2012 Kansas State Champions

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The following items will be posted before the end of the school term

1. 2012-2013 Schedule - changes should be sent to Floyd
2. 2012 KSCA Officers
3. 2012 KSCA Minutes
4. Major Changes for KSCA
5. All KSCA tournaments will be G/25 5/td
   1. All KSCA tournaments will have the option (encouraged) to run a USCF scholastic section
   2. Open section or K12, or more sections depending on host.
   3. At this time the USCF scholastic section may have medals as awards, awards up to host.
   4. KSCA tournaments still have option to run USCF Adult tournament.
   5. Hosts are reminded that USCF rated games are needed for USCF National tournaments next year.

General Scholastic Chess Information

As soon as a Coach/Sponsor attends their first tournament they are a voting member of this organization. The annual meeting is held during the State Championship.

All, except the State Championship, have on-site registration 8:15-8:45 am the day of the tournament for a higher fee;

All have no limit on the number of students that may represent that school, but team scores are figured on the top four players from a school based on their results that day.

must have six rounds (every player will play six games) with the first round starting around 9:30;

some tournaments have the first round at Game-20 or Game-25 and each other round at Game-25 (each player has 20-30 minutes to make all of their moves);

All are run by United States Chess Federation Rules. except:

1. K-3 or K-2 sections are not required to take notation.
2. If a player is under 5 minutes, he may request a player to notate (no one may offer)After another person begins keeping score that score sheet may no longer be used for any type of claims.
3. The person keeping score may not interfere in the game in any manner (no talking, making noises, etc.).
4. If your opponent has a person taking notation (5 min rule), then the player may also request a person to notate.
5. If spectators are allowed in the room, then a player may freely go ask a person (usually a teammate) to notate.  If spectators are not allowed in the tournament room it is recommended the TD give a player 2 minutes (pause clock) to find a person to notate.
6. The person who is requesting to keep score may not be a tournament director at this tournament or another player who still has a game in progress.
7. Each round is paired using the "Swiss-system" of pairing players. After the first round each player is paired against another player with the same score. A player will never be paired against a player from their own school, except during the last round when all players in the top score group are from the same school and no other school could tie or beat that school for the team tournament.
8. When a school has a significantly large number of players in a section then a TD has the discretion to break a Team  into sub teams in coordination with the coach.  This should be done prior to the start of the tournament.
9. A player/coach may request at most two ½ pt byes prior to the first round.  After a tournament begins any requested byes are zero points byes.

State Championship Qualifier:

K-12: Attendance at a minimum of two tournaments with a record of at least two pts at each tournament.

K-12: Teams that need to fill a fourth player requirement is attendance at a minimum of two tournaments.

K-8, K-5, K-3: Attendance at a minimum of two tournaments.

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