WHO: Any Elementary, Middle or High School Student. (Homeschoolers welcome) WHAT/WHERE: Scholastic chess tournament @ Montclair School, 4920 Tallowwood Drive, Dumfries, VA 22026. For directions use www.mapquest.com.
WHEN: SATURDAY, March 29, 2008
REGISTRATION: Pre-register via e-mail with name, grade and school to: o6usmc@comcast.net no later than 6:00 PM March 28. Pre-registered players should arrive at the school by 8:45 AM. If not pre-registered, registration may be done at the school on March 29 between 8:00 and 8:30 AM. Walk-in (door) Registration after 8:30 will cause player to miss the 1st Round (zero point bye). Pre-Registered who do not answer roll-call will forfeit first round as well.
NOTE: pre-registration helps us a lot and speeds up starting first round.
ROUNDS: 1st Round 9:00 AM subsequent rounds at 10:30, 12:00 and 1:30 (or as soon as possible to get pairings done). Please note: players are responsible for hearing announcements and leaving the skittles area promptly when their section is announced. Failure to play your scheduled game will result in forfeit for that round.
SECTIONS: Primary (K-3), Elementary (4-5), Middle School (6-8), & High School (9-12)
AWARDS: Top Individuals and Top Teams in each section will receive trophies. Other players will receive medals or certificates.
COST: None. The tournament is sponsored by the Montclair Elementary School Chess club and C. D. Hylton High Chess Clubs in the interest of promoting scholastic chess.
INFORMATION/ORGANIZER: Dick Stableford. Phone: 703-670-5887; (do not call after 7 PM on February 29 as the organizer will be at the tournament) or e-mail: o6usmc@comcast.net.
RULES/PROCEDURES: Time Control: G/30. Touch move and other standard United States Chess Federation (USCF) tournament rules will be explained briefly at the start, and will apply. The top four scores of a school team will be used to determine the winning team. Any student may enter and does not have to be part of a school team, but at least two students from the same school must participate to constitute a team.
NO ONE IS ELIMINATED. ALL PARTICIPANTS ARE EXPECTED TO PLAY 4 GAMES UNLESS REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW FOR MEDICAL OR OTHER EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
Players will receive a "Prince William Chess Rating" - as a result of their games. This rating is not related to their USCF rating but helps ensure they play the strongest competition in these non-USCF scholastic events. In each round students will play an opponent who has a similar record of wins/losses/draws within the section to that point in the tournament. Chess sets will be provided.
CONCESSIONS: A ‘parent-volunteer’ food concession will provide hotdogs, pizza, nachos, and other snack food and drinks. (Concession proceeds will be used to defray tournament costs.)