Announcements:

Thanks for a successful State Tournament!

1. All State Honors have been posted.
2. Reminder to all coaches and parents, please send me your new player information using the Registration for new players as early as possible in Aug 10'

 

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.

 

The KSCA is authorized by the Kansas Chess Association to be the responsible governing body for Scholastic Chess in Kansas .  The KCA receives its authority from the United States Chess Federation (USCF).

Kansas Scholastic Chess tournaments in Kansas have the following in common:

1. all are held on Saturday;

2. all, except the State Championship, have an advance entry fee, normally $5.00-$10.00 per player - to be eligible for this rate you must email or register online to the appropriate person by Thursday evening or date posted on the tournament flyer;

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

4. 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;

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

6. some tournaments have the first round at Game-20 or Game-25 and each other round at Game-30 (each player has 20-30 minutes to make all of their moves);
7. 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.

      • The person keeping score may not interfere in the game in any manner (no talking, making noises, etc.).

      • If your opponent has a person taking notation (5 min rule), then the player may also request a person to notate.

      • 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.

      • 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.

   3. 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.

   4. 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.

   5. 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.

8. State Championship Qualifier:

   • K-12: Attendance at a minimum of two tournaments with a record of 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-9, K-8, K-6, K-5, K-3: Attendance at a minimum of two tournaments.