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National Scholastic Chess Tournament Regulations 2018 National Scholastic Chess Tournament Regulations 2018 NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC CHESS TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS FOR USE IN THE FOLLOWING TOURNAMENTS: US CHESS SUPERNATIONALS US CHESS SPRING NATIONALS NATIONAL ELEMENTARY (K-6) CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP NATIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL/JUNIOR HIGH (K-9) CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (K-12) CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP US CHESS FALL NATIONALS NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC K-12 GRADE CHAMPIONSHIP US CHESS YOUTH EVENTS NATIONAL YOUTH ACTION CHAMPIONSHIP U.S. JUNIOR CHESS CONGRESS U.S. JUNIOR OPEN FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1984 THIS EDITION IS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1, 2018 CHANGES FROM THE JANUARY 2017 EDITION ARE HIGHLIGHTED USING STRIKE-THROUGH TEXT AND RED TEXT 2018 National Scholastic Chess Tournament Regulations THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY BLANK 2018 National Scholastic Chess Tournament Regulations TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................ a-c SUMMARY OF CHANGES FOR 2018 ......................................................................................................... d 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Basic Principles. .................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Tournament Proposals. ........................................................................................................................ 1 1.3 US Chess Point of Contact. ................................................................................................................. 1 2 EVENT DATES .................................................................................................................................... 1 2.1 National Scholastic Events .................................................................................................................. 1 2.2 National Youth Events ........................................................................................................................ 1 3 SITE SELECTION AND CHARACTERISTICS ........................................................................................ 2 3.1 Quality and Site Selection. .................................................................................................................. 2 3.2 Site Characteristics. ............................................................................................................................. 2 4 LODGING ........................................................................................................................................... 3 4.1 Cost ..................................................................................................................................................... 3 5 TRANSPORTATION............................................................................................................................. 3 6 FINANCES .......................................................................................................................................... 3 6.1 Contracts ............................................................................................................................................. 3 6.2 Responsibilities ................................................................................................................................... 3 7 FOOD & EQUIPMENT VENDORS ....................................................................................................... 3 8 STAFFING........................................................................................................................................... 3 8.1 Chief Tournament Director ................................................................................................................. 3 8.2 Number of TDs.................................................................................................................................... 4 8.3 Compensation ...................................................................................................................................... 4 8.4 Volunteers ........................................................................................................................................... 4 9 BACK ROOM & AUTOMATION REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................. 4 9.1 Back Room .......................................................................................................................................... 4 9.2 Printers ................................................................................................................................................ 5 9.3 Computers. .......................................................................................................................................... 5 10 PUBLICITY ......................................................................................................................................... 5 10.1 Importance ........................................................................................................................................... 5 10.2 Announcements / Press Releases ........................................................................................................ 5 10.3 Program Book ..................................................................................................................................... 5 11 ENTRY FEES & REGISTRATION ........................................................................................................ 5 11.1 Fees & Entry Deadlines ....................................................................................................................... 5 11.2 Late Registration, Section Change Requests, Byes, and Check-in Procedures ................................... 5 12 PLAYER ELIGIBILITY ........................................................................................................................ 6 12.1 General Eligibility ............................................................................................................................... 6 12.2 Age and Grade Eligibility ................................................................................................................... 7 12.3 Rating Supplements............................................................................................................................. 7 12.4 Other Rating Systems .......................................................................................................................... 7 12.5 Definition of an Unrated Player. ......................................................................................................... 9 13 TEAM REQUIREMENTS FOR NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC EVENTS ........................................................ 9 13.1 Individual Tournament, Team Scoring ............................................................................................... 9 13.2 Team Composition .............................................................................................................................. 9 13.3 Home Schooled Students .................................................................................................................... 9 a 2018 National Scholastic Chess Tournament Regulations 13.4 Virtual School Students ..................................................................................................................... 10 13.5 Team Size .......................................................................................................................................... 10 13.6 Other Specifications .......................................................................................................................... 10 14 TEAM REQUIREMENTS FOR NATIONAL YOUTH EVENTS ............................................................... 10 14.1 Basic Team Composition .................................................................................................................. 10 14.2 Club Teams ....................................................................................................................................... 11 15 OPENING CEREMONY ..................................................................................................................... 11 15.1 Ceremony Length .............................................................................................................................. 11 16 AWARDS CEREMONY ...................................................................................................................... 11 16.1 Ceremony Length .............................................................................................................................. 11 16.2 Number of Awards Presented ........................................................................................................... 11 16.3 Awards Presentation .......................................................................................................................... 12 17 SECURITY AND HEALTH.................................................................................................................. 12 17.1 Security ............................................................................................................................................. 12 17.2 Health Matters ..................................................................................................................................
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