2024 Chicago All Girls Chess Tournament

June 1, 2024

Bateman Elementary

Tournament RSVP

No pre-registration is required for this tournament. Please RSVP for the event below so that we know how many players to expect. Please arrive at the tournament before 9:30 am to ensure you are checked-in on time for round #1.

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Tournament Details

Schedule:
Check-in: 8:30 am - 9:30am
Tournament: 10:00am - 3:00pm

Players must have a trusted adult onsite turning the event in case of emergency.

All rounds will begin approximately 15 minutes after the end of the previous round for each section. Start times for each section may stagger depending on the speed of play of games in each section.

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6 Sections:
Kindergarten - 2nd Grade, 3rd - 5th Grade, 6th - 8th Grade

Non-rated, no entry fee.
Swiss-style, 5 rounds in all sections, USCF standard tiebreaks, blitz playoff to separate two 5.0 scores when time permits.
To keep tournaments moving in a timely fashion, novice games can be clocked after 30 minutes of play at the floor director’s discretion.
Sets provided.

Byes:

1 Point Byes will be awarded to players that are present for a round, but there is an odd number of players in the section and they are selected to be the “odd person out.”

1/2 point byes are awarded for requested byes. Players are allowed up to two 1/2 point byes per tournament and must be requested before the round requested is paired and posted.

0 point byes will be given to players that check in late to the tournament. 0 point byes will also be given to players that are present at the tournament, arrive late to their board and forefeit the round, but do not wish to be removed from the tournament.

Awards:
Individual trophies to the top 7 in all sections.