2005-2006 BOLLINGER MEMORIAL GRADE TOURNAMENT
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DATE – The tournament will be played on Saturday, March 18, 2006.

PLACE – The tournament will be played at Wydown Middle School, Saint Louis, Missouri – 63105.

REGISTRATION – Tournament registration will be from 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.  Advanced registration using the internet is recommended.  Go to www.gatewaychess.org and click on the registration page, and follow the instructions.  The deadline for registration is 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 17.

ELIGIBILITY – All students in kindergarten through grade twelve are eligible.  Schools may not enter teams in sections that include grades higher than the highest grade in the school that the team represents.

HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION FORMAT – The tournament will be played in three rounds at 9:30, 12:00 and 2:30.  Students in grades nine through twelve are eligible.  Each school may enter any number of players.  Players will compete against players in the same grade.  The school score is the sum of the four highest player scores, regardless of grade.  Trophies will be awarded to the top four schools, and the top four players in each grade twelve, grade eleven, grade ten and grade nine.  The time control is game in sixty minutes.

EIGHTH GRADE AND UNDER DIVISION FORMAT – The tournament will be played in six rounds at 9:30, 11:30 and 1:30.  Students in kindergarten through eight are eligible.  Each school may enter any number of players.  Players will compete against players in the same grade. The school score is the sum of the four highest player scores.  Trophies will be awarded to the top three schools, the top four players in grade eight, grade seven, grade six, grade five, grade four and the primary grades.  The time control is game in sixty minutes.

SIXTH GRADE AND UNDER DIVISION FORMAT – The tournament will be played in six rounds at 9:30, 11:30 and 1:30.  Students in kindergarten through six are eligible.  Each school may enter any number of players.  Players will compete against players in the same grade. The school score is the sum of the four highest player scores.  Trophies will be awarded to the top three schools, and the top four players in grade six, grade five, grade four and the primary grades.  The time control is game in sixty minutes.

FIFTH GRADE AND UNDER DIVISION FORMAT – The tournament will be played in six rounds at 9:30, 11:30 and 1:30.  Students in kindergarten through five are eligible.  Each school may enter any number of players.  Players will compete against players in the same grade. The school score is the sum of the four highest player scores.  Trophies will be awarded to the top three schools, and the top four players in grade five, grade four and the primary grades.  The time control is game in sixty minutes.

AWARDS PRESENTATIONS – Awards will be presented at 4:00.  No awards will be presented before this time.

ENTRY FEE – The entry fee is $8.00 per player.  Checks must be written to INTERSCHOLASTIC CHESS.

RATINGS – United States Chess Federation Ratings will be used where possible.  Grade twelve players without ratings will be assigned a rating of 800, grade eleven players without ratings will be assigned a rating of 750 and so forth.

UNITED STATES CHESS FEDERATION – United States Chess Federation membership is required for tournament participation.  Players must either show proof of membership or purchase membership at the tournament.  The cost  for players between fifteen years of age and nineteen years of age is $25.00 for one year membership and subscription of CHESS LIFE.  The cost for players less than fifteen years of age is $19.00 for one year membership and subscription to CHESS LIFE, or $13.00 for one year membership and subscription to SCHOOL MATES.

TIE BREAKERS – Ties will be broken using the SOLKOFF SYSTEM, the SONNENBOERN-BERGER SYSTEM, the MEDIAN SYSTEM and the CUMULATIVE SYSTEM.

EQUIPMENT – Players are responsible for providing sets, boards and clocks and pen or pencil for writing game notation.  Limited numbers of sets, boards and clocks will be available for those without necessary equipment.  Sets, boards and clocks will be on sale at the tournament.

SPONSORS – Each school must have either a sponsor or parent present.  There will be a sponsors and parents meeting during round one.

TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR – The tournament director is Edward Baur.

FURTHER INFORMATION – Please call Edward Baur at 314-965-4853 on school days or at 314-645-2897 evenings and weekends or Thomas Johnston at 314-997-2900 on school days or at 636-397-1395 evenings and weekends.