In support of U4L’s global mission in rural India!
Logistics
Date: Feb 3rd – 10:30am – 4:00pm NL Time
Player Check-in and On-site Registration: 9:30am -10:30am
Rounds will begin at 10:45am
Venue: Gonzaga High School Gym, 20 Smithville Crescent, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador A1B 2V2
Canteen service with snacks will be provided on tournament day
Register to Play!
Pre-registration via Google Forms (registration deadline on January 31st) registration fee can be e-transferred to [email protected] or can be payed at the door. To ensure a smooth registration check-in, we request for all players interested to pre-register.
Click here to access the registration form to pre-register
Registration Fee
$20 for all who pre-register
$25 for people who sign up on the day of the event
Format
Age Groups:
– K-3 (Primary)
– 4-6 (Elementary)
– 7-9 (junior High)
– 10-12 (High School)
– Open (18+)
In each category, there will be five rounds. Games in Primary, Elementary, Junior High, and High school will be rated as per Chess’n Math Association Scholastic Ratings.
Prizes
Medals and certificates will be awarded to top 3 in each category
Other Rules
- Players must have an understanding of the rules of chess. As long as you know the rules, you can participate. You do not have to be an experienced player to play in this tournament!
- Touch-move, touch-take: if you touch a piece, you have to move it; if you touch your opponent’s piece, you have to take it
- Clocks – all divisions except for primary will be expected to play on clocks (there will be a tutorial before the tournament starts on how to use a clock for players not experienced with using one)
- Time control is 25 mins with a 5 second delay – NOTE: This is a lot of time, as both players will have 25 minutes to make all of their moves during the game. Games can last up to 50 minutes
- All rules and decisions regarding a dispute between players will be resolved by the adjudicator monitoring the division. If absolutely required, the tournament director will get involved, and will provide a final decision
- Tiebreakers: will be played only for medals. The same format will be used as a regular game.
- Recording moves will not be required for this tournament – however, any player who wishes to record their moves can do so at their own interest
Important Note to Parents
Neither United4Literacy (U4L) nor the host school (Gonzaga High School), nor any tournament officials will be held responsible for the safety or behaviour of participants not actively engaged in tournament play. The responsibility of the tournament organizers will be limited to ensuring fair competition in accordance with official Chess’n Math Association (CMA) tournament rules. It is recommended that junior players under age 12 are accompanied by a parent or guardian.