PACL 255 – All Belts and All Classes - June 11, 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 – USCF Membership Required
USCF membership Available online at uschess.org.
Schedule: Regular Registration Ends Friday June 10, 9PM
Additional $10 Late Entry Fee or Day of Tournament Entry Fee
Saturday June 11, 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 3, 128 E. Country Rd, Columbus KS 66725
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 0800: 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