North Carolina Scholastic
Chess Championship XXXIV

        

FEBRUARY 23rd  & 24th, 2008

THE BLAKE HOTEL, CHARLOTTE, NC

Sponsor: NCCA

Cosponsor: CMSCA

Blitz (G/5) Championship:

Friday, February 22, 2008    7:00p.m. (ENTER ON-SITE FROM 6-6:40 p.m.)
EF: $5, ties broken by playoff, pairings on USCF regular rating

7 Sections:

Pre-registration Closed – Enter at site on Friday; you can also enter on-site on Saturday but must take a first-round bye


K-12 (High School - 12th grade & under) 5 rounds (Accelerated Pairings may be used )
K-12 Under 1300 (High School 12th grade & under with a rating lower than 1300) 5 rounds
K-8 (Middle School - 8th grade & under) 5 rounds

K-8 Under 1000 (Middle School – 8th grade & under with a rating lower than 1000) 7 rounds
K-5 (Elementary - 5th grade & under) 7 rounds
K-3 (Primary - 3rd grade & under) 7 rounds

NEW! K-1 (Primary- 1st grade &under) 7 rounds

Time Controls:

K-12, K-12 U1300, K-8: All the moves in 90 minutes (G/90)
 K-8 U1000, K-5, K-3, K-1: All the moves in 60 minutes (G/60)

Round Times:

K-12, K-12 U1300, K-8: Sat 9:00-1:00-5:00 Sun 9:00-1:00.
K-8 U1000, K-5, K-3. K-1: Sat 9:00-12:00-2:30-5:00 Sun 9:00-11:30-2:00

Awards Ceremony 4:30 Sunday

 

Coaches meeting 2 PM

Saturday- Location TBA

K-12: Trophies to top 15 individuals, top 3 teams.
 (Team scores based on Top 4 players)
The winner of K-12 section gets a $1500 Scholarship and expenses paid to play in Denker Tournament. This scholarship is sponsored by the NCCA and the Carolina Chess Foundation.
K-12 U1300: Trophies to top 15 individuals, top 3 teams.
K-8: Trophies to top 15 individuals, top 3 teams.

K-8 U1000: Trophies to top 20 individuals, top 5 teams.
K-5: Trophies to top 20 individuals, top 5 teams.
K-3: Trophies to top 20 individuals, top 5 teams.

K-1: Trophies to top 10 individuals, top 3 teams. 

USCF February 2008 rating supplement will be used. Provisional and unofficial ratings will be used if necessary.

The NCCA reserves the right to resolve any questions or disputes arising from this event.

Entry Information:

This tournament is open only to registered scholastic players living in or attending school in North Carolina.

Entry: $30 pre-registration until 2/21/08. $50 EF if registering on site.   USCF membership required. USCF Membership is available at tournament or online at www.uschess.org   (Ages 16-19 $25.00, Ages 13-15  $19.00, Ages birth thru 12  $17.00).  Players without documented USCF membership through March 2008 must pay the dues to be allowed to play.

All money will be collected on-site Friday evening or Saturday morning. Your name on the posted pre-registration list entitles you to the reduced rate. Pre-registered players must check in and pay one hour prior to their first scheduled game or they will not be paired for that round.
 

Byes:  One 1/2pt. bye, not available for the last round.  Registering after 8 a.m. Saturday uses this bye for round one.  Extra rounds missed will be a zero point bye.  We must be notified in advance of byes or the player will be forfeited, withdrawn from the tournament and not allowed to play in later rounds. 
 

Pre-registrations, including byes will be posted on the web (www.cmsca.org) and on the wall charts after each round; correction requests are the responsibility of the player.

Note: $4.00 of every entry fee goes to the Denker/Polgar Fund

THE BLAKE HOTEL

555 South McDowell Street

Charlotte, NC 28204

704-372-4100

Ask for Group Rate -- #8222

$99.00 /Double