2018 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND SCHOLASTIC CHESS TEAMS TOURNAMENT

HIGH SCHOOL SECTION

The Memorial Day Weekend Scholastic Chess Teams Tournament will be held at Bonny Eagle Middle School, 92 Sokokis

Trail, Buxton, ME 04093 on Saturday May 26th, 2018. ALL TEAMS MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED.

PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRES THAT ALL INFORMATION BE RECEIVED BY THE TUESDAY

IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE OF THE TOURNAMENT. After the Tuesday deadline, team members

may be changed due to illness, etc., but no team will be allowed to enter after the deadline. Include all possible players in

the pre-registration materials, as no additions may be made on the day. Changes must be kept to AN ABSOLUTE

MINIMUM and must be made by the Thursday afternoon preceding the tournament, if at all possible.

This will allow us to start Round 1 in the High School Section as close to 8:30 AM as possible. Pre-payment for

the teams is strongly urged as this will speed up the registration process, but you may pay on the day of the tournament.

Please check in with the registration desk to confirm your presence and correctness of the entries prior

to 8:00 AM. Any late team (e.g., travel difficulties) may request a 1/2-point bye for the first round, but the request must

be made by 8:00 AM on the day of the tournament. Call the Tournament Leader (see below) to request the bye by the

previous evening if at all possible, or the cell phone number (day of the tournament only) provided below to contact the

tournament site.

COMPLETE THIS ENTRY FORM TO REGISTER YOUR TEAM FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL SECTION

HIGH SCHOOL TEAM TOURNAMENT LEADER:

Oisin O’Searcoid Phone: (207) 727-9177

E-Mail: osearcoid@bonnyeagle.org

TOURNAMENT DATES: HIGH SCHOOL (9-12*) TEAMS: MAY 26 (SATURDAY)

TIME CONTROLS: GAME/60; no delay

TIEBREAKS: U.S. Amateur Team Fixed-Roster (Championship); 1. Solkoff 2. Cumulative 3. Cumulative

of Opposition

*NOTE: The high school section is open to any K-12 student, i.e., any K-12 student may play in these sections as a team of

1. One player lower than 9th Grade may be on any high school section team provided that the coach states that a high

school player to fill the slot could not be found. The High School Novice Section is for players who do not have a USCF

rating.

HIGH SCHOOL SECTION (**First Round will start at 8:30 a.m.**)

ENTRY FEES: For USCF members with verification of USCF membership expiration date, the entry fee is $5/person.

USCF Membership is required, and may be purchased on site with a credit card. However, we encourage you to process

memberships in advance through USCF. If your organization requires more than 7 memberships it is worthwhile

exploring becoming an affiliate of USCF, as memberships are cheaper through their Group Membership Plan.

FORMAT: Each high school championship team will consist of 5 players ranked from strongest (Board 1) to weakest

(Board 5). We will follow the four-round match play, five-player format where a school will play against a 5-person team

from another school. EACH HIGH SCHOOL MAY ENTER ONLY 1 TEAM IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP SECTION.

NOTE: a school may enter as a team with less than five players provided they agree to lose 1 game point for each missing

player per round. For a four person team, Board five will be an automatic forfeit. (An individual player, i.e., not

representing the school, may be assigned by the TD to such a short-handed team, but that player does not earn points

toward the team's score.)

PRIZES: TEAM COMPETITIONS: 1st and 2nd PLACE TEAM TROPHIES. INDIVIDUAL TROPHIES TO PLAYERS

FROM TOP 2 TEAMS (limited to the number of players included in team score).

NOTE ON TEAM MEMBER ELIGIBILITY: All members from a competing team must attend the same school.

Home-schooled players are exceptions. Home-schoolers playing for a school team must utilize the chess program of the

district in which the home-schooler lives, or in the absence of a chess program in that school district, the chess program

closest to the home-schooler's home. Some exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis with suitable notice (two

weeks before the event), and may require verification from that school’s administration.

FOOD: Snacks will be available on site for the events. Drinks and food will NOT be allowed at the playing tables.

HEADPHONES: Excessive volume may be a distraction to your neighbors. Please be respectful and turn down volume if

asked. Headphones will NOT be allowed at the playing tables.

CELLPHONES/ELECTRONIC DEVICES: Cellphones and/or other electronic devices are NOT permitted at the

playing tables.

CHESS NOTATION: Recording of games is REQUIRED for all high school tournaments.

DIRECTIONS: Bonny Eagle Middle School is located at the corner of Route 35 and Route 22 in Buxton. Parking is

available on site, and overflow parking is available in the High School next door.

**PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO BONNY EAGLE MIDDLE SCHOOL**

MAIL CHECKS C/O BONNY EAGLE CHESS CLUB, 92 SOKOKIS TRAIL, BUXTON, ME 04093

PLEASE BRING AS MANY BOARDS, CLOCKS AND SETS AS YOU CAN!!!!

OTHER ITEMS OF NOTE

1. Having people other than the TD available to answer any questions about the tournament, pairings, etc., is a great help.

This frees up the TDs to concentrate on the pairings that will, hopefully, result in an accurate start time and less time

between rounds. If you or a parent are familiar with chess tournaments and are willing to volunteer, please indicate this on

the registration sheet. This is especially important for the hour preceding the first round.

2. Due to the great amount of paperwork involved using this format, team coaches will be asked to complete as much of

the tournament information as possible during the tournament. Please be cooperative.

3. ALL COACHES NEED TO REPORT IN AND MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THEIR TEAM ROSTERS BETWEEN 8:00 and

8:30AM. (These last minute changes should be avoided if at all possible, and are restricted only to board order of unrated

players, and removals of absent pre-registered players.)

4. Due to the size of the tournaments, the number of students present poses challenges. Coaches and chaperones, please

be diligent in knowing where your kids are and intervene where behavior is inappropriate or the noise level becomes

unacceptable for the setting.

SOME HELPFUL INFORMATION: Each player is expected to record their game to his/her best

ability and be able to operate a chess clock. All teams should bring as much equipment as possible. No

one (except coaches) should talk to any player who is playing in a match. Coaches are allowed to

suggest, in the presence of the TD or Assistant TD, playing for a win or a draw based solely on team

points and not on board position.

If you have ANY questions about the tournament, please contact the Tournament Leader.