2023 WISCONSIN STATE SCHOLASTIC CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
***Pairings and Standings during the tournament are posted here: https://www.chessiniowa.org/Pairings ***
(this page is for Varsity registration; for JV, K-8, and K-5 please go to 2023 Wisconsin Scholastic Chess JV, K-8, K-5 Championship (kingregistration.com))
March 18-19, 2023
VARSITY FORMAT: 5-Round team Swiss tournament with 5 players per team. Accelerated pairings may be used for the first two rounds. Schools may enter multiple teams in the Varsity section. Only Wisconsin students are eligible. No out-of-state entries are allowed in this event.
Players of all abilities are encouraged to participate. This is not a US Chess rated event.
SCHEDULE:
Saturday: Round 1 - 9:30
Round 2 - 1:15
Round 3 - 5:00
Sunday: Round 4 - 9:00
Round 5 - 12:30
Awards - 4:00 pm
The time control for Varsity is Game in 60 minutes plus a 30 second increment (not delay). Notation is mandatory for the entire game. Clocks are provided.
PLAYING SITE: Varsity section will play in Room 202 of the Reeve Memorial Student Union, UW-Oshkosh, 800 Algoma Blvd., Oshkosh, WI. The skittles room will be Reeve Union cafeteria. Room 208D will be the Tournament Director’s room. Day parking can be found in lot 15 across the street from Reeve Union and is free on the weekend. The Reeve Union Marketplace Sub Connection will be open both days 8:30 am – 1:30 pm. The Pizza Hut will be open 11 am – 1:30 pm. The Titan Underground will be open 10 am – 2 pm both weekend days.
PRIZES: Varsity section is divided into three equally sized Divisions based on average team rating for prize purposes. Trophies to the top eight Division I teams, top six Division II teams and the top four Division III teams, first place team members and their coach and each board champion. If a tie for 1st place exists in Division I, a blitz playoff will determine the champion. Every participant is eligible for an additional award (medal, chocolate or fruit leather), especially if they castle!
ENTRY FEE: The early bird entry fee is $175 per team if received by March 6. The regular entry fee is $225 per team if received by March 16th. The late entry fee is $300 per team and is accepted until 7:30 am on March 18th. All rosters must be finalized by 8:00 am on March 18th. Teams entering late may be assigned a 1/2-point bye in round one. Online payments are preferred. If you need to make an alternative arrangement, please email Chris Wainscott at chris.wainscott13@outlook.com Please make checks payable to Chris Wainscott
EQUIPMENT: Boards, sets, and clocks are provided for the Varsity section.
ACCOMMODATIONS:
OPTION 1: (more comfortable, good for families): *We have arranged a chess rate of $89 at the La Quinta in Oshkosh. Free wifi, breakfast, parking and a 1:00 pm checkout.* Single and double rooms are available. For more information, or to book your stay, click here! You may also call the hotel at 920-233-4190 and mention the chess rate.
Additional Hotel: Best Western offers $109 chess rate, please call them directly at 920-230-1900 and mention chess when making reservations.
OPTION 2: (cheaper): Dorm rooms are available at Gruenhagen Conference Center for $40 single or double plus a 10% room tax. Dorm rooms include two towels, a washcloth, soap and linens per bed. To reserve your rooms, please call Gruenhagen directly at (920) 424-1106. Mention chess. Gruenhagen asks that one person per team pay for the rooms and pick up the keys. Please note that Gruenhagen charges $115 for lost keys. There is a 5:00 pm Friday, March 10 cutoff for lodging room reservations. Make lodging checks out to “UW-Oshkosh”. CHECK IN/OUT POLICY: All coaches or their adult designee are responsible for checking out each lodging room assigned to their team upon check in and check out. A check-in form will be provided to each team for each room and should be returned to the desk as soon as possible. Any damages discovered by Gruenhagen in your rooms will be billed to your school. CHAPERONES: All teams staying in the dorms are required to have a chaperone staying in the dorms. Please note that that among other violations, Gruenhagen charges for furniture that has been moved between rooms, screen removal and for tampering with the smoke detector. Serious offenses will disallow a student/team from staying at the conference center in the future.
PARKING: For parking around Gruenhagen cars should use the High Avenue ramp on the corner of High and Osceola Streets. Please use level 1 or 3. Level 2 is reserved for resident students. Other possible parking locations include Lot 30 at the end Gruenhagen. Day parking is free on the weekend but UW-O now charges $5 for overnight parking. Purchase permits in advance at Parking Services (aimsparking.com). Click on: ‘Purchase a Permit’ then ‘Weekend Visitor Permit’. Day parking can be in lot 15 on Algoma Blvd. across from Reeve Union
RULES: The Varsity team winners will be determined by match points. One match point for a win, 1/2 point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. A match is won by the team scoring the most game points (3 points or more out of 5 games).
US CHESS TEAM RULES: Please refer to section 31 of the US Chess’ Official Rules of Chess for a full explanation of team rules. In particular, players must play in rating order (Rule 31B). Unrateds may play on any board (Rule 31B2). Players within 50 rating points of each other may permanently switch positions prior to the tournament. Teams will be seeded based on a team rating derived from the rating average of the five players. Rule 31C1 will be used to calculate team ratings when unrateds are involved. The March rating supplement will be used. March ratings should be available at www.uschess.org/msa in late February.
TIEBREAKS: US Amateur Team tiebreaks will be used as a primary tiebreak for team standings (followed by Solkoff and Modified Median if needed). For board prizes, every person involved in a tie will receive a trophy.
RATINGS: Tournament Directors can choose the highest of the published US Chess ratings (regular, online regular, quick, online quick) for pairing purposes only. Ratings are not affected by this event. March Rating Supplement is used.
ELIGIBILITY: All Varsity teams must be composed of entirely 9th through 12th graders or 8th graders and below. All players must be from the same school unless that school does not have students covering all the grades in any section. If a high school does not have a 9th grade, then they may tap 9th graders from eligible feeder schools. Students in grades K-8 may play as a team in a Varsity section if from the same school. Only Wisconsin students are eligible.
A home school or virtual school student may play on either a public or private school team. To play on a public school team the student must live within the attendance boundary (not district) from which that public school draws. Any private school seeking to have these students on their team must use the same public school attendance boundary in which their school building is located. Players from outside their boundaries are not allowed to play on that school’s team. Home schooled students are considered to be in 9th grade when they are 14 as of September 1st of the school year. Players must be under age 19 as of September 1st of the school year.
COACHES' MEETING: We will discuss and ratify all rules and changes at the meeting in room 307 (theater) at 1:30pm (shortly after the 2nd round for Varsity starts). Any rules change proposals need to be sent out one month before the event. Any rules changes not sent out a month in advance need a super-majority to pass.
SIDE EVENT: Waupaca High School will sponsor the State Scholastic Bughouse Tournament Saturday night. The tournament will be held in room 202. It will begin as soon as all Varsity games are completed, but no sooner than 8:00pm. For more information, or to register, please contact Brian Fay with Waupaca by email at bryandfay@gmail.com or on his cell phone at 715-281-7894
QUESTIONS: please email Chris Wainscott chris.wainscott13@outlook.com You may also reach me at my cell phone at 414-839-5232. Text is strongly preferred as I often can not answer my phone during the day.