2010 Washington State
Mini-Teams Championship
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Site
Interlake High School, 16245 NE 24th Street, Bellevue, WA 98008 (Get Google maps driving directions)
Take these directions with you on tournament day!
From SR-520:
- Take 148th Ave NE exit (going south)
- From the left lane on 148th, turn left at NE 24th at stop light
- Drive one mile on 24th (going west), past Unigard Insurance Complex
- Turn Right at Interlake HS entrance off 24th across from 161st Ave NE
- Give yourself plenty of time; these are very congested areas.
Eligible
Any Washington High School, Middle School or Junior High School is eligible to enter as many teams as desired.
Note that 5th graders attending a middle school are welcome too. Extra players or singles are welcome – we will compose teams from the extra players. Note, no pre-composed teams from mixed schools will be allowed – all decisions on composed teams will be made by WHSCA staff in an effort to maintain fairness.
Format
One section. It will be a five round, Swiss system section, pairings by TEAMS of three players each. All players on a team must be from same school, except for composed teams by TD staff and "extra" players from a school may be invited to complete a team with only two players. No substitutions.
If there is a tie for 1st Place there will be a speed chess team playoff (Game in 3 minutes with a 2 second delay). The tie-breaks for all other ties for team trophies will be broken by team Solkoff. Teams will not change once set at check-in.
Schedule
100% advanced registration only by e-mail.
Doors open at 9:00 am. All pre-registered teams must check in no later than 9:30 a.m. to play in the first round.
Players' meeting 10:00.
Rounds: 10:15, 11:30, 1:00 pm, 2:15, 3:30. Awards soon thereafter.
Be patient with tournament directors – team events are difficult to run.
Time Control
Game/30 with 5 second delay (30 minutes per player per game).
Recording of moves required until one player has less than 5 minutes on the clock, when both players may stop recording. Touch-move rules apply throughout entire game.
Rated
Northwest Scholastic Rating System (NWSRS). No memberships required.
Bring
Sets, boards, clocks, writing utensils, competitive desire. Please do not come unequipped to WHSCA tournaments!
Food on Site
There will be some concessions available at Interlake High School.
Awards
An appropriate amount of trophies and medals.
TD
WHSCA staff.
Entry Fee
$45.00 per team ($15 individual)
Player Entries
Only E-mail entries will be accepted!
Send all entries to dellinger@seaprep.org.
All player entries must be received by 8:00 pm on Thursday, November 18th.
Be sure to include:- School name
- List players in board order
- Full name and grade of each player
No completely new team registrations on site (except for WHSCA composed teams).
Make Checks Payable To
WHSCA (Washington High School Chess Association).
All payment for entry fees is to be paid at check-in! Do not mail your entry fees.
Questions or Concerns
David Ellinger at dellinger@seaprep.org.
Day of tournament, call 206-458-9403 (Dave's cell phone)