2009-10
ELEMENTARY
AND JUNIOR HIGH TEAMS
This year's State Scholastic Tournaments will be held at
the
SEND
COMPLETED ENTRY FORMS TO :
For
Elementary Entries:
Ryan Tripp Phone:
207-866-2832
For
JH/Middle School Entries:
Ryan Tripp Phone:
207-866-2832
Cell phones - day of the tournament only - 207-974-9556 (Ryan) or 207-210-8451 (Ron)
TOURNAMENT
DATES:
ELEMENTARY (K-3 and K-6) AND JUNIOR HIGH (K-8) TEAMS: March 6 (SATURDAY)
SNOW DATE FOR CANCELLATIONS OF TEAM EVENTS: March
13 (SATURDAY)
TIME
CONTROLS: GAME/45
CHAMPIONSHIP SECTIONS
ENTRY
FEES: Championship team events
are USCF-rated and cost $21/person (Scholastic - age 12 and younger), $25 (Youth
- age 15 and under) or $29 (Young adult – 24 and under); this includes USCF
Scholastic membership for one year. Waiver of USCF membership is available verification
of current membership through the tournament date (see entry form). If current
USCF membership is indicated (provide date of USCF expiration), the entry fee
is $5 per person.
FORMAT: The Championship Sections for the Elementary K-3 and
K-6 and Junior High events will follow the USCF National format. Each school
may enter as many players as they wish in this section. The students will play
a four-round Swiss-system that will avoid pairing teammates. At the end of the four rounds, EACH team score
will be:
K-6 and JHS: The total of the five high scorers for the
team
K-3:
The total of the three high scorers for the team
NOVICE SECTION
ENTRY
FEES: $5 / INDIVIDUAL
FORMAT: Trophies will be awarded in the Novice Section, but the
games are unrated, USCF membership is not required or included, and the teams
will not be competing for the state title. This section provides tournament
experience at a modest cost to the school. At
the end of four rounds, the team score will be the total of the three
(3) HIGHEST SCORING PLAYERS FOR THAT TEAM. Depending on number of entrants, this
may be one section, but results will be separated for prizes to elementary and
junior high players and teams.
PRIZES: 1st and
INVITATION
TO THE INDIVIDUALS TOURNAMENT
will be extended (at no additional fee) to any Elementary or Junior High player
scoring 3.0 or better in the Championship Section only. Top girl scorers in
each section (Novice excluded) will also qualify as invited. However, the
Individual Tournament is open to any State of
NOTE: 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 approved by the Board of
Directors with sufficient time (two weeks prior to the event) of notification.
CANCELLATION: In the event of a snow storm/other, go to the Chess
Maine web page (http://ChessMaine.net) for news of possible cancellation. Coaches
- 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 6, the scheduled make-up date is March 13.
FOOD: Food service will be available on site for the events.
Drinks and food will NOT be allowed at the playing tables!
COACHES
MEETING: There will be a brief
meeting of coaches just after the start of Round 2.
Recording of games: REQUIRED for all Junior High
Players. Elementary players are encouraged, but not required, to record their games.
CHESS
EQUIPMENT: Please bring all the
equipment (boards, sets, clocks) that you have. Since this equipment will
likely be shared throughout the day, please be sure that the owner is clearly
marked to avoid loss and confusion.
DIRECTIONS
TO PLAYING SITE: A map and
directions to the playing site (the Memorial Union) can be found at www.umaine.edu/locator/ and click on
“directions”. Plenty of parking is generally available behind the
2009-10
JUNIOR
HIGH AND ELEMENTARY TEAMS
REGISTRATION
FORM ATTACHED
COMPLETE
ALL INFORMATION REQUESTED!! Incomplete forms (missing USCF #'s, birthdates, etc.)
means a lot more work for organizers. In the spirit of cooperation, please make
sure all the information is complete and accurate. You can find out a player's
ID #, expiration date and rating by looking at their magazine label or visiting
the ratings page of the USCF website at www.uschess.org Thanks.
PLAYER
LIST: Please use the attached
page/form to provide a player roster(s). Please make sure the school name,
division and section is at the top of every sheet submitted; and use a separate
sheet for each section. If the $5 entry fee is checked, the coach or entrant
must supply the expiration date of the player's membership showing the player
is a USCF member current through the
date of the tournament. If not a current USCF member, put NA in USCF
number slot. (If a USCF member [rating under 600] playing in the Novice
section, ratings will help with seedings.) (Include the player's middle initial
- all of this information is necessary for USCF new memberships.)
COACH'S
INFORMATION: Please provide
the requested information. Your home phone number may be needed to obtain any
missing information.
**MAKE SURE THE DIVISION
YOU WANT TO PLAY IN HAS BEEN CIRCLED **
**PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS
PAYABLE TO: KATHY RICHARDS, TREASURER,
**MAIL OR EMAIL COMPLETED
FORMS TO THE TOURNAMENT LEADER for your tournament (see page 1 for
address).**
PLEASE BRING AS MANY BOARDS, CLOCKS AND SETS AS YOU
CAN!!!!
OTHER
ITEMS OF NOTE
1. The Tournament Director (TD) has enough to do setting
up the pairings for each round without having to answer questions. Please direct all questions to the Tournament
Leader and/or Assistant Tournament Directors so that pairings can be made and
posted as soon as possible. Having
people (assistants) available to answer any questions about the tournament,
rules, format, etc. is a great help. If you or a parent are familiar with chess
tournaments and are willing to volunteer, please indicate this on the
registration sheet. This is especially important for the hour preceding the
first round. Help is also needed in setting up playing rooms.
2. In order to accommodate the normally small number of
entries in the novice section, some novice player sections may be merged for
pairings, but with separate trophies for each section.
3. ALL COACHES
NEED TO REPORT IN AND MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THEIR TEAM ROSTERS BY
4. Note USCF has introduced new membership fees:
Scholastic (12 and under); Youth (15 and under); and Young Adult (24 and under).
Membership costs, respectively, are $16, $20 and $24 per person; add $5 per
person for tournament fee. Memberships should be valid through the date of the
tournament.
6. Due to the increasing size of the tournaments, the
number of kids present poses challenges. Coaches and chaperones please be diligent
in knowing where your kids are and intervene where behavior is inappropriate or
the noise level becomes unacceptable for the setting and for the tournament
players to concentrate on their games.
7. For other
chess information and results, see the Chess Maine web site at http://chessmaine.net.
SOME HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR FIRST-TIME SCHOOLS: Each player (with exceptions in the elementary
sections) in the championship division is expected to record their game to
his/her best ability and be able to operate a chess clock. All teams should
bring as much equipment as possible. No one (except coaches) should talk to any
player who is playing in a match. Coaches are allowed to suggest, in the
presence of the TD or Assistant TD, playing for a win or a draw based solely on
team points and not on board position. Violation of this rule may result in
forfeit of the game.
If you have ANY questions about your tournament,
please contact the Tournament Leader for your event. The chief mission of the
Maine Association of Chess Coaches and this tournament is to offer a positive
chess playing experience to as many kids as possible.