A State Championship Event with Open and Scholastic Sections

Location: Jackson Preparatory School, 3100 Lakeland Dr, Flowood, MS 39232
Date: Saturday, June 15th
Check In: No later than 8:30 AM
The Mississippi G/60 Championship is an officially rated US Chess tournament.
US Chess membership is required and student membership is available at
uschess.org. Out of state players are welcome.

Entry Fee: $20 by June 14, $30 after.

All chess equipment will be provided.

All players are required to take manual notation using scoresheets provided by the tournament director.

The Swiss System tournament will consist of five sections: Open, Reserve (U1300), Amateur (U800), K-5, and K-3. All players are eligible to play in the Open section. The Reserve section is open to players who have a USCF rating under 1300 or are unrated. The Amateur section is open to players with an established or provisional USCF rating under 800. The K-5 and K-3 sections are scholastic sections based on the most recently finished grade and pre-K players are welcome. 

Schedule:  4 Rounds no elimination.  All rounds will be played 60 minutes for each player with a 5 second delay.

Saturday:  9:00 AM, 11:15 AM, 2:15 PM, 4:30 PM, may accelerate as possible

Awards Ceremony to follow last round or tiebreaks.  Plaques or trophies will be given for the top 3 finishers in each section.

One half-point bye only is available and must be requested before the start of the tournament. No half-point byes available for round 4.

Tiebreaks: 1st place in any section, if tied, will be determined by two G/10 inc/5 quick games to be played after the end of the last round.  In the event of a tie with three or four players, a single round robin will be played. In the event of a tie from the quick games, tied players will repeat the timebreak. Tie breaks for 2nd and 3rd in any section, if necessary, will be determined using the following system(s):  1. Modified Mean 2. Solkoff 3. Cumulative 4. Cumulative Opponent’s Score

Any questions? Contact Douglas Stewart via e-mail at douglas@pobox.com or text/call 601-260-6087