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Bring your Halloween Gear! Special prizes for best costumes!

Check in 8:00-8:30 --- First Round 9:00am --- End 4:30pm

Cost:  $25.00 per player ($5.00 discount for additional siblings refunded on site)

Registration Deadline is October 26 2018 at 11:59pm or when tournament is full.

Register by clicking above, or through www.oscf.org

Sorry - NO ON-SITE REGISTRATION 

EQUIPMENT

Please bring a chess clock if you have one. Boards and pieces will be provided.

FOOD & DRINK

Pizza orders will be taken at registration. There will also be coffee and snacks at concessions.  

AWARDS

Trophies given to the top five individuals in each section. Ties will be broken by SwissSys pairing system (Tie break order: Cumulative, Performance of Opposition, Solkoff).

Medals given to individuals with plus scores (3 or more points).

Team awards to top three scoring teams in each section (U600, U900, and combined U1200/U1500/Open).

Awards also given for best costume and outstanding sportsmanship.

RULES & SCHEDULE

Rounds matched with Swiss pairing system. There is no “elimination” for losing early rounds. We will avoid pairing team members and siblings against each other as much as possible. Tournament organizers reserve the right to adjust sections and time controls depending on the number of registrations and schedule constraints. Sections may be subdivided based on rating and/or age.

U600/U900 sections: Five rounds. Game in 25 (each person has 25 minutes for all of their moves) with a 5 second delay per move. Notation optional. If one player provides a clock and wants to use it, then both players must use the clock. Clocks without delay capability will play Game in 30. Games started without clocks may have clocks placed on them when 40 minutes have elapsed from the start of the round with 10 minutes remaining for each participant. NWSRS rated.

U1200: Five rounds. Game in 25 (each person has 25 minutes for all of their moves) with a 5 second delay per move. Clocks and notation required. Please bring a clock if you have one. NWSRS Rated.

U1500: Four rounds. Game in 40 (each person has 40 minutes for all their moves) with a 5 second delay per move. Clocks and notation required. Clocks without delay capability will play Game in 45. NWSRS rated. 

Open/1500+: Four rounds. Game in 40 (each person has 40 minutes for all their moves) with a 5 second delay per move. Clocks and notation required. Clocks without delay capability will play Game in 45. USCF and NWSRS rated. USCF membership required. A limited number of  discounted USCF memberships are available through OSCF. Email Renee at funds@oscf.org to request a USCF membership.

HALF POINT BYE

Participants can request in advance up to two Half Point Bye(s) (for instance, to make it to a sporting event). All requests must be sent by e-mail to Chad Lykins at chad.r.lykins@gmail.com by Friday October 26, 2018. Please include which round(s) the byes are needed, player’s name, grade, school, and NWSCF ID if they have one.

SCHEDULE FOR U600/U900/U1200

8:00-8:30 Check In (CHECK IN CLOSES AT 8:30. PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME.)

8:45 Players' meeting

9:00  Round 1

10:20  Round 2

11:40 Round 3

1:00 Round 4

2:20 Round 5

4:00 Awards

SCHEDULE FOR U1500/1500+

8:00-8:30 Check In (CHECK IN CLOSES AT 8:30. PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME.)

8:45 Players' meeting

9:00 Round 1

10:45 Round 2

12:30 Round 3

2:15 Round 4

4:00 Awards

QUESTIONS

Please contact Chad Lykins (chad.r.lykins@gmail.com) with any questions.

LOCATION

Hayhurst Elementary School

5037 SW Iowa Street

Portland, OR 97221