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At CCF, we believe all are welcome at the chess board. Please email programs@chicagochessfoundation.org to let us know about any requests for accommodations related to disabilities on your team.
Tournament Details
Schedule:
Check-in: 8:30am - 9:30am
Tournament: 10:00am - 4:00pm
All players must check-in at the tournament site before 9:30 am. ALL PLAYERS THAT ARRIVE AFTER 9:30AM WILL NOT BE PAIRED FOR THE FIRST ROUND.
Players must have a trusted adult onsite during the event in case of emergency.
All rounds will begin approximately 15 minutes after the end of the previous round for each sections. Start times for each section may stagger depending on the speed of play of games in each section.
Announcements will be made at the start of each round, and players must immediately proceed to the playing area. It is the responsibility of the players, coaches, and parents to be attentive for announcements. Players that arrive 10 minutes after the announced start time for a round will receive a forfeit loss and will be dropped from the tournament.
6 Sections:
Pawns (K-1st), Knights (2nd-3rd), Bishops (4th-5th), Rooks (6th-8th), Intermediate, Advanced.
Non-rated, no entry fee.
Swiss-style, 5 rounds in all sections except 4 rounds in Advanced, 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 20 minutes of play at the floor directors discretion.
G/20 and 5 sec. delay in five rounds for the intermediate section.
G/30 and 5 sec. delay in four rounds for the advanced section.
Sets and clocks provided.
1/2 point for all requested byes, full point for all odd-player byes.
Awards:
Individual trophies to the top 7 in all sections. Team trophies to the top two teams in all novice sections and one team trophy for the Intermediate and Advanced sections. Team score calculated by top four scores all sections.
Section Move Up Requirements:
CCF tracks the performance of players in their tournaments. Because our tournaments are unrated, we want to ensure that there is balance in the level of play in each section. We do this by requiring students to move from their respective sections to the next highest level* after a certain number of trophies at our tournaments. These guidelines are as followed:
Pawns to Intermediate = four trophies; or outright win and two other trophies
Knights & Bishops to Intermediate = three trophies; or outright win and one other trophy
Rook to Intermediate = two trophies; or outright win
Intermediate to Advanced = two trophies; or outright win
* Intermediate is the section above Novice, regardless of grade level section. Advanced is the section above Intermediate.
Note: All Novice players are welcome and encouraged to move to our Intermediate or Advanced section at any time. Stronger competition usually leads to sustained growth.