Gardiner Chess/Chess Association of Queensland Inc
INTERSCHOOL TEAMS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS
TOURNAMENT DETAILS AND CONDITIONS
Format
Separate
tournaments will be held for secondary and primary students as team
events. The number of players per team is normally four, but teams
of less than four may enter. The number of teams is unlimited.
Dependent on
numbers, tournaments will be split into premier and open divisions.
Open divisions may be further split into grades.
Premier
divisions are restricted to the top teams, to a maximum of twelve
teams, with the proviso that unless otherwise impractical no more
than two teams may represent any one school. A promotion/relegation
system will operate between premier and open divisions. Premier
divisions will be played as fixed roster events (i.e. team vs team).
If premier
divisions are run in Round 1 (Term 1), teams will be selected based
on the average rating of team members.
Open divisions
will be played as individual Swiss tournaments, open to all other
players, with the provision that players from the same team shall
not play each other.
The arbiter may
vary the playing conditions if deemed necessary to take into account
all practical considerations.
The winning
premier teams in the final round (Term 3) for each zone qualify for
the Queensland Interschool Championships in Brisbane in October.
Where there are more than 100 players in the final round, premier
and open, the number of qualifying teams per zone will be one team
per 100 players or part thereof, to a maximum of four.
Time controls
Time controls
are 30 minutes per game, using chess clocks where possible and
adjudication if necessary after approximately 25 minutes in other
games to decide game results.
The number of
rounds shall be as many as time permits. All players compete in
every round.
Scoring
Players will
score one point for a win, a half-point for a draw and zero for a
loss. Team scores are the totals of points scored by team members,
accumulating each round.
Prizes
Team prizes –
Medals and/or ribbons for members of each team finishing first,
second and third.
Individual
prizes – Medals and/or ribbons for best individual performances
If necessary
tiebreaks will be used to determine winners. The initial tiebreak
system for premier events is match scores – for each encounter teams
score two points for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. For
open events Median Bucholz scores are used, i.e. the sum of
opponents’ scores for each team member, discounting the highest and
lowest scores.
Ratings
For pairing
purposes the most recent issue of the Queensland Junior Rating List
will be used, published on the Ratings page of the Gardiner Chess
web site at
www.gardinerchess.com. Results will be submitted for rating.
Entry fee
$12 per player
including GST.
Schools will be
invoiced for fees payable after the event.
Schools unable
to pay the full entry fee may apply in writing for a reduced fee,
according to circumstances. No teams will be turned away because of
cost.
Session times
Roll call
commences at 9.00am; play commences at 9.20am or as soon as possible
thereafter.
All events
should be completed by approx 2.00pm, with prize presentations by
2.15pm – the aim is finish no later than 2.30pm
Lunches
Players should
bring their own lunches and snacks. Tea/coffee facilities will be
available for adults. Canteen facilities may be available at some
venues.
Closing date for entries
Closing date
for entries is not later than seven days before each event. Late
entries may be accepted up till two days before the event but only
by email. Entries cannot be accepted at the venue.
Enquiries
Gardiner Chess
5522 7221 (Gold
Coast office) email
info@gardinerchess.com
3411 3445
(Brisbane office) email
gardinerchess@optusnet.com.au
0412 717 053
(mobile – Ian Murray)
Entries
Complete entry
form for the specific round (see
www.caq.org.au/htm/schoolevents.htm) and email to:
entries@gardinerchess.com
If unable to
email, fax to 5522 7760
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