PACL 123 – All Belts and All Classes - May 28, 2022

Format:  Four Round Swiss System 4SS, with cross round pairings to avoid byes

Game in 30 Minutes with 10 Second Delay G/30;d10

Prizes: ​ 4 Points $2003.5 Points $1003 Points $502.5 Points $25

Entry Fee:  $45 – USCF Membership Required

USCF membership Available online at uschess.org.

Schedule: Regular Registration Ends Friday May 27, 9PM

Additional $10 Late Entry Fee or Day of Tournament Entry Fee

Saturday May 28, 9:00 AM Doors Open and Late Registration

9:30 AM Late Registration Ends 

10 AM First Games Start, Following Rounds start as soon as possible, more details below

Expected Round Start Times:                    1rst round: 10 am

                      2nd 11:30 am                          3rd 1:30 pm

                      4th 3:00 pm                             5th 4:30 pm  

Location:   American Legion Post #370, 7500 West 75th Street, Overland Park, KS

Sections:

Masters; 2400 to 2000:   4SS G/30;d10,   Affects both Regular and Quick

Black Belts; 2000 to 1600:   4SS G/30;d10,   Affects both Regular and Quick

Brown and Purple Belts; 1600 to 1200:  4SS G/30;d10,   Affects both Regular and Quick

Green and Blue Belts; 1200 to 1000:     4SS G/30;d10,   Affects both Regular and Quick

Orange and Yellow Belts; 0800 to 0400:   4SS G/30;d10,   Affects both Regular and Quick

White Belt and Basic 1&2; 0400 to 0100:      4SS G/30;d10,   Affects both Regular and Quick             

UnRated: For those with no Regular Rating including Provisional Ratings  

 

Zero Point Byes, Possible 5th Round and too few players

All Players will be able to play four games, unless section has too few players.

In the event of a section having an odd number of players an additional fifth round will be played for those with earlier byes.

 

Too Few Players Rules: 

1 Unrated player is started at 1200 and estimated ratings applied each round and paired as best possible across rated sections.

1 player -> Automatic award of 4 Point Prize. (You must show up to win money via too few players points)

2 Players -> Two games will be played, each player plays white once and black once. 

Both players are awarded two additional points for the two unplayable games.

3 Players -> All players play 2 games against the 2 other players, once as white and once as black