2005-2006 GATEWAY CHESS LEAGUE TOURNAMENT
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DATE – The tournament will be played on Saturday, November 19, 2005.
PLACE – The tournament will be played at O’Fallon High School, 600 South Smiley, O’Fallon, IL-62269.
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, November 18.
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 five rounds at 9:30, 11:30, 1:30, 3:30 and 5:30. Students in grades nine through twelve are eligible. Each school may enter any number of players. The school score is the sum of the four highest player scores. Four school trophies and trophies to the top ten players, the top three players with ratings under 1000 and the top three players with ratings under 800. Time control is game in forty-five minutes.
NINTH GRADE AND UNDER DIVISION FORMAT – The tournament will be played in five rounds at 9:30, 11:30, 1:30, 3:30 and 5:30. Students in kindergarten through grade nine are eligible. Each school may enter any number of players. The school score is the sum of the four highest player scores. Two school trophies and eight individual trophies will be awarded. The time control is game in forty-five minutes. Players may be paired with players in the EIGHTH GRADE AND UNDER DIVISION.
EIGHTH GRADE AND UNDER DIVISION FORMAT – The tournament will be played in five rounds at 9:30, 11:30, 1:30, 3:30 and 5:30. Students in kindergarten through grade eight are eligible. Each school may enter any number of players. The school score is the sum of the four highest player scores. Two school trophies and eight individual trophies will be awarded. The time control is game in forty-five minutes. Players may be paired with players in the NINTH GRADE AND UNDER DIVISION.
SIXTH GRADE AND UNDER DIVISION FORMAT – The tournament will be played in five rounds at 9:30, 11:30, 1:30, 3:30 and 5:30. Students in kindergarten through grade six are eligible. Each school may enter any number of players. The school score is the sum of the four highest player scores. Two school trophies and eight individual trophies will be awarded. The time control is game in forty-five minutes. Players may be paired with players in the FIFTH GRADE AND UNDER DIVISION.
FIFTH GRADE AND UNDER DIVISION FORMAT – The tournament will be played in six rounds at 9:30, 11:30, 1:30, 3:30 and 5:30. Students in kindergarten through grade five are eligible. Each school may enter any number of players. The school score is the sum of the four highest player scores. Two school trophies and eight individual trophies will be awarded. The time control is game in forty-five minutes. Players may be paired with players in the SIXTH GRADE AND UNDER DIVISION.
RATINGS – United States Chess Federation Ratings will be used where possible. Grade twelve students without ratings will be assigned a rating of 800, grade eleven students without ratings will be assigned a rating of 750 and so forth.
AWARDS PRESENTATIONS – Awards will be presented at 7:30. No awards will be presented before this times.
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.
ENTRY FEE – The entry fee is $8.00 per player. Checks must be written to INTERSCHOLASTIC CHESS.
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.