2022 NC K-12 Girls State Chess Championship (OTB)

Saturday June 4th
Open to all PK-12 girls currently residing or attending school in North Carolina
This is an OTB event.
Limited to first 50 girls.
Please consider the GM Charity Simul on Friday June 3 with info here Red Cross Ukraine Charity GM Simul

Reserve room by May 26 2022: Rate - $104 King Suite w/ sleeper; $109 Queen Suite w/ sleeper. Country Inn & Suites Burlington NC

$800 travel stipend for Open winner attending Haring tournament in CA.
Trophies to top 2 for each section/class: Open, U1300 and U700.

Register before May. 18 entry $25. Register May 18 - June 1 entry $30. After June 1 entry $35.
Limit 50 entries

USCF membership required. ( Join/Renew)

Organizer North Carolina Chess Association
TD Charles Roberson
Site Country Inn & Suites Burlington NC
Accounts USCF membership required
Suggested interface OTB
Time Control G/45 d/5
Rounds 5 round Swiss
Round Times (Eastern USA - NC)
Saturday June 4 2022
Round 1Round 2Round 3Round 4
9 AM11:30 AM 2 PM4 PM
Note: Up to 1 bye allowed for any round declared before round 3.
Prize Fund 2 Sections: Open, U1300 with U700 class. Trophies to top 2 in each section/class.
Tie Breaks Tie breaks for 2nd place trophies USCF system. For 1st place 2 game G/10 d2: if still tied then armageddon - G/10 white and black G/8 with draw odds. If multiple people black bids for TC.

RULES:

  1. USCF Regular rating used for section eligibility, pairings, and prizes (June rating list).
  2. Hardware:Bring your own chess sets, boards and chess clocks.

Hotel Rules

  1. Check In: 3 PM; Check Out: Noon
  2. Breakfast is for the guests of the hotel only. If you have any family or friends that want to eat at hotel that are local, the cost is $10 per person and can be paid at the front desk or hotel can add to your Master Bill.

Covid Rules (may change due to government requirements)

  1. Vaccination preferred
  2. Masks and gloves optional
  3. Hotel rules:
    1. Duty to inform: Please notify the hotel if any member of your traveling party has evaluated positive for COVID-19.
    2. Social Distancing: All members of your traveling party not of the same household should practice social distancing of 6 ft. whenever possible especially at check in and meetings within the hotel.
    3. Traveling Party Face Coverings: We strongly encourage face coverings whenever on-site, in public areas at the hotel property.

Technical Rules/Specifications

  1. You need to know how to set your own chess clock for the tournament time controls.
  2. Setting popular chess clocks VTEK, ZMF, Xflyee, Leap, Chess Evolution, Omcor, DGT, YS, Excalibur, Chronos, Saitek

Thanks and Credits

Sponsors: North Carolina Chess Association (travel expenses to NC rep & trophies)