Round Times Team Rooms Advanced Registrations Rules
2011 Texas High School Chess Championships
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 9th - 12th grades to play. Participants cannot play up. Note that 9th graders in a Junior High (usually grades 7-9) may play in the high school section, but due to a recent change they cannot play for the team of the school they would attend in the 10th grade.
Note a rule change: Schools like Texas Academy of Math Science at UNT and also The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College Mathematics and Science Academy have been defined by the Texas Chess Associations to be High Schools and may not play in the Collegiate.
Two Sections: Championship and J V. The J V section is opened to players rated Under 1000 in February Supplement.
Click for High School 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 9:00 am | 12:30 pm | 3:30 pm | 6:20 pm | Sun 9:00 am | 1 pm | 4:20 pm |
| Time Control Champ. | Game/60 | G/60 | G/60 | G/60 | G/75 | G/75 | G/75 |
| Time Control JV. | Game/50 | G/50 | G/50 | G/50 | G/65 | G/65 | G/65 |
Four Year Scholarship to The University of Texas at Dallas to the winner of the High School Championship Section. Winner must meet UTD entrance requirements and follow chess team rules.
Trophies to top 20 individuals; honorable mention awards to plus scores that do not win trophy and medals for who finish the tournament, Top 15 Teams.
Side Events: K-12 Blitz on Friday 2/11 at 8:00 pm, $20. K-12 Bughouse on Sat at 8:35 pm, $30 per team on site registration 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
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.