Northern Schools Chess League

Dear Coaches,

You are invited to bring your teams to our 1st meet of this school year. We are heading to West Las Vegas. The school is a couple of blocks south of the plaza. I have found the easiest route to be.....coming from Santa Fe take the 1st Las Vegas exit. Get on New Mexico Avenue heading towards United World College. When the road goes up a small hill to a light you go right on Moreno Street. Stay on it to reach the school

Times

Check in by 9:30

Round 1 10

Round 2 11:30

Round 3 12:50

Round 4 2:10

We don't take a lunch break. Players can buy food at the concession stand or bring snacks. They should get food as soon as they finish their own game.

All play 4 games. Set clocks for game in 35 minutes with a 5 second delay. We give out trophies at the end of the 3rd meet. At this one you will be able to leave as soon as all your players finish their 4th game.... probably at about 3.

Playing

There are 4 players in each team. IF you have extra players bring them and we will create games for them. If you only have 3 we can find an extra player to make them a team. We hope that you have worked out your board order among your players so that your strongest player takes board 1, next strongest takes board 2 etc. Please explain to them that we play touch move and there should be no talking to those playing. IF both players are uscf members we will rate the games. The stronger players are expected to write down the moves for their games.

Sign Up

Please send us an email to tell us how many teams you will be bringing AND whether they are High School, Mid School (8th grade and under), or Elementary (6th grade and under).

We need this information by Thursday October 10th. Send it to us both at ....

.......mark@galassi.org ..... jdjohnston100@gmail.com

League Fees

Fees are $25 per team. This covers all 3 meets and the Regional championship which will probably be at Santa Fe Indian school in March. Meet 2 is at Prep on November 8th and meet 3 will be at ATC in Santa Fe on MLK day in January. Please bring payments to the 1st meet in cash or check made out to Santa Fe Rooks. We don't take POs

Questions

If you have questions or comments send us an email to the addresses above

See you in Vegas!

Mark Galassi Jim Johnston ( league directors)

The Northern Schools Chess League is a series of meets between schools (and sometimes clubs) in northern New Mexico. The league has divisions for middle school and high school teams, although elementary school teams can also play.

In the 2015/2016 season we will be using the following format:

There will be three meets:
- Monday 2015-10-12 at West Las Vegas High School, Las Vegas, NM
- Saturday 2015-12-05 at Santa Fe Prep School, Santa Fe (the Saturday after Thanksgiving)
- Friday 2016-01-15 at Northern New Mexico College, Española
Teams will consist of 4 players. A school can present many teams.
We want you to participate and bring as many people as you can, so:
- If you have only 3 players, bring them along! We will add a house player to complete the team.
- If you have more than 4 but less than 8 (or more than 12 but less than 16...), bring them all along: everyone will get a chance to play games.
Each team of 4 players will have a registration of $25 to offset organizational costs.
Please send email to Jim Johnston <jdjohnston100@gmail.com> and Mark Galassi <mark@galassi.org> to ask questions or let us know that you will be coming along. You may also phone us at (505) 629-0759 if you have questions.

We hope you will be able to join us and make this a strong event and a fun trip for your students.

When you contact us please send the following information:

School

Number of teams... HS or Mid

Sponsor's Name email and phone #

More detail on the tournament format:

Each team has players for board 1, board 2, board 3, board 4, in approximate order of strength.
In a round two teams are paired and their players will play by board number.
The first two meets will be an 8-round (4 rounds/meet) Swiss System tournament (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss-system_tournament) with all teams participating in one big section.
The final meet will award a final winner: the teams will be sorted into groups of 6 high school and 6 middle school teams and each group will have a 4-round Swiss tournament. Overall winners will be determined in the top groups of six.
Time controls will be "Game in 35 minutes with 5 second delay".
We do not require that players be USCF members.
But if in a game both players are USCF members we will rate that game.

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