2011 Texas Elementary Chess Championships

Round Times Team Rooms Advanced Registrations Rules

2011 Texas Scholastic

February 12-13, 2011. Blitz on February 11th.

Hilton Americas

1600 Lamar, Houston 77010. map

Hotel Rates are $111 with up to 4 in a room. 713-739-8000, Mention Dallas Chess Club to get Hotel Chess Rate. Reserve by 1/27/11 or rate may go up. One night deposit may be required by Hotel.

7 round Swiss System (No Elimination).

Entry Fee is $41 by 2/3 else $69.

This tournament will use February Supplement.

Open to Texas Residents and school. Must be in K - 5/6 grades to play. Participants cannot play up, if you are a 6th grader in an Elementary School (no 7th grade) or a 6th grader in an intermediate school (no 7th grade) then you must play in this section. Home schooled 6th graders and private school 6th graders must play in middle school.

(Note that TCA has ruled that private school 6th graders in a K-6th private school may play in Elementary. A good rule of thumb is that if you are in 6th grade and your school has a 7th grade, then you should play in Middle School. If you are in public school and in 6th grade and your school has no 7th grade, then you must play in one of the Elementary sections. K-3 graders may play in one of the primary sections or may play in one of the Elementary sections.)

Three Sections: Championship, J V and Novice. The J V section is opened to players rated Under 800 in February Supplement. The novice is opened to players rated Under 500.

Click for Elementary Online Registration

Click here for Printable Registration Form (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Round Times
Registration: Fri 7 - 9 pm, Sat 7 - 7:45 am. Saturday registrants may receive a 1st round 1/2 point bye.
	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
Round Time	Sat 9:30 am	12:05 pm	2:25 pm	4:40 pm	Sun 9:30 am	12:35 pm	3:15 pm
Time Control Champ	Game/45	G/45	G/45	G/45	G/60	G/60	G/60
Time Control JV	Game/40	G/40	G/40	G/40	G/55	G/55	G/55
Time Control Novice	Game/30	G/30	G/30	G/30	G/45	G/45	G/45

Trophies to top 20 individuals, honorable mention awards to plus scores that do not win trophy and medals for those who finish the tournament; Top 15 Teams.

Side Events: K-6 Blitz on Friday 2/11 at 8 pm, $20. K-6 Bughouse on Sat at 8:35 pm, $30 per team registration on site only.

Info: Barbara Swafford, 214.632.9000

Make Checks payable to Dallas Chess Club. One check can be made for multiple Players.

Send entries to Barbara Swafford, 2709 Longhorn Trail, Crowley TX 76036

Entries must include name, USCF ID or new/pending (include a copy of the receipt), rating, USCF expiration date & school. All incomplete registrations will be charged the late EF , additionally there will be a $5 per player surcharge on registration received without payment, these players could possibly not be paired for round 1 and not be paired until payment is received. Refunds will be given only up to 2/10 with a $10 surcharge for withdrawing, after 2/10 there will be no refunds. There will be no substitution of team members. There will be a $10 change fee for changes after 2/10. USCF membership is required. Proof of membership is required or player must join/renew their memberships. No registration/changes/or withdrawals after 2/10. After that date you must make changes at site (Houston Hilton Americas).

Submitting team entries on a spreadsheet is encouraged.

TLA:

2011 Texas State Scholastic Championships A State Championship Event! 7SS. Hilton Americas, 1600 Lamar Street, Houston TX 77010. HR: $111-$111-$111-$111, 713-739-8000, Mention Dallas Chess Club to get Hotel Chess Rate. Reserve by 1/27/11 or rate may go up. One night deposit may be required by Hotel. Four championships in one great location: TX Primary Scholastic Championships; TX Elementary Scholastic Championships; TX Middle School Scholastic Championships; TX High School Scholastic Championships. EF: $41 by 2/03; $69 after 2/03 or on site. February Rating Supplement will be used. Current USCF membership required (may be obtained on site). Registration Flyer Registration Form w Round Times On Site Registration: Friday, 7-9pm, Saturday, 7-7:45am. Saturday registrants may receive a 1st Rd. 1/2-pt. bye. One 1/2-pt. bye (for any round) allowed if requested by the end of Rd. 2. Sections: K-1 Championship, Primary (K-3) Championship, Primary JV (K-3 w/Ratings Under 700), Elementary (K-5/6) Championship, Elementary JV (K-5/6 Under 800), Elementary Novice (K-5/6 Under 500), Middle School (6-8/9) Championship, MS JV (6-8/9 Under 900), MS Novice (6-8/9 Under 600), High School (9-12) Championship, HS JV (9-12 Under 1000). See Article IX, Section 1E, TCA Bylaws for each section's eligibility requirement, www.texaschess.org/2007/03/bylaws.html. Four-year scholarship to The University of Texas at Dallas to winner of High School Championship section. Winner must meet UTD entrance requirement and follow team rules. UTD is sole judge as to who wins the scholarship. Trophies for top 20 individuals and top 15 teams in each section plus participation medals for all, and plus Score Awards for players scoring 4 or more points that do not win an individual trophy. Schedule: Round times vary depending on the Championship; Time control also varies. Side Events: Blitz Tourney: K-6 and K-12, Friday 8pm. EF: $20. Trophies to top 15 Individual in each section. Bughouse Tourney: K-6 and K-12, Saturday, 8:35pm. EF: $30 Team (On site registration only). trophies to top 10 teams in each section.

Primary Click here for printable registration form

Elementary Click here for printable registration form

Middle School Click here for printable registration form

High School Click here for printable registration form

Collegiate Click here for printable registration form

Team Room Information

Online Registration thru active.com: Note that active.com charges a small fee.

Online Registration links:

To register for Primary http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1915076

To register for Elementary http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1915079

To register for Middle School http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1915087

To register for High School http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1915413

To register for College http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1915074

Checks payable to Dallas Chess Club. Mail entries to Dallas Chess Club, c/o Barbara Swafford, 2709 Longhorn Trail, Crowley, TX 76036. For tournament info, visit our website or contact Barbara Swafford, info@dallaschess.com or 214-632-9000. Refunds will be given only up to 2/10 with a $10 surcharge for withdrawing, after 2/10 there will be no refunds. There will be no substitution of team members. There will be a $10 change fee for changes after 2/10. There will be a $5 surcharge per player for phone registrations USCF membership is required. Proof of membership is required or player must join/renew their memberships. No registration/changes/or withdrawals after 2/10/11. After that date you must make changes at site (Hilton Americas). NS, NC, W.