Date(s): Saturday - Jan 25, 2025
Location
Simeon High School
OPEN TO 9-12 GRADE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE ACADEMIC CHESS PROGRAM
FLYER
LOCATION GUIDE
- ENGLISH
- SPANISH
FORMAT
- 8-BOARD VARSITY TEAM TOURNAMENT
- 5-BOARD JUNIOR VARSITY TEAM TOURNAMENT
- INDIVIDUAL SWISS FOR ADDITIONAL PLAYERS
- 4-ROUND SWISS, G/45,D5
TIMES
- CHECK-IN – 8:30 – 9:00 AM
- ROUND 1 – 9:30 AM
- ROUND 2 – 11:30 AM
- LUNCH SERVED – 12:00 – 1:00 PM
- ROUND 3 – 1:30 PM
- ROUND 4 – 3:30 PM
- AWARDS CEREMONY – 5:15 PM
- DEPARTURE – 5:30 PM
AWARDS
- VARSITY & JV SECTIONS: 1ST -2ND PLACE TEAM IN EACH SECTION, AND TOP PLAYER ON EACH BOARD
- OPEN SECTION: 1ST -2ND PLACE
- PARTICIPATION MEDALS TO ALL
MORE INFO
- BREAKFAST & LUNCH PROVIDED
- SET & CLOCKS PROVIDED FOR THE TOURNAMENT, COACHES NEED TO BRING SETS FOR SKITTLES & STUDENT PRACTICE
PAIRING AND STANDINGS
SAFETY PROTOCOLS
- PARENTS MAY DROP OFF STUDENTS, THEY WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO REMAIN INSIDE THE BUILDING DURING THE TOURNAMENT.
- PARENTS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE AWARDS CEREMONY AND WILL BE ALLOWED INTO THE BUILDING 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED START TIME OF THE AWARDS
- WE ASK THAT EVERYONE SELF-SCREEN AND NOT TO ATTEND THE TOURNAMENT IF THEY ARE DISPLAYING ANY SYMPTOMS OF BEING SIC
US CHESS MEMBERSHIP
- COACHES NEED TO COMPLETE THE USCF MEMBERSHIP FORM FOR PLAYERS REGISTERED WITH NO OR EXPIRED USCF MEMBERSHIP
- PLAYERS WITHOUT A CURRENT MEMBERSHIP OR SUBMITTING THE REQUIRED INFORMATION WILL NOT BE PAIRED FOR ROUND 1 OR FOR FOLLOWING ROUNDS UNTIL THE US CHESS FORM IS COMPLETED
- FORM CLOSES AT 4 PM ON THE FRIDAY BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT
REGISTRATION
- SCHOOLS SHOULD REGISTER ALL STUDENTS THAT YOU MAY PLAY IN THE TOURNAMENT.
- SECTION AND BOARD LINE UP WILL BE DONE THE WEEK OF THE TOURNAMENT VIA FORM THAT WILL BE SENT TO COACHES.
- ONSITE SECTION/BOARD CHANGES ARE ALLOWED
- COACHES ARE RESPONSIBLE TO CHECK THE ADVANCE ENTRY LIST AFTER REGISTERING TO VERIFY THEIR PLAYERS’ REGISTRATIONS
- ANY ERROR ON A REGISTRATION MUST BE REPORTED BY 1 PM ON THE LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION VIA EMAIL TO DAHEISER@CPS.EDU. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE TO THIS EMAIL BY 1 PM THE FOLLOWING DAY, YOU SHOULD FOLLOW UP WITH A PHONE CALL TO DAVID HEISER
- FOR STUDENTS WITHOUT A US CHESS MEMBERSHIP ENTER 999 ON THE REGISTRATION FORM
REGISTRATION OPEN FROM JANUARY 6 TO NOON ON JANUARY 15
BUSING
BUSING MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR SCHOOL TO AND FROM THE TOURNAMENT.
REQUEST BUS BY NOON ON JANUARY 15 AT NOON
CHAPERONES
SCHOOLS CAN HAVE 2 CHAPERONES, 3 IF 15 OR MORE STUDENTS ARE PLAYING IN THE TOURNAMENT. CHAPERONES MUST BE A CPS EMPLOYEE, LEVEL I OR II VOLUNTEER, OR A VENDOR.
