THE DELANCEY UK SCHOOLS CHESS CHALLENGE 2014
Following last years event in which
52,000 children
from
1540 schools and clubs
took part, we are delighted to be launching the 19th Chess Challenge!
These tournaments are massively popular because everyone in the school can take part and everyone wins prizes. The best players can then go through to the area MEGAFINAL and, skills permitting, to the NORTH/SOUTH GIGAFINAL and NATIONAL TERAFINAL! In its first stage, the tournament is played once a week in school, either during a lunch break or in an after-school session. There is no travelling involved. Seven rounds are played, starting in the spring term, during which time children win badges, spots, mascots and other prizes. Rules of the tournament (given overleaf) have been kept simple, so that a teacher with only a basic knowledge of chess should be able to run it! All ages can take part and the qualifiers for the Megafinals are the top scorers in the tournament, plus leading girls and boys in 12 separate age groups from under 7 up to under 18. Entry fee for the tournament is 40, which provides enough prizes for up to 30 players. If you wish to enrol further players, this can be done at a cost of 15 for each additional 15 players. At the
beginning of the Spring term 2014, you will receive your tournament pack of prizes etc., and you will be able to run your event straight away. Along with your pack of badges, gold spots and mascots
etc., there are full rules of the tournament and instructions for running it, plus tournament cards for each player and tournament score chart for the school notice board. Teachers find these tournaments stimulate interest in chess in their school, and many report large increases in the numbers of children in their clubs as a result. NB Junior Chess Clubs are also able to enter. To enrol just fill in the form below and send to Mike Basman, 7 Billockby Close, Chessington, Surrey, KT9 2ED, enclosing a cheque made payable to UK CHESS CHALLENGE. Dont delay enrol today! Closing date for entries: 13th December, 2013 (later entries pay a penalty fee of 6) ____________________________________________________ Please enrol my school into The Delancey UK Schools Chess Challenge 2014. Send to UK Chess Challenge, 7 Billockby Close, Chessington, Surrey, KT9 2ED I enclose my entry fee of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ made up of 1 x 40 and _ _ _ _ x 15 PLUS _ _ _ _ extra trophies. 40 for first 30 players 15 per extra 15 players @ 6 each (see over) Cheque made payable to UK CHESS CHALLENGE NAME OF SCHOOL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ School Tel. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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RULES (Primary, Secondary Schools and Clubs) 1. Seven rounds should be played in the tournament and sessions should last at least 20 minutes. 2. Minimum tournament size is 8 players. 3. Games are concluded by checkmate, opponents resignation or agreed draw. If the game is not finished by the end of the session, points remaining on the board should be counted on the basis QUEEN = 9 points, ROOK = 5 points, BISHOP = 3 points, KNIGHT = 3 points, PAWN = 1 point. A player with an advantage of 3 or more points is adjudged the winner, otherwise the game is drawn. Stalemate is also counted as a draw, as is not enough pieces to mate with (for example, king and knight v king; king and bishop v king; king and 2 knights v king). 4. Scoring in tournaments is 3 points for a win, 2 points for a draw, one point for a loss and 0 for absence. If there is an odd number of players in the tournament, 3 full points are given to the player with no opponent. This is known as a bye. A player should not have more than one bye in the tournament. If a bye has to be given, it should be given to the lowest scoring player in the tournament if possible. 5. Pairings are to be done on a simplified SWISS SYSTEM. Before the first round, players are roughly listed in order of strength and the No.1 player plays No.16 (in a 30 player tournament), No.2 plays No.17 and so on. In a smaller tournament, say of 20 players, No. 1 plays No.11 and No. 2 plays No.12. 6. In the second round, players with equal points should play each other. Throughout the next 5 rounds, this principle should be observed as far as possible: that players on equal scores should play each other. Players can only encounter each other once in a tournament. As far as possible, colours should be alternated, i.e., if a player has white one round, he/she should have black the next. However, pairing players on equal scores takes precedence over alternating colours. 7. PRIZES (won as score is reached or passed) JACKSPOT PRIZE 3 points BADGE st For players winning all their games 6 points 1 Gold Spot nd PLAYGROUND POCKET 9 points 2 Gold Spot 11 points MASCOT CHESS SET 12 points 3rd Gold Spot Indispensable for any fanatical chess 15 points 4th Gold Spot plus Match-of-the-day book player! The set can be used anywhere, 17 points QUALIFIES FOR MEGAFINAL anytime, to challenge your opponents in (Players aged over 11 qualify on score of 15 points) the playground, on trains, on buses or 18 points 5th Gold Spot even at the back of the class! th 21 points 6 Gold Spot (plus JACKSPOT prize) The overall tournament winner will receive a trophy. If you have run more than one tournament in your school and have more than one champion, you will need to send 6 for each additional trophy. (See Entry Form). 8. Qualifying rules for Megafinal: Any player scoring 17 points (15 points if aged over 11) or more will qualify for the Area Megafinal. Besides this, the leading scorers at U7, U8, U9, U10, U11, U12, U13, U14, U15, U16, U17 and U18, both boys and girls, also qualify, as long as they have played at least 5 out of the 7 rounds and providing that the place in the section has not already been taken by a player scoring 17 (15 seniors) or more points. If there is a tie for a place, the tied players all qualify. Ages are calculated as at midnight on 31/08/13. There will be an entry fee per player of 15 to the Megafinal and 15 to the N/S Gigafinal. There will also be an entry fee of 15 for the National Terafinal. 9. Disputes during the event are to be settled by the teacher/parent in charge, but any queries can be referred to the Tournament Organiser, Michael Basman (07715 041320) or email: ukchesschallenge@[Link]. 10. Several area Megafinals will be held on either Saturday 3rd May, Sunday 4th May or Monday 5th May 2014 but many will be held at other times in May. You will be informed of your Megafinal by mid March and information will be posted on our website. The Gigafinal, as last year, will be split into North and South divisions. Northern Gigafinal will take place on Saturday 5th July and Sunday 6th July, 2014, venue WRIGHT ROBINSON COLLEGE, Off Falmers Close, Abbey Hey Lane, Gorton, MANCHESTER, M18 8RL. The Southern Gigafinal will be held on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th July, 2014 at Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, Berks. In the Northern Gigafinal the U7-U10s will play on Saturday, the U11-U18s will play on the Sunday. In the South, U7-U10 Boys will play on Saturday, U11-U18 Boys and all Girls will play on Sunday. The Terafinal will be a two day event, held on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th August, 2014 at Loughborough Grammar School. 11. The organiser reserves the right to refuse entry without explanation. 12. Website: [Link] for results and more information