Four qualifying tournaments in Madison leading up to the City Chess Championship in the Spring of 2017.
Summer Knights Chess Tournament – Heritage Elementary – Aug. 27th
• Sponsored by CB&S Bank
MCS Fall Scholars Chess Tournament – Madison Elementary – Oct. 15th
• Sponsorship = $500
Queen’s Quest Chess Tournament– Mill Creek Elementary – Nov. 19th
• Sponsored by Sullins Eye Care Center
Winter Knights Chess Tournament – Columbia Elementary – Jan. 13-14th
• Sponsorship = $500 [still available]
Rookie Rally - Blossomwood Elementary - Jan. 28th
• Sponsorship = $500 [still available]
City Chess Championship – James Clemens HS – April 21-22, 2017
• Sponsored by Systems Products and Solutions, Inc.
NORTH ALABAMA TEAM SCHOLASTIC
Sponsored by State Representatives Mac McCutcheon and Mike Ball
• Bob Jones HS – Feb. 18, 2017
• Largest team chess tournament in Alabama before the State championship
2016 K-6 Team winners Columbia Elementary.
STATE SCHOLASTIC CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
Sponsored by Adtran and State Senator Arthur Orr
• Bob Jones HS – March 11-12, 2017
• Occurs once every four years in North Alabama
• Largest chess tournament drawing competitors from across the State
