PACL 136 – All Belts and All Classes - June 3rd, 2023

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 for Cash Prize Sections: ​ 4 Points $200, 3.5 Points $100, 3 Points $50, 2.5 Points $25

Entry Fee - Cash Prize Sections:  $45 – (Late or on-site registration $55)

Entry Fee - UnRated:  FREE - note there are no cash prizes for UnRated

Entry Fee - Scholastic:  $15 - (Late or on-site registration $20)

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

 

Schedule: Regular Registration Ends Friday June 2, 9 PM

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

Saturday June 3, 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      Lunch 11:20 to 12 noon

         2nd: 12 noon       3rd: 1:30 pm              4th: 3:00 pm          

                                    

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

 

Medal Prize Sections:

UnRated:      4SS G/30;d10,   Affects both Regular and Quick  

             UnRated Section limited to 8 players.

Scholastic:   All grades Kindergarten thru 12.  Section will be subdivided based on number of entries.                

              Scholastic Section limited to 48 players.  

Cash Prize Sections:

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 0800:     4SS G/30;d10,   Affects both Regular and Quick

Orange, Yellow White Belts; 0800 to 0100:   4SS G/30;d10,   Affects both Regular and Quick         

Play up Fee $15, playing up limited to 200 points

 

Two few Players and Odd number of 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, cross round pairing will occur.

 

Too Few Players Rules: 

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