Veteran’s Day K-9 Tournament 2005 (Friday November 11th)
Sections and Times
Championship, Open to all players in grades 9 and below, section limited to 12 players; Reserve, open to all scholastic players rated under 1100 and unrated and excess Championship section players; Novice, open to players grade 8/below rated under 900 or unrated; Cadet, open to players grade 6/below rated under 700 or unrated; Booster, open to players grade 4/below with ratings 500/below or unrated; Midget, open to players grade 2/below with ratings 300/below or unrated; Coaches/Parents, open to adults. 4 games Swiss system. Time control is Championship, Reserve, and Coaches Sections (G/60), all others (G/30).
All players except Midget are required to have a current USCF membership.
There are six divisions: Championship (K-9), Elementary Championship (K-6), Reserve (K-6, under 750 or unrated), Booster (K-6, under 500 or unrated), Primary (K-3), and Midget (K-2, under 300 or unrated).
There will be four rounds in each section (four games). The two Championship sections will be G/45 and the rest of the sections will be G/30. G/30 means each player has 30 minutes to play the game, for a total maximum game time of 1 hour.
Check-in will be in the Aspen Gym from 8-8:45. The first round will start at 9:00 a.m.
It is expected that the G/30 sections will be finished sometime before 1:00, with trophies awarded as soon as possible after that. the G/45 sections will be finished and trophies awarded by 6 pm.
Prizes
There is going to be five place trophies in each division. Depending on the number of players, there will be a variable number of additional trophies. The trophy for the Championship (K-12) section is shown to the right. It looks even bigger and shinier in real life!
USCF Event
This is a USCF (United States Chess Federation) event, which means it is “rated” and the player needs to be a current USCF member, or can join now (if you have never ever been a member) by paying $13 (the economy membership) and we will wave the $8 entry fee for this tournament. This special offer only applies to new scholastic members, and is the “economy” membership which does not include an USCF publications. You may also register on the USCF site for other types of memberships, which are $17 and up for students. If you register on the USCF site, please attach a copy of your membership receipt to the tournament registration and we will still wave the $8 early registration fee if this is a new membership, and if you register after Oct 22nd the fee for new members will be $4 plus the membership fee (total $17).
Students in K-3 may play without an USCF membership if this is their first tournament (as as special introduction to tournaments; this is the Junior Tournament Player or “JTP”). These players must join the Primary or Midget category to qualify as a “JTP”. We encourage players to join the USCF if they are possibly going to play in more individual tournaments this year.
If you have been a USCF member, and your membership has expired, you may go to the USCF site and renew, or send the appropriate fees with your tournament application. Please attach a copy of your renewal receipt to the tournament application.
USCF ID and Rating
The tournament registration form requires you to enter your USCF ID and rating. If you do not know what this is (and you are a USCF member) you can find out from the USCF site Members Service Area.
Note: If the student is going to play as a JTP, please enter “JTP” in the USCF ID part of the form.
If you are just joining the USCF for the first time, and you have attached the fees, or paid on the USCF site, please make a note of this on the tournament application form.
Entry Fee
The tournament entry fee is $8 if received before October 22nd, and increases to $12 if paid by November 8th by 8:00 pm (you may hand deliver it to the mailing address on the form). The only chance to register (and pay) after November 8th is to hand carry it to Aspen Elementary on the evening of November 10th, (to the gym, where we are setting up) from 5pm-7pm. No tournament-day registrations will be accepted.
Concessions
Breakfast and Lunch items will be available at the snack bar until the end of the tournament.
There will also be a limited number of chess sets and clocks for sale at the event.
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