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Online registration for this event will not be available after April 8, 2016 at 8:00 PM MST

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Section Fees & Conditions
K-1 Quallifier $20 USD
Kindergarten through 1st grade.
K-3 Qualifier $20 USD
Kindergarten through 3rd grade.
K-6 Qualifier $20 USD
Kindergarten through 6th grade.
K-9 Qualifier $20 USD
Kindergarten through 9th grade.
K-6 Championship $20 USD
Kindergarten through 6th grade.
K-12 Championship $20 USD
Kindergarten through 12th grade.
Schedule: Round times are 9:00, then as available.
Time Control: Qualifier sections: 5 rds., G/40, 5 second delay. Championship sections: 4 res., G/60, 5 second delay.
Byes: Half (1/2) point bye requests (2 maximum) are available for all rounds.
Byes must be requested prior to the start of round 2.
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Southern Arizona Chess Association www.sazchess.org

Tucson Scholastics (South Regional Qualifier #2)

April 9, 2016 

Location: Sonoran Science Academy. 2325 W Sunset Rd Tucson AZ 85741.

Directions: Take either Campbell or Oracle to River. Take River west to La Cholla. Take La Cholla north from River to Sunset. Go west on Sunset. MapQuest.

USCF Rated.

Individual Swiss format in 6 sections:
Championship: K-6 Championship K-12 Championship
Qualifier: Junior High (K-9) Elementary (K-6) Primary (K-3) Kindergarten/1st Grade (K-1) ***Only the Qualifier sections allow for eligibility for the State tournament.

Registration is done online via Events4Chess.com by Friday, April 8, at 8:00 pm.

USCF Annual Membership may be purchased online at the USCF website.
$20 per player required upon registration. Bring chess clocks and sets, none provided.

Check-in is not required. Please arrive by 8:15 am to inform us of players that will not attend. Pairings are posted at 8:45 am. Announcements start at 8:55 am and play begins at 9:00 am! Players should be seated as soon as the pairings are posted.
Round times are 9:00, then as available.

TIME CONTROL:

Championship sections: 4 rounds, Game in 60 minutes (per player) with a 5 second delay. Qualifier sections: 5 rounds, Game in 40 minutes (per player) with a 5 second delay.

AWARDS:

Championship Division: 1st - 5th Individual in each section
Qualifier Division: 1st - 3rd Team in each section (based on top 4 players) Qualifier Division: 4 points or more: Individual Trophy
Qualifier Division: 3 and 3.5 points: Individual Medal

Information:
April 23-24, 2016 – Arizona Scholastic State Chess Championships

Flyer/Information – Southern Arizona Chess Association – www.sazchess.org

Qualifications:To play in the Arizona Scholastic State Chess Championships, a player must qualify a “slot” at a Regional Qualifier. A school may bring the number of players equal to the number of slots qualified at all Regional Qualifiers +1; a team qualifying exactly two slots in a division may bring four players in that division. Players qualify slots by: K-1 division: play at least 4 rounds OR score 3 points; Primary K-3, Elementary K-6, and Junior High K-9: score at least 3 points at a qualifier;

High School Grades 9-12: do not have to qualify. A player may not qualify more than one slot, regardless of the number of qualifiers played.

 

Email: scholastic@sazchess.org; SACA website: www.sazchess.org/