2016-17 Maine State Scholastic Chess Tournaments

2016-17 MAINE STATE SCHOLASTIC CHESS TOURNAMENTS

HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS

This year's State Scholastic Tournaments will be held at the Memorial Union at the University of Maine Orono Campus. All Team events will be held March 11th this year. ALL TEAMS MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED. PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRES THAT ALL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED BY THE TUESDAY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF THE TOURNAMENT. After the Tuesday deadline, team members may be changed due to illness, etc., but no team will be allowed to enter after the deadline. Additions to rosters on the day of the tournament will be allowed to compete only in the Novice section, so include all possible players in the pre-registration materials. Changes must be kept to AN ABSOLUTE MINIMUM and must be made by the Thursday afternoon preceding the tournament, if at all possible. This will allow us to start Round 1 in the Championship and Reserve Sections as close to 8:30 AM as possible. Pre-payment for the teams is strongly urged as this will speed up the registration process, but you may pay on the day of the tournament. Please check in with the registration desk to confirm your presence and correctness of the entries prior to 8:00 AM. Any late team (e.g., travel difficulties) may request a 1/2-point bye for the first round, but the request must be made by 8:00 AM on the day of the tournament. Call the Tournament Leader (see below) to request the bye by the previous evening if at all possible, or the cell phone number (day of the tournament only) provided below to contact the tournament site.

E-MAIL COMPLETED ENTRY FORMS TO THE TOURNAMENT LEADER (BELOW).

HIGH SCHOOL TEAM TOURNAMENT LEADER:

Dan DeLuca Phone: (207) 479-4474

E-Mail:

TOURNAMENT DATES:

HIGH SCHOOL (9-12*) TEAMS: MARCH 11 (SATURDAY)

SNOW DATE / CANCELLATION: TEAM EVENTS MARCH 18 (SATURDAY)

Check http://ChessMaine.net for news of any weather cancellations

TIME CONTROLS: GAME/60; 5 second delay

TIEBREAKS: U.S. Amateur Team Fixed-Roster (Championship); 1. Solkoff 2. Cumulative 3. Cumulative of Opposition (Reserve & Novice)

*NOTE: The high school NOVICE AND RESERVE Sections are open to any K-12 student, i.e., any K-12 student may play in these sections as a team of 1. One player lower than 9th Grade may be on any Championship Section team provided that the coach states that a high school player to fill the slot could not be found. The High School Novice Section is for players who do not have a USCF rating.

CHAMPIONSHIP & RESERVE SECTIONS (**First Round will start at 8:30 a.m.**)

ENTRY FEES: Championship team events are USCF-rated and cost $24/person (Scholastic - age 12 and younger), $29 (Youth - age 15 and under) or $33 (Young adult – 24 and under); this includes USCF Scholastic membership for one year. The USCF membership portion of the entry fee may be waived upon proof of current USCF membership through the date of the tournament (see registration form). For USCF members with verification of USCF membership expiration date, the entry fee is $7/person

FORMAT: Each high school championship team will consist of 5 players ranked from strongest (Board 1) to weakest (Board 5). We will follow the match play, five-player format where a school will play against a 5-person team from another school. EACH HIGH SCHOOL MAY ENTER ONLY 1 TEAM IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP SECTION. All other players from the school must be entered in either the Reserve or Novice sections (see below). NOTE : a school may enter as a team with less than five players provided they agree to lose 1 game point for each missing player per round. For a four person team, Board five will be an automatic forfeit. (An individual player, i.e., not representing the school, may be assigned by the TD to such a short-handed team, but that player does not earn points toward the team's score.)

RESERVE SECTION (**First Round will Start at 8:30 a.m.**)

ENTRY FEES: Same as for Championship Section.

FORMAT: This will follow the National USCF format. Students will play a four-round Swiss-system tournament. The team total will be the sum of the scores of the school's TOP THREE finishing players in this section.

NOVICE SECTION (**This section is for students who do not have a USCF rating**) (First Round will start at 9:00 a.m.**)

ENTRY FEES: $7 per INDIVIDUAL

FORMAT: Same as the Reserve Section. Trophies will be awarded in the Novice Section, but the games are unrated, USCF membership is not included, and the teams will not be competing for the state title. This section provides tournament experience at a modest cost to a school. The team score will be the total of the top three players’ scores.

PRIZES: TEAM COMPETITIONS: 1st and 2nd PLACE TEAM TROPHIES / DIVISION. INDIVIDUAL TROPHIES TO PLAYERS FROM TOP TEAM (limited to the number of players included in team score).

INVITATION TO THE INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT (at no additional fee) will be extended to any Board 1 with a score of 3 or better (High School Championship Section). Any other player will need a score of 3.5 or better during the HS team events (Novice Section excluded). The top girl scorers in the Championship and Reserve sections are also invited. However, the Individual Tournament is open to any State of Maine K-12 student upon payment of the entry fee regardless of results of participation in the team event.

NOTE ON TEAM MEMBER ELIGIBILITY: All members from a team competing for the State title must attend the same school. Home-schooled players are exceptions. Home-schoolers playing for a school team must utilize the chess program closest to the home-schooler's home. Some exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis with suitable notice (two weeks before the event) to the Board of Directors.

CANCELLATION: In the event of a snow storm/other, go to www.ChessMaine.net for news. Please be sure that your home phone numbers are on the registration forms in case additional registration information is needed. If the Team event is cancelled for March 12, the make-up date is March 19.

FOOD: Food service will be available on site for the events. Drinks and food will NOT be allowed at the playing tables!

HEADPHONES: Excessive volume may be a distraction to your neighbors. Please be respectful and turn down if asked.

CHESS NOTATION: Recording of games is REQUIRED for all high school tournaments.

DIRECTIONS: Directions to the Memorial Union may be found at www.umaine.edu/locator/ and clicking on “Directions”. Plenty of parking is available behind the Union Building.
2016-17 MAINE STATE SCHOLASTIC CHESS TOURNAMENTS

HIGH SCHOOLTEAM REGISTRATION FORM

MAKE AS MANY COPIES AS NEEDED (ONE FORM/TEAM OF 5). BE SURE TO COMPLETE ALL INFORMATION REQUESTED!! Incomplete forms (missing USCF #'s, birthdates, etc.) just means more work for the organizers. In the spirit of cooperation, please make sure all the information is complete and accurate. The Coach’s home phone number is especially important in case the TL needs to contact you for additional information. You can find out a player's ID number, expiration date and rating by looking at their magazine label or visiting the ratings page of the USCF website at www.uschess.org. Thanks. Please supply the same player information for entries to the Individual tournament.

SCHOOL NAME:______

ADDRESS: ______

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HS TEAM EVENT - CIRCLE ONE : CHAMPIONSHIP * * * * RESERVE * * * * NOVICE

LIST PLAYERS IN BOARD ORDER (Order is NOT important for the Reserve or Novice Sections). If the $5 entry fee is circled, the coach or entrant must supply the player’s USCF ID and membership expiration date indicating the player is a USCF member current through the date of the tournament. Include middle initial with the name; the information listed below is needed for USCF membership purposes.

#1 NAME:______BIRTHDATE:______Entry Fee: Circle One

ADDRESS:______USCF #:______$33; $29; $24; $7