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9^th Annual Texas Grade and Collegiate Championships

November 19 and 20, 2005

(Side Event on Friday November 18th.)

Marriott Plano Dallas at Legacy Town Center  map
7120 N Dallas Parkway
Plano, TX 75024.

800-228-9290 or 972-473-6444. Mention Chess for special Hotel rate: $75/$75. Reserve By 11/04.

6 Rounds Swiss System Chess Tournament (no elimination.)

Open to Texas Residents and/or Texas Schools.

USCF rated. USCF membership is required.

TCA membership is required but included in registration fee. No extra fee.

14 separate tournaments, 1 per grade, kindergarten through 12^th plus college section. Players must play in their grades. Playing in a higher or lower grade level is not permitted.

Winner of the 12^th Grade section wins a 4 year scholarship to The University of Texas at Dallas.

(Winner must meet entrance requirements and follow team rules.)

Trophies to top 10 individuals and top 5 teams in each section.

Top 3 players in the section is added for team scores. No more than two teams per grade may be entered. If entering more than one team per grade, the teams must be predefined and may be paired against each other.

Entry Fee is $28 if postmark by 11/10 else $36 afterward.

Do not mail after 11/10 as it may not be received.

Click for online registration.

Click for printable registration form

Mail entries/Make checks payable to:  Greater Fort Worth Chess Club, C/O Barbara Swafford, PO Box 852, Crowley, TX 76036, 214.533.0061 Click to email for more info.

Limited number of team rooms available.

Entries must include Name, USCF ID (or new/pending), grade and school. Incomplete entries will be charged at site entry fee of $36.

Registration/Check in for Friday, November 18 from 7 pm - 9pm.

Registration/Check in for Saturday, November 19 from  7:30 am -  8:30 am.

Saturday registration may require a 1/2 point first round bye.

One ½ pt bye available, any round, if requested before rd. 2 and before any full point bye is awarded.

4 round G/30 Open tourney Fri. 7:30 pm. This G/30 tournament has three sections: Open, U1400 and U750. EF: $10, $$$65% of entry fees. 

Simule tourney Sat. 6:35pm EF:$10 Prizes for win.

Parent/Child team tourney Sat. 6:35pm. EF: $10/team. Trophy prizes.

PlunderChess Quad tourney Sat 7:00pm EF: $10 Quad Winners take home PlunderChess game

Bughouse tourney Sat. 8:35pm. EF: $20. Trophy prizes

The tournament will be run under the USCF Rules of Chess, 5^th E.

Click for TD corner explaining changes from 4^th E. to 5^th E.

NS, NC, W, rule variation 11H1.

Tie breaks. All players having the same final score may claim the same “place.” You may change the plate on your trophy (at your own expense) to reflect this. The following tiebreak system order will be used to determine which tied player receives which trophy. For a description of each of these tiebreak methods, see the USCF’s Official Rules of Chess, 5th edition. If you want more details about how these tie breaks are calculated, you may look at a copy of this rulebook in the Tournament Directors’ Headquarters, in the Tournament Headquarters. 1. Modified Median 2. Solkoff 3. Cumulative 4. Cumulative scores of opposition.

Team Scores. Team scores are composed of the total points of the three top-finishing players of the team. A team must have a minimum of two players to be included in the team standings. A school may enter only up to two teams per grade. Note that a school's team 1 may be paired with school's team 2. When team scores are identical, trophies will be decided by totaling the following tie breaks of the top four players. 1. Cumulative 2. Solkoff 3. Sonnenborn-Berger 4. Kashdan.

Latest version of Swiss Sys will be used. Pairings created by this program are considered legal and may stand even if a pairing is not ideal. This is especially true if pairings have been posted. Current version is at 6.087

Click for United States Chess Federation Introduction to Rated Tournaments.

Click for United States Chess Federation's How to keep score.

TLA: Nov 19-20, 2005  9th Annual Texas K-12 Grade & Collegiate Championships. 6SS, Rds 1-3 G/45, Rds 4-6 G/60. Marriott Plano Dallas at Legacy Town Center, 7120 N Dallas Parkway, Plano, TX 75024. 800-228-9290 or 972-473-6444. Mention Chess tournament for hotel rate. HR: $75/$75/$75/$75. Reserve By 11/04. Open to TX residents & schools. 14 separate tournaments, one per grade (K-12) plus college. Open to Texas residents or players going to Texas Schools. Trophies to top 10 ind. & top 5 teams (top three players added for team scores, no more than 2 teams per school in each grade.)  Winner of 12th Grade Section wins a 4 year scholarship to The University of Texas at Dallas, worth up to $20,000. Scholarship winner must meet UTD entrance requirements and follow team rules.  EF: $28 if postmarked by 11/10. $36 at site. Do not mail after 11/10 as your entry may not be received. Entry Form Entries to Greater Fort Worth Chess Club, c/o Barbara Swafford, PO Box 852, Crowley TX 76036. Entry must include Name, USCF ID (or new/pending), grade & school and school location. Incomplete entries will be charged at site entry fee. Email: fortworthchess@flash.net  Reg. Fri 11/18 from 7:00pm-9:00pm. Reg. Sat.11/19 at 7:30am-8:30am. Sat. registration may require a ½ pt. 1st rd. bye. Sat. rds 9:30-12:00-2:05-4:10. Sun. rds 10-1:15. One ½ pt bye available, any round, if requested before end of rd. 2 and if player has not received a full point bye. Online registration: http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1250815 Team rooms available. Info: Barbara Swafford, 214.533.0061, Side events: 4 rd G/30 open tournament on 11/18 at 7:30 pm This G/30 tournament has three sections: Open, U1400 and U750. EF: $10, $$$65% of entry fees.   Bughouse Open Tournament Sat. 8:35 pm. EF: $20/team. Trophy prizes.  Parent/Child team tourney Sat. 6:35 pm. EF: $10/team. Trophy prizes.  NS, NC, W.