PACL 126 – All Belts and All Classes - With Experts Section - August 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 $200, 3.5 Points $100, 3 Points $50, 2.5 Points $25

Entry Fee:  $45 – (Late or on site registration $55)

USCF Membership Required - USCF membership Available online at uschess.org.

 

Schedule: Regular Registration Ends Saturday August 27, 9PM

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

Sunday August 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       - 30 Minute Break -     3rd 1:30 pm

    4th 3:00 pm                                               5th 4:30 pm  (if needed)

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

Sections:

Experts and 2nd Degree Black Belt; 2200 to 1800: 4SS G/30;d10, Affects both Regular and Quick

Black and Brown Belts; 1800 to 1400:   4SS G/30;d10,   Affects both Regular and Quick

Purple and Green Belts; 1400 to 1000:  4SS G/30;d10,   Affects both Regular and Quick

Blue and Orange Belts; 1000 to 0600:     4SS G/30;d10,   Affects both Regular and Quick

Yellow, White Belt and Basic 1&2; 0600 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