2024 MSCA Scholastic Rated Chess Championship

 Saturday, May 4^th  

At

University of Southern Mississippi

R.C. Cook Student Union – Room B

118 College Drive

Hattiesburg, MS  39406

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Sections:

U400,  U700,  U1000,  U1300,  OPEN

Big Trophies: 1^st – 5^th  Place (each section)

 

Current USChess Membership required for ALL players

USChess Memberships cost $20 & will be available on-site or at https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess

• Unrated players in grades 5-8 MUST play in U700 or above
• Unrated players in grades 9-12 MUST play in U1000 or above

 

Time Controls:  4 Rounds SS, G/45, delay 10

• One half-point bye can be requested before the pairings of Rounds 1-3.

 

1^st Place Tie breaks: Tiebreaks will be determined by two G/3+2 games to be played at the end of the 4^th round.  In the event of a tie with three or four players, a single round robin of G/3+2 will be played. In the event of a tie from the blitz games, an Armageddon match(es) of G/10 will be played at draw odds for black determined by bid.

 

Additional Awards:  “TOP GIRL” in each section. Four (4) “BIGGEST UPSET” awards for each round among all sections -- cannot be won by an “unrated” player.

 

 

Registration: 

• Entry fee is $30 if received by 11:59 on May 1^st; $40 thereafter & on-site
• Title 1 School Students – eligible for 50% discount!   
• ** Coupon Code:  TITLE150 **
• To Check Title 1 Status Click this link:   https://www.mdek12.org/sites/default/files/Offices/MDE/OFP/Titles/Title%20I%20A/fy23_title_i_school_eligibility.pdf
• If a school is marked "NONE" to the far right it is NOT TITLE 1
• If a school is marked "SW" to the far right it QUALIFIIES AS TITLE 1

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• On-site registration from 8:15am to 9:15am
• Out of State Residents welcomed to play and are eligible for “Biggest Upset” & “Top Girl” awards but NOT place trophies.
• All players must check-in by 9:15 am. First round begins at 9:30am.

For More Info: beththrasher@msscholasticchess.org (601) 941-5153