Oklahoma Scholastic Chess Organization,
(www.okschess.org)
with the support of
Local Sponsors, Oklahoma
(www.okchess.org) (www.uschess.org)
Present
the Official
The Oklahoma
State
Championship Tournament 2004
at Ida Freeman Elementary in Edmond ,
Oklahoma
27 March 2004
USCF Affiliate Host Club is Ida Freeman Elementary Chess Club
Tournament Flier: available
in 8x11 Adobe pdf file for proper
printing format.
Registration Form: available
in Adobe pdf format or as a web page.
Agenda:
If you will be late and need a 1/2 point bye in
the first round, call (918)812-1591 or (405)226-0099.
Rounds 1 to 5 at
For a detailed agenda, see page 3 and the OSCO web site at www.okschess.org.
Hotels: click HERE
Registration:
Early
registration is encouraged. This helps the tournament start on schedule.
$25 if postmarked by 20 March 04. The tournament program will include a list of
all early registrants.
$35 at the door (please don't mail after 20 March 04)
Capacity is 350 tournament participants
FREE OSCO Membership is included.
Please provide an email address on the registration form for OSCO related email
only.
Visit OSCO’s web site at www.okschess.org for more information about membership
benefits.
Current USCF (US Chess Federation) membership
is required.
Current USCF members, please bring your membership card for faster sign-in.
Annual scholastic membership is $19 for age 14 or less, and $25 for age 15 to
19.
Annual scholastic membership without magazine is $13 for age 14 or less.
You may include your USCF membership fee when you register for the tournament.
Please do NOT join USCF directly after 27 Feb 04,
to avoid confusion regarding USCF membership status.
More information is on-line www.okschess.org for easy
email distribution
Awards:
Team Trophies for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each section.
Individual Trophies for 1st through 5th place in each section.
Individual Medals for 6th through 10th place in each section.
$300 Scholarship to the 9-12 Open Section Champion for travel and
lodging to represent Oklahoma at The Denker Tournament of High School
Champions.
$250 Scholarship to the 9-12 Open Section Champion Girl (top finishing girl after 1st
place) for travel and lodging to represent
These scholarships will not be won on tie-break points. If there is a tie in
tournament points, there will be a blitz playoff following the tournament to
determine the scholarship winner. The scholarships must be used to participate
in the respective tournaments at the
OSCO Grand Prix National Tournament Scholarship Awards Based on final
points earned in this event.
Sections:
K-3 Open, K-6 U750 (under 750 USCF rating), K-6 Open, 7-9 Open, 9-12 Open
Teams:
All ‘school team’ members must have their primary enrollment in the same school. No combined schools are allowed. A school is defined as the same building or connected buildings under the same name. Home schooled players are allowed to form teams under their local Home School Association of which their family is a member. Those taking exception to this definition will be allowed to compete as a ‘club team’ under the following conditions: they must meet and play chess together regularly as a group, and they will not be eligible for any official team award.
Team scores will be the total of the top 4 scores in a
section for players from the same team.
Coaches must provide a complete team list for each section by
Team
rosters by section postmarked by 20 March will appear in the tournament program
K-6 players rated under 600 may not move up to the open sections and dilute the competitiveness of the open sections. The only exception will be when two or less of the under 600 rated players are necessary to make a 4 person team in the open section, and the same school will retain a team in the K-6 U750 section.
Rules:
5-Round Swiss System, Individual/Team Competition.
First 4 rounds are G/40 (40 minutes per player to complete game).
Last round is G/50 (50 minutes per player to complete game).
Team sensitive pairings only as long as the tournament software can generate
properly matched pairings.
The tournament will be run in accordance with the current USCF Official Rules
of Chess.
The Tournament Director will be the final authority regarding all rulings.
Oklahoma Students Only eligible for awards.
USCF membership required.
Equipment:
If you have a chess clock, please bring it to use in
the tournament.
Chess boards and sets will be provided for up to 350 players.
For more information, visit www.okschess.org, or call (918)812-1591 or (405)226-0099.
State Championship Tournament Agenda
also on-line at www.okschess.org
First 4 Tournament Rounds are G/40 and
last is G/50
Parent / Coach Hospitality Room
Activities for kids between rounds
Supervised playground activities.
Scholastic Chess Presentations
After matches until 5 minutes before the next round
Movies in TV Room. Skittles and other games in skittles room.
5 minutes before each round
Get Table / Color Assignment from Pairing Charts & Proceed to tables
End of Round 2 to
Full service concession with Carl’s Jr hamburgers cooked on-site.
Tournament Feedback & OSCO Volunteer sign-up
Donations and Volunteers:
OSCO is a non-profit organization run by volunteers who are interested in helping Oklahoma's young people better succeed in life through participation in quality chess activities. Volunteers are needed to help OSCO with its tournaments and other scholastic chess related activities.
Donations to OSCO are also an excellent way to help Oklahoma’s youth through enhanced scholastic chess opportunities. There are several levels of recognition for the various contribution amounts, as described on the OSCO web site at www.okschess.org. OSCO also encourages in-kind donations of products or services directly helpful to OSCO, or to be given away at this state tournament. In-kind donations will receive the same level of recognition as cash contributions of the same value. All contributors of $50 or more will be listed on OSCO’s web site, listed in the State Tournament Program, and receive Patron Membership in OSCO. Donations can also be made anonymously.
For more information, visit www.okschess.org, or call (918)812-1591 or (405)226-0099.
Map to Ida Freeman Elementary (at
the red star) 501 W Hurd St , Edmond
Take I-35 North 3.5 miles from the Turner
Turnpike. Exit I-35 at 2nd (N 178th). Go 3.6 miles West
to Fretz. Then North 4 blocks to Hurd. Turn Left on Hurd and Ida Freeman is 1
block ahead at the stop.
OSCO Board Elections
12:30 to 12:55 at the tournament
Learn more about OSCO and this tournament at
www.okschess.org
OSCO Members:
All players registered for this and other OSCO tournaments in the last years
will be individual members.
All individual, affiliate club and patron members (see the OSCO website at okschess.org).