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Online registration for this event will not be available after January 10, 2020 at 6:00 PM MST
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| Schedule: | 5 Rounds SS. Rounds at 9am, 11am, 12:45pm, 2:30pm and 4:15pm. Awards ceremony after Round 5 is complete. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Time Control: | Game in 40 minutes (per player); delay clocks set at 40 minutes + 5 second delay. Please bring chess clocks, none provided. |
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| Byes: | Half (1/2) point bye requests (2 maximum) are available for all rounds. Byes must be requested prior to the start of round 1. |
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| Notes/Terms: | See attached flyer under 'Files'. Location: Doubletree Suites Tucson Airport, 7051 So. Tucson Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85756, Hotel Rate $99 (Includes breakfast for up to four) by 12/27. Reserve by calling (520) 225-0800 (use code SAC), or reserve online at http://group.doubletree.com/SouthernAZChessAssoc Description: USCF rated 5 round Swiss tournament in 10 sections based on grade. Sections are Kindergarten through 8th grade and High School (9th-12th). Players must register in their current grade level and cannot play up. Registration: Online at www.events4chess.com until 6 pm on January 10, 2020 or via mail-in entry form (postmarked by 1/4/20) or on-site Friday 5-8 pm or Saturday 8-9 am. The entry fee for the event is as follows: $40 if received by December 22 $50 if received between December 23 and January 8 $60 after January 8 (Saturday on-site entries may receive a 1/2-point bye for 1st round) Proof of current USCF membership required. If not USCF member, please join USCF at https://secure2.uschess.org/webstore/member.php prior to registering. Time Control: Game in 40 minutes; delay clocks set at 40 minutes + 5 second delay. Schedule: Round times: 9:00a, 11:00a, 12:45p, 2:30p & 4:15p. Half point byes available all rounds with a maximum of two if requested prior to the start of round 1. Awards: Individual: Top 6 in Grades K, 1st, 7th, 8th, and High School; Top 10 in 2nd - 6th. Team: Top 3 in Grades K, 1st; 7th, 8th, and High School; Top 5 in 2nd - 6th. Participation trophies to all in K section. Medals to all scoring 3.5 points not receiving a trophy. Participation ribbons to all. ***Top 3 scores comprise a team. Information: Lee LaFrese, (520) 906-7305, sazchess.events@gmail.com Blitz Event: Friday, January 10th at 6:30pm. Blitz Registration: https://www.events4chess.com/events/?event_ID=1089 *The Arizona State Grade Championships/Blitz Championships are not qualifiers for the Arizona State Scholastic Championship* Electronic Device Policy SACA will be following the US Chess policy adopted for national events regarding electronic devices for this championship. Participants (upon starting their game) and spectators (where permitted) must not have on their person in the playing area any cell phone, smart watch, tablet, laptop, or other Internet-enabled device. This includes all electronic scoresheets. If a player wishes to bring such a device into the tournament hall, the device must be turned off (not placed into “silent” or “airplane” mode) and placed either face-up on the table where the player has a game in progress, or placed into a bag that the player does not carry or open during the game in progress. Any player that needs an exemption to the policy may email information@sazchess.org for more information. |