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 Extreme Chess
State Scholastics
Championship Regulations
This Revision Approved April 6, 2002
1.1 The Championships should be held, whenever
possible, the first weekend of April or as close to said date as
possible.
1.2 Bids for the Tournament should be presented
to the Extreme Chess Scholastic Chair as soon after the current yearıs
Championships, but no later then the end of April, and the Scholastic
Chair will make his recommendations for Board approval at the next
Extreme Chess Board after the submission deadline. If no bids are received,
or none are acceptable to the Board, the process may be reopened.
1.3 The Championships shall have a K-12 Championship
(High School), K-8 Championship (Junior High School), K-6 Championship
(Elementary School), K-3 Championship (Primary School) and Kindergarten
Section. At least one section should be available in each of these
divisions for players whose ratings may not merit competition in
the Championship divisions with the exception of the Kindergarten
section.
2.1 The United States Chess Federationıs Rule
Book establishes the regulations for this tournament. The Scholastic
Committee has supplemented those rules with the following:
2.1.1 No interference in any individualıs game
2.1.2 No distruption of the tournament either
inside or outside of the playing rooms.
2.1.3 No entering the computer/Tournament Director
area without permission from the Director. The only individuals
allowed in this area are the directors and the liaisons for the
tournament.
2.1.4 Any question about the tournamentpairings,
placement, seeding, locationshould be directed to a TD, preferably
the Chief TD. The appropriate TD will return with an answer and
if need be a resolution to the question at a designated area outside
the computer room
2.1.5 The Chief TD, the organizer or the sponsor
of the tournament may expel from the site anyone who violates the
rules. If a player continues to be disruptive s/he may be required
to forfeit all of their completed games. A parent who continues
to be disruptive may have his/her child or children removed from
the tournament. A coach who continues to be disruptive may have
his team disqualified, however, no players will be disqualified
because of the actions of a coach. An appeal by the player, parent
or coach to his/her removal may be heard by a committee headed by
the Chief TD and consisting of the organizer and the sponsor of
the tournament.
2.2 Half-point byes will be available for one
round, if requested with an advanced entry. 0 point byes shall be
available for all rounds. No half-point byes will be available for
the last round.
2.3 Players registering the day of the event
might not be paired for the first round and might not be eligible
to receive the one half-point bye points.
2.4 No section changes may be made for players
after the announced check-in time, except for errors made by the
organizing and/or TD staff.
2.5 All substitutions or section changes at
check-in should be made the day before the first round. Changes
made after that may be subject to a late fee equal to the early
registration fee being levied, with the exception of errors made
by the organizing or TD staff.
2.6 Players from the same school will not be
paired together unless more than half of the players in a score
group are from the same school.
2.7 The recognized forms of notation are algebraic
and descriptive.
2.8 Recording of chess notation is required
in the K-6 Championship sections of all sections of the Junior High/Middle
School and the National High School.
2.9 Although strongly encouraged, the recording
of chess notation is not required in the non-championship
sections of the Elementary nor any of the Primary school sections
grades K-3. However, those not keeping score give up the right to
claim time forfeitures in the primary time control or draws requiring
the corroboration of a score sheet.
2.10 Specially designed large scoresheets must
be available for the K-6 sections. Scoresheets may be printed in
the tournament program booklet.
2.11 Any individual, who because of religious
conviction, cannot record or use a clock at the tournament has the
right to have a designated individual record the moves and punch
the clock. However, a request for this exception must be submitted
in writing at least two weeks prior to the championships in order
for the organizer to find a qualified person to notate and work
the clock.
2.12 A playoff will be held on the Saturday
following the Championships if there is a tie in the High School
Section for the representative from Extreme Chess to the Denker Tournament.
Tournament time controls and rules will apply for the playoff. Any
contender not showing for the playoff will forfeit the chance to
represent Extreme Chess at the Denker Tournament of State High School
Champions.
2.13 The tournament organizer has the right
to immediately expel any player using a site telephone (pay or otherwise)
without a monitor or a TD. However, this disciplinary action should
appear on the application and in the program and must be posted
at all telephone banks.
2.14 The Primary sections of the event must
be closed to everyone except the players and tournament staff (always
be prepared to restrict access when necessary). Relatives and coaches
of players are not allowed to serve as volunteers in the same section
as participating players.
2.15 The organizer may close off other sections
of the championship.
2.16 Opposing players must fill out and sign
the result form indicating the result of the game. A TD will pick
up the form at the board.
2.17 Announcements may only be made prior to
the start of each round.
2.18 Late arrival forfeits will occur 30 minutes
from the announced round start time or 15 minutes from the actual
start time, whichever is later. This information must be included
on the flyer for the tournament.
2.19 Photography using cameras with flash or
audible shutters is restricted to the first five minutes of each
round. The tournament organizer may assign a staff photographer
who can take photographs at anytime as long as they are silent and
unobtrusive.
3.1 Individual and team titles may be won only
by Idaho residents. Any scholastic player or team
can win the place trophies.
3.2 All players must be U.S. Chess Federation
members and all non-school Clubs must be registered with the USCF.
3.3 Age requirements: the following ages are
as of January 1 of the year of competition:
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Elementary: Under age 13
Kindergarten: Under age 7
K-3: Under age 10
K-5: Under age 12
Junior High/Middle School:
K-8: Under age 15
K-9: Under age 16
High School:
K-12: Under age 19 |
Kindergarten: under age 6
1st Grade: Under age 7
2nd Grade: Under age 8
3rd Grade: Under age 9
4th Grade: Under age 10
5th Grade: Under age 11
6th Grade: Under age 12
7th Grade: Under age 13
8th Grade: Under age 14
9th Grade: Under age 15
10th Grade: Under age 16
11th Grade: Under age 17
12th Grade: Under age 18 |
3.4 The February USCF rating supplement will be
used for any State Championship
held before April 15.
4.1 Each school may enter only one team
per section.
4.2 To play as a School Team, all players must be enrolled as full-time
students at the school they are representing. No combined schools
are allowed.
4.3 Home-taught students may only compete for or as a USCF registered
club.
4.4 A school is defined as having one name, under one principal,
director or equivilent, in one building or connected
adjacent buildings or on one campus..
4.41 Example 1: A school district (K-12) may be incorporated
under one name, in one school, with one principal. Its K-6 students
may play for that schoolıs elementary, Junior High/Middle School and
high school teams, while its grades 7-9 students may play for its
Junior High/Middle School and high school teams.
4.42 Example 2: A school district may house certain grade levels
(K-6, 7-9, etc.) in separate schools with different principals. Its
students may represent only the grade level/s covered by their particular
school.
4.5 A School Team must contain a minimum of two players from the same
school to be eligible for team prizes.
4.6 School Team or non-school Club size is unlimited, but only the
top 4 scores count in the State Championships and top 3 in the Grade
Level..
4.7 The Coach is responsible for assuring that all of his players
are properly registered as members of his School Team or Club.
4.8 USCF Scholastic Affiliate Membership is encouraged for all schools.
4.9 The tournament organizer may offer Club as well as School Team
awards.
4.91 If more then two players from the same school are competing in
the same section they must constitute a School Team. The third school
player and all others in that section will have no say in their being
designated part of the School Team.
4.92 Players cannot compete for both a Club and a School Team.
4.93 No additions or corrections to Club roosters can be made after
the second round unless it is the removal of a qualified School Team
player as noted in 4.91 above.
4.10 No School Team or Club award can be given for the combined points
of the Clubs or School Teams in more then one division/section.
4.11 No School Team or Club award will be given in the Kindergarten
section.
5.1 Computer programs are now used to determine
pairings, standings and tie-breaks.
5.2 If tie-breaks are done by hand, they should be calculated at the
end of the next-to-last-round. Careful preparation for manually calculating
tie-breaks is necessary, even when using a computer.
5.3 All players tied for first place are considered co-winners,
but trophies will be awarded based on tie-breaks. Only the winners
of a championship section shall be designated State Champion.
If the winner(s) of the championship section does not reside in Northern
Califorina, then the title will be awarded to the highest position
attained in the section by a resident(s) of Idaho.
5.4 Tie-breaks are used only to award trophies. Players or teams with
like scores are equal and may change the plate on their trophy to
reflect this (at their own cost).
5.5 When individual scores are equal, the following order of tie-break
systems will be used to designate individual awards:
5.51 Modified Median
5.52 Solkoff
5.53 Sonneborn-Berger
5.54 Cumulative
5.55 Kashdan
5.56 Game result between tied players
5.57 Most Blacks
5.58 Coin flip
5.6 When team scores are equal, the following order of tie-break systems
will be used to designate team awards:
5.61 Total individual cumulative
5.62 Total Solkoff
5.63 Total Sonnenborn-Berger
5.64 Total Kashdan
5.65 Coin flip
5.7 A list of pairings by team should be provided to coaches at least
15 minutes prior to the start of each round. All players from the
team should be listed alphabetically regardless of section. The team
pairing lists should be distributed alphabetically by team.
5.8 Team standings should be posted as soon as possible after each
round ends.
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