2011 Washington State High School
State Team Championship
Friday & Saturday, February 11 & 12, 2011
Site
Blaine High School Cafeteria, 1055 H Street, Blaine, WA 98230. (Get Google maps driving directions)
Register your team using our new online entry form before Wednesday, February 22nd at 8:00 pm!
Directions
From Northbound I-5:
- Drive north on I-5 to Exit 275 (Hwy 543 North)
- Take the first left on to Boblett Street
- Turn right on to the drive that is just past the stadium
- Follow the drive north to the parking lot
- The cafeteria is north of the parking lot
Take these directions with you on tournament day!
Format
5 round Swiss system tournament of 5 player teams with 2 optional reserves.
Pairing, placing by team point system (all board scores count!). Pairing is "head-on" - no adjustments within score groups. Teams from the same league will not be paired in the early rounds whenever possible, and when not counter to the basic rules of Swiss pairing.
Pairing is by computer with hand adjustments.
Eligible
Teams: Must place in top half plus one team in each league. If an eligible team chooses not to participate, the next eligible team may replace it. Check with league director. Schools without a league available are "independent" and may enter.
Individuals on a team: The WHSCA website (www.whsca.org) has the complete team eligibility policy but here’s a brief summary:
- Must be registered for a majority of their program at the school they represent
- A home schooled student or a student at a school without any chess program may appeal to WHSCA to play for the closest available public school
- Such school should be their resident public school (if one is explicitly stated in district policy) or, if not applicable, the closest public school with a program.
ALL APPEALS SHOULD BE MADE IN WRITING OR RECEIVED EMAIL AT LEAST 10 DAYS BEFORE THE STATE TEAM TOURNAMENT. Email your questions to Dave Ellinger at dellinger@seaprep.org.
Make sure your contact information is present on your entry form.
Special note: No school can enter this tournament without a full team (of five). Please do not show up without a full team or you will not be allowed to compete. Also, we will not typically allow varsity players to play in the JV Individual.
Board Order
Establish your team board order carefully when pre-registering. Absolutely no changes from this pre-registered order will be allowed at the tournament except for the use of alternates.
The variance on established ratings is 150 points. AGAIN, ABSOLUTELY NO CHANGE OF BOARD ORDER FROM YOUR PRE-REGISRATION, EXCEPT FOR ALTERNATES, WILL BE ALLOWED ON SITE AT CHECK-IN!! Call or email Dave Ellinger the night before if you have changes!
Ratings
Northwest Scholastic Rating System, no memberships required. We will use the latest ratings from the NWSRS database. NWSRS ratings are available at any time at www.ratingsnw.com.
RATINGS, SPECIAL NOTE: Players must play in order of playing strength. Our rules allow a 150 point variance of ratings on team placement if coaches and captains feel a player is not correctly placed by the rating. Variances of order greater than 150 points should be explained carefully in the registration, and may be challenged by the Tournament Directors. Normally players with unusually high provisional ratings may play out of rating order.
Time Control
Round 1: Game/60 minutes with a five second delay.
Rounds 2-5: Game/90 minutes with a five second delay.
Recording of games is required except in the last 5 minutes on either player's clock.
Schedule
Friday: Check in no later than 3:30 pm; verify team roster and JV Individual players. Teams not checked in by 3:30 will be fined clock time in round one. Plan to arrive early!
All-Players' meeting at 3:40 pm — important!
Friday rounds 4:15 pm, 7:00 pm
Saturday rounds 9:00 am, 1:00, 5:00 pm. Round times will not be moved up.
Awards 8:30 - 9:00 pm
Tie Breaks
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), played with USCF touch-move rules.
The tie-breaks for all other ties for team trophies will be broken by team Solkoff.
Bring
Sets, boards, clocks, writing utensils. Score sheets provided. PLEASE COME EQUIPPED!! BRING CLOCKS & SETS!
Awards
Trophies to the top twelve teams, plus the winning team also is awarded custody of the Washington State High School Chess Team Championship rotating trophy.
Medals or trophies for members of the winning team. Medals for All-Stars at each board.
Tournament Pairings
Rick Jorgensen will manage computer pairings. Dave Ellinger will manage the manual pairings.
Randy Walther
and Rick Jorgensen will be the chief floor judges.
Entry Fee
$75 per team. All entry fees are to be paid at check in. No Purchase Orders accepted. Cash or checks only.
All entries at a minimum must show:
• the full team, in proposed board order
• the NWSRS ID number for each player
• the grade for each player (for unrated players use the word “new” but grade must still be provided)
All entries must use the online registration page or be emailed to Dave Ellinger at dellinger@seaprep.org by Wednesday, February 9th at 8:00 pm, NO EXCEPTIONS!!
Absolutely no entries on site! No standard mail or faxed entries will be accepted!
Please respect the fact that considerable work
must be done with the entries prior to the tournament.
REGISTER ON TIME!!!
Make Checks Payable To
WHSCA (Washington High School Chess Association) during check-in at the event.
Questions or Problems
Email Dave Ellinger at dellinger@seaprep.org
Emergency phone number: At the tournament (if you are delayed), 206-458-9403 (Dave Ellinger's cell phone)
2011 State JV Individual
Friday & Saturday, February 11 & 12, 2011
Date, Site, Ratings, Time Control, Schedule, Registration
All the same as for State Team, above.
Come equipped with sets, boards and clocks!
Format
Five round Swiss system individual tournament, computer paired, no limit on number of players from a school.
Eligible
Individuals are eligible if their school is fielding a team in State Team and if they have not played with their varsity team except as a sometime substitute. This is not an open event. This tournament is only for JV players accompanying their varsity teams.
Special note: Players (two alternates named in your registration) in this event may replace players on a varsity team and still receive a half point bye in the JV event. To do this, make sure the TD knows your intention before the conclusion of the previous round.
Awards
A suitable number of nice WHSCA trophies for top scoring individuals.
Medals for best performances in each grade, grades 9 through 12.
No Team Trophies are awarded in the JV Section.
Entry Fee
$15 per player.
A 100% pre-registered tournament. No registrations accepted on site or after Wednesday, February 22nd at 8:00 pm.
Please submit your list of players competing in the JV State Individual with your State Team Entry. Include first and last name, the NWSRS ID number (or indicate Unrated) and the grade for each player.