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Duties:
You will be coaching in a chess class with  15-20 students. In the class you will be responsible for the safety of the students, teaching chess, having fun and building relationships with the students. Punctuality is crucial, since we are dealing with children.

Job Purpose:
Teaching the game of chess to elementary school children in an entertaining and organized manner. This is a part time position. Most of the hours are after school (roughly 2:05pm – 4:50pm). Average number of hours for the instructors are 14 hours/week.

Chess-Coach.net is flexible and candidates with other unique qualities will have a chance at more hours.

Requirements:  We are looking for people who are reliable, know how to play chess, and are great with children. All employees must pass a full background check, and all employees need reliable transportation. Excellent people skills are required. It is an extremely fun job, and friendly energetic people tend to perform very well.

To be considered for this position, it is a must that you email your resume to jobs@chess-coach.net

This is a part-time job in the after school hours (roughly 2:05pm to 4:50pm)

Compensation: Hourly Rate is $15/hour (possibly more for well qualified candidates) This is a part-time job.

Source: Dr. Daaim Shabazz

Fellow Chess Enthusiasts:

Haitian Tragedy

You are most certainly aware of the tragedy that has beset the nation of Haiti. A nation of a proud history and a nation sharing the love of our royal game of chess. Less than a week ago, a massive earthquake leveled the capitol city of Port au Prince, devastating the population of nearly 10 million. Some project that 100,000-200,000 will have perished from the disaster.

The initial rescue efforts have been difficult as teams are hampered by lack of supplies and a broken infrastructure. Bodies litter the streets and are being bulldozed into mass graves before being identified. Hospitals are understaffed, tension is rising and the nation could explode into chaos before long.

In 2006, I met the Haitian team at the Olympiad in their first trip to the bienniel chess festival since 1996. They were friendly, in high spirits and were actually part of the photo-op with the host Italian team in round #1. Since that time, disaster has struck the island not once, not twice, but several times. A series of hurricanes prevented the Haitian team from traveling to Dresden for the 2008 Olympiad. Now before the 2010 Olympiad, the nation is hit with another crushing blow.

As contributions are flowing in, there are thousands of groups lending their time and money to help the beleagured nation. There has not been a great deal of attention of this crisis on chess sites and thus far, no official statement or show of moral support has been posted on FIDE’s website. This is unacceptable.

Haiti is like many small federations… a handful of dedicated individuals with the bulk of the players being very young. Since 2006, Haiti has found a degree of success with the founding of the Academie d’Echecs under the leadership of Sabine Bonnet.

9^th Annual Martin Luther King Holiday Tournament

When:              Saturday, January 16, 2010.

Where:             Early College High School at Carver – 55 McDonough Blvd SE, Atlanta Ga 30315

Open to:          All scholastic players in grades K-12

Format:            Five rounds. 30 minutes per player per game. Individual/Team Swiss System pairings.

Sections:          USCF rated Primary (K-3), Elementary (K-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12);

Non-rated Elementary (K-5), Non-rated Middle School-High School (6-12).

USCF rated players must play in a USCF rated section.

Entry Fee:       $20 per player for rated sections. $10 for non-rated sections.

Registration:    Mailed registration: make check payable to GCA. Mail to: GCA, PO Box 91, Tucker GA

30085-0091. Must be received by Wednesday, January 13, 2010.

Rounds:           10:00am – 11:30am – 1:00pm – 2:30pm – 4:00pm. Awards ceremony ASAP after round 5.

Byes:               Max. two half-point byes allowed. Must request when registering.

Prizes:              USCF rated sections: trophies to top 10 individuals and top 3 teams each section.

Non-rated sections: USCF memberships to all who score 3.5 or better.

All sections: participation medals to all players. Chess gift certificates in the amount of

$100 to first, $60 to second, and $40 to third in each section.

Please note:     Sets and Boards provided. Please bring clocks.

More Info:       Frequently Asked Questions sheet at: www.georgiachess.org/downloads/MLK2010FAQ.pdf

Further questions? –  Scott Parker (770-939-5030), MLK2010@georgiachess.org

Hikaru Nakamura is leading the US Delegation in the World Team Championships.  He has been building up his internation activity and this time has beaten the World’s number 6 player Grandmaster Boris Gelfand.

US Champion Hikaru Nakamura’s incredible round five win in the World Team Championship over World Cup Champion Boris Gelfand was featured on venues such as chessbase.com, Ben Finegold’s Blog , chessninja , The Week in Chess and IM Ginsburg’s blog. Now CLO readers are treated to GM Hikaru Nakamura’s own analysis. At the time of writing, the US team is tied for the lead with Russia after six rounds.

To replay the game and others from this event click here.