2013­2014 KCA Blue Book

The Kentucky Chess Association

2013-2014 Blue Book

State Individual Champions through the years

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Noah Evan Kass

Akhil VenkatRokkam

Iman Dashti Ayush Kumar Jasper Meadows

2012 Taylor Bagley Stevan Kriss Grace Bagga Sean Harris Tommy Kolb2011 Alex Hamilton Gilman Bagga Spencer Kriss Brian She Max Roberts

Taylor Bagley Ian Schaeffer

MatthewMcDonald

Stevan Kriss Carson Crovo

2010 Alex Hamilton Andrew Lipman Alex Kolby Garrett Wright Tamm Omar Brian Wright Dylan Lipman Matthew McDonald Carlos Labianca

2009 Nicholas Burnett Taylor Bagley Gilman Bagga Spencer Kriss David Perchick Andrew Lipman

2008 Atanas Golev Tim Tootle Stevan Kriss Spencer Kriss Dawson Lipman Alex Hamilton Sammy Omar Joshua Osbourn Erik Patchell

2007ToddWhitehouse Shray Kapoor Andrew Lipman Gilman Bagga Spencer Kriss

Erik Patchell Stevan Kriss Taylor Bagley Justin Stevens David Hendren

2006 Erik Patchell Dima Ivanyuk Vivek Raj Alice Li Spencer Kriss

Will Bryant

AravindSubramanian

Atanas Golev John Marcsik 2005 Davis Whaley Todd Whitehouse Sumeer Brar Jonah Donze Camden Penn

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2013­2014 KCA Blue Book

Kentucky Chess Association

Official Tournament Book For the 2013­2014

Kentucky State Chess Championship Series

2014 State Team Championship2014 State Alternates Tournament

March 15, 2014Lexington, Kentucky

2014 State Individual Championship

March 1, 2014

Louisville, Kentucky

2013­2014 KCA Blue Book

Table of Contents

Welcome (p. 1)The Quad System (p. 2)State Individual and Team Rules of Competition (p. 3)Scholastic Chess Championship Regulations (p. 10)KCA Contact Information (p. 13)Tournament Entry Information (p. 14)State Team Entry Form (p. 17)State Individual Entry Form (p. 19)

List of Past Individual Champions (inside Front Cover) List of Past Team Champions (inside Back Cover)

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On behalf of the Kentucky Chess Association I would like to welcome you to the 2014Kentucky State Championship Series. The 2014 Blue Book contains some revisions from theprevious editions; please take a few moments to become familiar with the contents.Over 450 players representing schools from all across the state competed in the 2013Championship Series held in Louisville and Bowling Green. The recognition of seniors, thechampion awards ­ those are moments which will live in the memories of the players, thecoaches, and the parents for the rest of their lives.

All of the tournaments in this series are sponsored by the Kentucky Chess Association andare played under the rules of the United States Chess Federation and the KCA. The titlesof Individual State Scholastic Champion are awarded in five categories: Novice (forplayers in grades K­1), Primary (for players in grades K­3), Elementary (K­5), Middle School(K­8), and High School (K­12). The titles of State Team Scholastic Champion areawarded in five categories as well: Novice (K­1) Primary (K­3), Elementary (K­5), MiddleSchool (K­8), and High School (K­12). Players may compete in any one division theychoose which is equal to or higher than their current school grade (but they cannot play inany division lower than their grade). Thus a 5th grader may compete in the Elementary,Middle School, or High School sections but not in the Primary section.

Play for the title of State Individual Scholastic Champion is conducted at one statewidetournament which is open to any scholastic player residing in Kentucky. Play for the title ofState Team Scholastic Champion at the High School, Middle School, Elementary and Primarylevels is conducted at a separate statewide tournament which is open ONLY to those teamswho qualify through their performance at their regional quad qualifyingtournaments. The top 4 teams at each level will advance into the finals for thechampionship title giving us the “Sweet Sixteen” of chess.

The Novice (K­1) team champion is determined in a different manner. This champion iscrowned at the State Individual Tournament and the K­1 section is paired using teammodified Swiss pairings. Please pay close attention to the tournament conditions for theNovice section for the individual tournament so that you understand how these events will beconducted. The other team championships remain four board events.

This year we will hold the Team Championship in Louisville.

If you have any questions about the 2014 Kentucky State Championship Series, please do not hesitate to contact me or our Scholastic Coordinator, Larry Bell. Thanks for your interest in Kentucky chess.

Randas BurnsPresident, Kentucky Chess Association

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The QUAD System

Kentucky has been divided into four quadrants or QUADS to facilitate a play­off systemleading to the awarding of state championship titles in chess. Based on the samegeographic regions used in Kentucky interscholastic athletics, except for Madison, MeadeMontgomery, Russell, Rockcastle and Scott county schools, the regions are as follows:

QUAD A: Regions 1,2,3,4: Allen, Ballard, Barren, Breckinridge, Butler, Caldwell,Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Crittenden, Cumberland, Daviess, Edmonson,Fulton, Graves, Grayson, Hancock, Henderson, Hickman, Hopkins,Livingston, Logan, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken, McLean, Metcalf, Monroe,Muhlenberg, Ohio, Simpson, Todd, Trigg, Union, Warren and Webster.

2014 Quad A Coordinator: Greg Holloman (270) 754­1061 orgreg.hollamon@crittenden.kyschools.us Quad A Tournament: January 25, 2014Crittenden County Middle School, 519 West Gum Street, Marion, KY 42064

QUAD B: Regions 5,6,7,8: Adair, Anderson, Bullitt, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Green,Hardin, Hart, Henry, Jefferson, Larue, Marion, Meade, Nelson, Oldham,Owen, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Taylor, Trimble and Washington.

2014 Quad B Coordinator: John Simons (502) 418­5312 or johnsimonskca@gmail.comQuad B Tournament: February 1, 2014 Westport Middle School, Louisville

QUAD C. Regions 9,10,11,12: Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyle, Bracken, Campbell, Casey,Clark, Clinton, Fayette, Fleming, Franklin, Garrard, Harrison, Jessamine, Kenton,Lincoln, Mason, McCreary, Mercer, Nicholas, Pendleton, Pulaski, Robertson,Russell, Wayne, Woodford.

2014 Quad C Coordinator: Larry Bell (859)797­4834 or l.bell3@twc.comQuad C Tournament: February 1, 2014

QUAD D: Regions 13,14,15,16: Bell, Boyd, Breathitt, Carter, Clay, Elliott, Estill, Fleming,Floyd, Greenup, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lawrence, Lee,Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Madison, Magoffin, Martin, Menifee, Montgomery,Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Powell, Rockcastle, Rowan, Whitley, and Wolfe.

2014 Quad D Coordinator: Lee Armstrong (606)743­8052 orRobert.Armstrong@Morgan.kyschools.usQuad D Tournament: Date TBD Morgan County High School, West Liberty

Each of the 4 Quad Coordinators or Assistants will serve as the Organizer of theirrespective Quad tournaments and has the final say as to how that tournament will beconducted. All tournaments must be concluded by February 15, 2014 and results reportedto Larry Bell, KCA Scholastic Coordinator, no later than February 17, 2014. He can bereached calling (859) 797­4834. E­mail can be sent to lbell@uky.edu

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State Individual and Team Championship Rules of Competition

AUTHORITY. The Kentucky State Scholastic Coordinator is the chief organizer for allstate championship events. The scholastic coordinator shall appoint all tournamentdirectors, assistant tournament directors and volunteer staff and shall appoint prior to the beginning of each state championship event a Tournament Appeals Committee.

ADMITTANCE. No parents, coaches, or observers are permitted in the Tournament playingarea once a round has started. Play­offs for team championships, if they arerequired, will be open to observers. The Kentucky State Scholastic Coordinator has theauthority to open the playing area to spectators if he deems it appropriate, but he can alsoclose it for any reason or at any time.

ASSISTANCE. While the game is in progress, players are forbidden to talk withanyone else except with the permission of and in the presence of a TD. A player must raisehis/her hand if there is a need for assistance. A TD will then come to the board and assistas necessary. Interference in any game, in any way, by another player, a coach, a parent,or a spectator will not be tolerated and could result in forfeiture of the game anddisqualification from the event. The ringing, or the checking, of a cell phone, pager, or othermessaging device in the tournament room will be presumed to be interference. Thetournament director may chose to ban the use of any device with earphones from theplaying area. (A special caution is issued regarding the dropping of a clock flag when timehas expired. No sign, signal, whisper, gasp, or motion of any kind will be tolerated from acoach, parent, or spectator. Only a player involved in a game may make any claimregarding the expiration of time.)

APPEALS. If a player has a question about any ruling by a tournament director,she/he may appeal through that director in accordance with USCF rules. Once all appealsat the tournament level are exhausted, the player may appeal to the next higher localauthority for the tournament. The highest local authority in a Quad tournament is the QuadScholastic Coordinator or State Scholastic Coordinator if present. The highest localauthority in the State tournaments is the State Scholastic Coordinator. Appeals beyond thelocal authority go to the Kentucky Chess Association’s Board of Directors. The highestlevel of appeal, after all lower levels are exhausted, is the United States Chess FederationScholastic Director. Only a player or his/her coach may initiate an appeal. Parents have nostanding to make an appeal.

BYES. Byes are unfortunate in a state championship event, but they aresometimes necessary. In any round, if the number of players in a tournament is uneven,one player may be given a full­point bye. Only one bye per tournament may be awarded to aplayer, and it is given to the player in the lowest score group who has the lowest USCF ratingand is so marked on all wall charts. Half­point byes for missed rounds may not be awarded instate championship play. If it is at all possible, a TD on the floor is empowered to revoke a bye

and re­pair the player with a game within their division.

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RECORDING. Each player is strongly encouraged to record games. A player whodoes not record games will not have sufficient evidence to support the claim of a draw by repetition of position or by the 50 move rule. In accordance with USCF national scholastic rules, recording is mandatory for all players grade 4 and up in each event.

REPORTING. Immediately upon completion of each game, both players must stopat the scorer’s table and report the result of the game. In 4­board team events, the teamcaptain is responsible for ensuring that game results are recorded on the results sheetprovided and reporting these results to the scorer’s table. It is strongly suggested thatplayers report their score BEFORE they pack up their sets in event of questions.

SCHOOL. Teams are comprised of students who attend the same school. For thepurposes of team play the Kentucky Chess Association follows the USCF definition of a school as follows:

A school is defined as an institution which has one name, is located in one building orconnected adjacent buildings, and is under one administrator and which provides corecurricular instruction in English, math, science, and social studies. A student will beconsidered to attend a school if and only if he or she physically attends classes at thatschool building and receives more than 50% of his or her core curricular instruction during those classes.

Home schooled students are eligible to participate on teams. A home schooled student is defined as a student who receives at least 50% of his or her core curricular instruction at home. Under USCF rules, home school students have the following options with regard to forming and/or participating on a scholastic team.

1. A home schooled student may represent his or her local public school whenaccess to extracurricular activities is permitted and the student resides within theboundaries of the local public school as defined by Kentucky law. Presently Kentucky lawdoes NOT allow home schooled students to participate in public school extracurricularactivities.

2. A home school student may join with other home schooled students who reside within the boundary of the local public school as defined by Kentucky law.

There may be more than one home school team per recognized public school district.

SUBSTITUTING. Once an alternate is substituted into team tournament play she/he must finishthe tournament. There are no substitutions in and out. The player substituted for will be enteredinto the Alternates Section unless otherwise instructed by the player or theplayer’s coach. Substitutions must to written and submitted on the provided line­up form no laterthan the end of the previous round. The tournament director reserves the right to allowemergency substitutions in the event of illness.

TIME FORFEITS. Analog clocks should be set so that the time limit will expire at 6:00.

Digital clocks shall be set for the number of minutes in the round. If a time delay feature isused, the time delay shall be set for 5 seconds. Only a player or a player’s opponentmay initiate a time forfeiture claim. No score sheet is required to make this claim. A

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player may claim time forfeiture only if he/she first stops the clock before her/his own flagfalls.

TOUCH MOVE. If a player deliberately touches a piece when it is his/her turn to move, the touched piece must be moved if it is legal to do so. If a player deliberately touches an opponent’s piece, that piece must be captured if it is legal to do so. Questions about touch move violations should be referred to a floor TD.

USCF STATUS. Participants in all Quad Tournaments and the State ChampionshipSeries MUST be current members of the United States Chess Federation. There will be noexceptions to this policy. If a player’s membership status is in doubt and cannot bedocumented by the player, a new/renewal membership must be purchased at the site (in theevent that player purchases 2 memberships, the USCF will credit that player for 2 years ofmembership). Memberships will be sold at the Quads and the State ChampionshipSeries events for an additional fee.

USCF CHESS RULES. The Official Rules of Chess, as compiled, modified, andsanctioned by the United States Chess Federation, shall govern all tournaments in theQuads or Championship Series, except as amended or stated otherwise in this guidebook.

SWISS SYSTEM. The Swiss System can accommodate a large number of players in a relatively short time. Basic Swiss System pairing rules are:

a player may not be paired against the same opponent more than once in atournament

players with equal scores are paired whenever possible players receive alternate and equal colors whenever possibleno player should be scheduled to play the same color in 3 consecutive rounds

everyone plays all scheduled rounds (there is no elimination in a Swiss)

The State Individual Championship is a Swiss System Tournament. Players can and willlikely be paired against opponents from their same school. See comment on K­1 event.

TEAM MODIFIED SWISS. The tournament is played as a normal Swiss System tournamentwith pairings made on an individual basis according to the rules above, except thatteammates are treated as if they have already played each other and thus will never bepaired to play against each other. The team score is determined by adding the pointsaccumulated by the top four scoring players on a team. A minimum of two players isrequired to qualify for team awards. (Note: a team must have a minimum of three players tocompete for the title of State Champions.) There is no limit on the number of players aschool may enter on its team, although the TD may require adjustments if the numberexceeds 25% of the total tournament field and/or adversely affects pairing decisions.

Regional (Quad) playoffs are played as Team Modified Swiss Events.

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The K­1 individual state championship will include a team state championship. The K­1 eventwill be paired using the team modified Swiss system, however if any one team has more than50% of the players in a top score group in the last two rounds of the tournament, teammateand/or siblings may be paired to increase the likelihood of a clear individualwinner. The primary purpose of the K­1 individual state championship remains the awarding of aclear individual winner ­ the team event is secondary.

4 BOARD TEAM EVENTS. Players on each 4 person team are ranked from highestrating to lowest rating and assigned to board positions 1 through 4 (or 6 with the alternates),high to low. Players must play the same board order throughout the tournament; failure todo so will result in forfeiture of that round. If a team plays with only 3 members, they mustforfeit board 4 and close to board 1. For the purpose of pairing, team ranking will becalculated based upon the average ratings of the top 4 players entered in the event.Unrated players must be placed on the lowest boards, for example, one unrated playerwould have to play board four, two unrated players would have to play boards four andthree, three unrated players would have to play boards four, three and two. Unrated playerswill be assigned a rating based on the following: an unrated on board two is assigned 50points below the rating of board one. An unrated on board three is assigned 50 pointsbelow the rating of board two. An unrated on board four is assigned 50 points below therating of board three. In no case will an unrated player be assigned a rating less than 100.In addition, a team with all four boards unrated will be assigned a rating of 500.

Teams will then be paired like individuals in a Swiss System tournament. Rules governing colorassignment will determine the colors assigned on boards 1 and 3. If, for example,board 1 for Century Elementary is assigned white, boards 1 and 3 will play white whileboards 2 and 4 will play black. Scoring is based on MATCH POINTS, with a team receiving 1point if they win the round (2.5 points or higher on the combined individual boards), 0points if they lose the round (1.5 points or less) and each team receiving .5 point in theevent of a tie (2 points each) for that round.

RULES FOR BOARD ORDER IN 4­BOARD PLAY. In the 4­board Team ChampionshipTournament, all players will be placed on the team roster in order of rating published on themost recent ratings supplement. The tournament director reserves the right to order theplayers and pair the tournament based on the ratings published on the US ChessFederation MSA Ratings page http://www.uschess.org/msa/MbrLst.php possible within timeconstraints and applied equally across all teams. This team roster establishes the board orderfor the entire tournament and may not be altered (including any game 5 playoff which may beneeded to determine the champion). The Scholastic Coordinator or his/herdelegate is the final authority for questions on this rule.

The term “alternate” is sometimes confusing within the context of this rule.Please remember that an alternate is not an additional player who can be substituted into any position as in many other sports. When a player is designated as an alternate and is then substituted into the team, that player will take their appropriate board position and all players

will close to board 1. If not absolutely clear on this, the coach should consult with the Chief TD. Starting the round with an incorrect board order may result in a forfeiture of the round and the loss of the match point.

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TIE SCORES. In the State Individual Championship, tie scores for first place onlywill result in the awarding of multiple Co­Champion trophies sized according to the tiebreaks listed in the next paragraph. All players who score in the top scoring group will beconsidered CO­CHAMPIONS for that particular division. It is perfectly acceptable for aCoChampion to be so designated on the trophy. In the State Team Championship, ties for firstplace in the Primary, Elementary, Middle School, and High School divisions will be broken by aplayoff (see the RULES FOR TEAM PLAYOFFS below).

TIE BREAKS INDIVIDUAL. Ties for positions other than the State Champion will usethe following tie­break system:1. Solkoff

The sum of all opponents' final scores.

2. Modified Median The sum of opponents' scores discarding some high or low scores:

o for players with "plus" scores (more wins than losses) ­­ the lowestscoring opponent is discarded

o for players with "even" scores ­­ the highest and the lowest scoringopponents are discarded

o for players with "minus" scores ­­ the highest scoring opponent isdiscarded

o These scores are adjusted for unplayed games (byes, forfeits,unplayed games), which count a half point each.

3. Opponents Cumulative The cumulative tie­break points for each opponent are calculated and thenadded together.

4. Cumulative The sum of the player’s cumulative (running) scores for all of the rounds. One

point is subtracted from the sum for each unplayed win or one­point bye.For example, if a player's results over a five­round event were win, loss, win,draw, loss, the wall chart would show a cumulative score round by round as1, 1, 2, 2 1/2, 2 1/2. Adding across, the cumulative tie­break total is 9.

TIE BREAKS TEAM. Tie scores for team positions other than first place will use thefollowing tie­break system:

1. Head­to­head score If only two teams are tied, the winner of a match between the two teams

If there is a three­way tie or if two teams are tied and there is no head­to headmatch, then:

2. Solkoff match points The sum of all opponents' final match points.

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3. Amateur (Teams) For each round, the final score of the opposing team is multiplied by the

number of points scored against that team. For example, if Team A scored 3 1/2 ­ 1/2 against Team B, which finished the tournament with 2 match points, Team A's tie­break for that round is 3 1/2 X 2 = 7.

4. Modified Median match points The sum of opponents' match points discarding some high or low scores:

o for teams with "plus" scores (more wins than losses) ­­ the lowestscoring opponent is discardedo for teams with "even" scores ­­ the highest and the lowest scoring

opponents are discardedo for teams with "minus" scores ­­ the highest scoring opponent is

discarded These scores are adjusted for unplayed matches (byes, forfeits, unplayed

games), which count a half point each.

RATINGS The most recent ratings supplement will be used to determine theratings of players entered into the state team and individual tournaments. The tournamentdirector reserves the right to pair the tournament based on ratings published on the USChess Federation MSA Ratings page http://www.uschess.org/msa/MbrLst.php if possiblewithin time constraints and applied equally across all participants.

RULES FOR TEAM PLAYOFFS (Game / 5; Championship sections, first place ONLY).Ties for first place ONLY will be broken by a head­to­head, Game /5, 4 board

playoff. A coin flip will determine the color assignment with the lower rated team calling the tossand the winner of the toss selecting their color for boards 1 and 3 (boards 2 and 4 will play theopposite color). If additional rounds are necessary the color order will bealternated. Each player will set their clocks for 5 minutes; if an electronic clock is used it will beset so that there is no time delay. Players must handle the clock with the same handwith which they handle the pieces. Players may not hover and keep a hand over the clock andmust remove their hand from the clock after depressing the button. Any playeraccidentally knocking over or displacing pieces on the board MUST replace all pieces onhis/her own time and before punching the clock. TOUCH MOVE RULES ARE IN EFFECT. If aplayer makes an illegal move and then hits his/her clock, the opponent shouldimmediately stop both clocks. After verification, the TD shall add 2 minutes to theopponent’s clock one time. Illegal moves unnoticed by a player cannot be corrected afteran opponent’s subsequent move. A game is won by a player

who has checkmated his/her opponent whose opponent resigns whose opponent forfeits on time (assuming that the player has mating material).

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TEAM PLAYOFF RESULTS. The winner of the Game / 5 playoff will be called theChampion for that section and will be awarded the first place trophy. The other team(s) will

be designated Co­Champion(s) and will be awarded appropriate place trophies. It is perfectly acceptable for a Co­Champion to be so designated on the trophy.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR LIMITED ENTRY TOURNAMENTS USCF ARNOLD DENKER TOURNAMENT. The Individual High School Champion

will be invited. If the Champion is unable to attend, then the next highest placingeligible player in the High School individual section will be invited. The Denkerrules require that all participants be enrolled in high school during the currentschool year. If the High School champion is not yet a high school student, theinvitation will go to the next highest placing eligible player in the High Schoolindividual section.

KENTUCKY JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. The Junior High Champion, the top finisher inthe Action (G/30), the High School Champion, the High School Runner­Up, and the toptwo finishers in the Ky Open “Open” section will be invited for a total of six players. Ifany of these qualifying events are not held, then replacements or alternates will be

selectedbased on finishing order in the Kentucky Open “Open” section. A junior player is definedas someone who will be under 21 years of age for the entire calendar year.

MATCHES WITH OTHER STATES. Invitations sent to the highest rated playersin each category of the match based on the previous annual list and theavailability to play. No such matches are currently planned.

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Kentucky Scholastic Chess Championship RegulationsRevised ­ AUGUST 13, 2005

Introduction

The Kentucky Scholastic Committee is an agency of the Kentucky Chess Association (KCA)and the Scholastic Coordinator is an officer of the KCA and a member of the KCA Board ofDirectors. The authority to construct these Regulations for the conduct of The KentuckyScholastic Chess Championships is in Article IV section 6 of the KCA bylaws, revised 2002.The KCA Board of Directors is the final authority as to the meaning of these regulations.

The State Scholastic Championships will be held in five divisions: High School (12th grade andbelow), Middle School (8th grade and below), Elementary (5th grade and below),Primary (3rd grade and below) and Novice (1st grade and below). Each tournament will be aUSCF rated event.

Kentucky is divided into four quad regions (QUADS) each of which will consist of fourregions. Regional tournaments for teams will be held in each QUAD followed by the team finals tournament for the teams that qualified through the regionals.

Novice or alternates sections may also be held in conjunction with any of thesetournaments. Reasonable adjustments in the format may be made by the director in the event of a very large or very small number of participants.

All players on a team must come from the same school as defined in the USCF scholasticregulations (which does not include feeder schools). The school sponsor (if any) isresponsible for the determination of the players and the board order of a school’s team.

NOVICE SECTIONP.1. The individual Novice championship will be conducted in conjunction with the

other individual championships in the spring.P.2 The Novice Team championship will be conducted as part of the individual

championship. The tournament will be paired so that the selection of an individual champion is the priority.

HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY and PRIMARY SECTIONS

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS1. The individual championships will be conducted in these four divisions in a

manner to be determined annually by the Scholastic Coordinator.

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TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS

Each QUAD will be assigned four qualifying positions in each division. The QUADorganizer will be responsible for conducting one or more regionals in the QUAD which will lead to qualification for finals.

2. Teams in the Championship sections of finals2.1 A team will consist of four players listed in order of their ratings and 2 (two)

alternates (optional).2.2 Once an Alternate is substituted in he/she must finish the tournament. There

is no subbing in and out.2.3 Team play will be team vs. team matches of four games and team scoring will

be by match points.2.4 The tie­break will be 1) head­to­head, 2) US Amateur (Teams), 3) Solkoff

match points, 4) Modified Median match points.

3. QUALIFYING FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP SECTIONS OF THE FINALS3.1 Only players from Kentucky schools are eligible for the finals. To compete in

a Championship Section of the finals a team must qualify in a certifiedregional.

3.2 A team may qualify for the finals only in their own QUAD.3.3 Ties for qualifying will be broken.3.4 A school can qualify only one team in each division.3.5 A team qualifies as a team; player rosters do not have to remain the same

from regionals to finals.

4. REGIONAL QUALIFIERS (Quad Tournaments)4.1 Only teams and individuals from that QUAD may participate in the regional.4.2 The format of each Quad Regional will be a team modified Swiss.4.3 The organizers of regional tournaments will be responsible for providing

trophies.4.4 The 16 regions will be the same as the athletic regions except for Madison,

Meade, Montgomery, Russell, Rockcastle and Scott county schools. TheQUADS are as follows: Quad A consists of regions 1­4. Quad B consists ofregions 5­8, plus Meade. Quad C consists of regions 9­12, plus Scott andRussell. Quad D consists of regions 13­16, plus Madison, Montgomery, andRockcastle.

4.5 Tie­break systems used in each regional will be determined by the Quadorganizer.

4.6 A school may not have more than one team in any section of the regionals.4.7 Qualifying teams must consist of at least three (3) players.

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5. THE KENTUCKY SCHOLASTIC COORDINATOR AND THE SCHOLASTICCOMMITTEE

The Scholastic Coordinator shall be elected by all KCA members present at theState Scholastic Team Championships in a meeting called for thatpurpose only. (Article V section 3, KCA Bylaws, revised 2002). The electionshall occur in odd numbered years for a two year term.

5.1 The committee consists of the Scholastic Coordinator, the president of theKCA and an organizer from each of the QUADS who shall be selected by the Scholastic Coordinator.

5.2 The committee shall meet at the time and place of the State IndividualChampionships.

5.3 Revisions to these regulations shall require written presentation and theapproval of the Kentucky Scholastic Chess Committee and the Board of Directors of the KCA.

5.4 The Scholastic Coordinator shall compose the list of certified regionals,ensure its proper distribution, and be responsible for the conduct of the state scholastic championships.

5.5 Persons wishing to know more about scholastic chess in Kentucky shouldcontact the current Scholastic Coordinator.

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Kentucky Chess Association Contact information

OFFICERS

OfficePresidentVice PresidentScholastic Coordinator TreasurerSecretaryWebmaster/Tourn Coord

OfficeCentral Region RepEast Region Rep

West Region Rep

Term Name E­mail Phone06­15 Randas Burns RandasBurns@yahoo.com 502­500­749306­14 Matt Gurley mattcgurley@gmail.com 859 537­106006­15 Larry Bell lbell@uky.edu 859 797­483406­14 Miami Fugate MiamiFugate@yahoo.com 502­298­229906­15 Taylor Bagley taylor.bagley12321@gmail.com 859­455­673706­14 Bob Lenning kcawebteam@gmail.com 270­735­2841

REGIONAL DIRECTORS

Term Name E­mail Phone06­14 Daniel Brennan cyberdaniel82@hotmail.com 502­645­420206­14 Lee Armstrong rlarmstrong@morgan.kyschools.us 606­743­8052

11­14 Johnny Owens chessnut@insightbb.com 270­272­3061

SCHOLASTIC COORDINATORS

NOTE: The scholastic coordinators are members of the scholastic committee. They are notautomatically officers of the KCA or members of the KCA board. They can hold additionalKCA

positions.

Region Name E­mail PhoneQuad A Greg Holloman greg.hollamon@crittenden.kyschools.us 270­754­1061Quad B John Simons johnsimonkcsa@gmail.com 502 418­5312

Quad C Larry Bell l.bell3@twc.com 859­797­4834Quad D Lee Armstrong rlarmstrong@Morgan.kyschools.us 606­743­8052

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Tournament Entry Information for the2014 State Chess Championship Series

For information about the QUAD tournaments, please contact the individual Quad Coordinator or visit the KCA website.

The State Team Championships will be a 4 round G/60 head­to­head competition. Ateam will consist of 4 players arranged in USCF rating order from highest (board 1) tolowest (board 4) according to The USCF Official Rules of Chess, Section 31B. The teamcoach will designate one non­alternate player as the team captain. For the purpose ofpairing, team ranking will be calculated based upon the average ratings of the top 4 playersentered. Unrated players must be placed on the lowest boards, for example, one unratedplayer would have to play board four, two unrated players would have to play boards fourand three, three unrated players would have to play boards four, three and two. Unratedplayers will be assigned a rating based on the following: an unrated on board two isassigned 50 points below the rating of board one. An unrated on board three is assigned50 points below the rating of board two. An unrated on board four is assigned 50 pointsbelow the rating of board three. In no case will an unrated player be assigned a rating lessthan 100. In addition, a team with all four boards unrated will be assigned a rating of 500.Teams will then be paired like individuals in a Swiss System tournament.

To enter the State Team Championship you must fill out the appropriate entry form with thelist of players (arranged by rating/board order) and mail it with the appropriate entry fee forthose 4 players (5 or 6 if you list alternates on the form) to the KCA Scholastic Coordinator(NOTE: see flyer for specific address) (make the check(s) payable to Kentucky ChessAssociation). The entry fee for each team is $20 per player if postmarked before day, March 1,2014. For entries postmarked after March 1, 2014 the late entry fee is $30 per player. Makecertain that accurate contact information for the coach or sponsor is on the entry form in the eventof questions. There should be only one entry form per team. ENTRY FORMSMUST BE TURNED IN AND MUST BE ON TIME. IF NO ENTRY FORM ISRECEIVED BY March 5, 2014, THE SCHOLASTIC COORDINATORMAY REPLACE THAT TEAM TO INSURE A FULL FIELD. TURN IN ENTRYFORMS!!!! Any alternate listed will be automatically entered in the AlternatesTournament until the tournament organizer is notified by the coach of the school in questionthat the player will be acting as a substitute for the team. Coaches have the right tosubstitute the alternate at any time, however once made, this substitution is permanent.Substitutions must be made on the line­up form provided, before the end of the prior round.

There will be no onsite registration at this event. The Tournament Organizer is the KCA Scholastic Coordinator.

Rounds will start at 9:00, 11:30, 1:45 and 4:00 followed by trophy presentations ASAP.

In the event that one or more Quad tournaments do not produce 4 State­qualified teams inany section, the KCA Scholastic Coordinator will allow teams finishing below the top 4 in

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their Quad to enter the State Team Championship to complete the field of sixteen teams.For this reason, a team finishing 5th ­ 8th in their Quad should remain ready to play onMarch 15th. This decision will be made as early as possible to allow the affected team(s) themaximum amount of time to prepare. The KCA Scholastic Coordinator will contact thecoach of the additional team(s) should additional slots be available.Tournament date and location: March 15, 2014 University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky

The State Alternates Tournament will be a 4 round G/60 standard accelerated SwissSystem Tournament. The times for these games will parallel the times for the TeamChampionship. The Team Alternate(s) listed for the Team Championship will automatically be entered into this tournament.

This tournament is restricted to the two alternates per qualifying team. No other players may enter this tournament.

Rounds will start at 9:00, 11:30, 1:45 and 4:00 followed by trophy presentations ASAP. All times are Eastern Standard Time.Tournament date and location: March 15, 2014 University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky

The State Individual Championships for K­12, K­8 and K­5 will be a 5 round G/90 SwissSystem individual tournament. Pairings will be accelerated if the number of entries is largeenough.

Rounds 1­3 will be conducted on Saturday at 11:00, 2:15 and 5:30 and Rounds 4­5 on Sunday at 10:00 and 1:30 followed by the trophy presentations at 4:45. All times areEastern Time.

Any scholastic player residing in Kentucky is eligible for this tournament. Since this is anindividual event, players from the same school may be paired against each other.

The registration form and early bird discount entry fee of $25 is due on February 22, 2014.Regular entry fee is $30 if postmarked on or after February 22, 2014 and received no later thanFebruary 28, 2014. Online registration will be available at www.ChessPerformance.com. Lastminute and on­site registration is allowed at this tournament for a total entry fee of $50 and willbe accepted until 9:30 Eastern Time on Saturday March 1. See flyer for additional details.Tournament dates and location: March 1­2, 2014 Westport Middle Louisville, Ky.

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The State Individual Championships for sections K­3 and K­1 will be a 5 round SwissSystem individual tournament. Pairings will be accelerated if the number of entries is large enough. All rounds G­30.

All five rounds will be played on Saturday with Round 1 at 11:00. All other rounds will be ASAP, followed by trophy presentations. All times are Eastern Time.

Any scholastic player residing in Kentucky is eligible for this tournament. K­3: This is anindividual event; players from the same school may be paired against each other.

K­1: Players from the same school may be paired against each other in the final two rounds ifnecessary to determine the individual champion. Pre­K players will beeligible to be recognized as the K top scorer.

The registration form and early bird discount entry fee of $25 is due on February 22, 2014.Regular entry fee is $30 if postmarked on or after February 22, 2014 and received no later thanFebruary 28, 2014. Online registration will be available at www.ChessPerformance.com. Lastminute and on­site registration is allowed at this tournament for a total entry fee of $50 and willbe accepted until 9:30 Eastern Time on Saturday March 1. See flyer for additional details.Tournament dates and location: March 1­2, 2014 Westport Middle Louisville, Ky.

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The Kentucky Chess Association is proud to host

The 2014 State Team Scholastic Chess Championship

Saturday, March 15, 2014

University of KentuckyAvenue of Champions, Lexington, KY 40506

open ONLY to qualifying teams from each Quad Championships4 round Team Head­to­Head format; G/60 time control

Player check­in begins at 8:00; Coaches/Players meeting at 8:45Rounds at 9:00, 11:30, 1:45, 4:00, awards ASAP (expect 6:30­7:00) all times are EST

Team rating will be the average of top four individual player ratingsUSCF membership required and will be available on­site

Trophies:Top 5 with the first and second place teams also getting a plaque for the coach and 4 plaques for the top 4 individual scorersAll perfect scorers will also receive a Perfect Score trophy

Entries:The entry fee for each team is $20 per player (make the check(s) payable to KentuckyChess Association) if postmarked before March 1, 2014. For entries postmarked after the lateentry fee is $30 per player. All team entries and entry fees are to be handled by the coach,sponsor or one parent acting as the coach\sponsor. ENTRY FORMS MUST BE TURNED INAND MUST BE ON TIME. IF NO ENTRY FORM ISRECEIVED BY MARCH 5, 2013 THE SCHOLASTIC COORDINATOR MAYREPLACE THAT TEAM TO INSURE A FULL FIELD.

Mail team entries, including the alternate, toState Team…c/o Mike Amos2600 Worth RoadCrestwood, KY 40014

E­mail for info only ­ no e­mail entries accepted ­ lbell@uky.eduRounds will be start at 9:00, 11:30, 1:45 and 4:00 followed by trophy presentations. Trophypresentations will likely be 6:30 or 7:00 so be prepared. There are a few team roomsavailable…early bird gets room, but no requests until school has qualified Food may bebrought or purchased onsite…there are food sources nearby. There will be a KCA Scholasticmeeting to discuss scholastic topics of interest from 12:00 ­ 1:00pm. Coaches and parents are

welcome.

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2014 State Team Scholastic Tournament Entry Form

circle division:

Primary Elementary Middle School High School

School:______________________________________ Player 1:___________________________Address:_____________________________________ USCF ID:___________________________

_____________________________________ Player 2:___________________________

USCF ID:___________________________

Coach/Sponsor:_______________________________ Player 3:___________________________

Address: _______________________________ USCF ID:___________________________

_______________________________ Player 4:___________________________

email: _______________________________ USCF ID:___________________________

Phone:Alternate 1:__________________________USCF ID:___________________________Alternate 2:__________________________USCF ID:___________________________automatically entered into Alternates Tourney

School is from Quad _____ and finished in _____ place

Make Checks payable to Kentucky Chess Association. $20 per player listed if entered by March 1, 2014. $30 per player for late entries.

Mail to this form and a check to:

State Teamc/o Mike Amos2600 Crestwood RoadCrestwood, KY 40014

Call or email Scholastic coordinator Larry Bell for team qualification information (859)797­4834lbell@uky.edu

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The Kentucky Chess Association is proud to host

The 2014 State Individual Scholastic ChessChampionships

Saturday and Sunday, March 1­2, 2014Ramada Plaza 9700 Bluegrass Pkwy Louisville, Ky 40299

Ask for KCA rate 502 491­4830All Games have 5 second Delay

Novice(K­1) and Primary(K­3) One day only5 round standard/accelerated Swiss pairing; G/30 time control

Player check­in begins at 9:00 Saturday; Players meeting at 10:30Rounds on Saturday only at 11:00, all others are ASAP

(all times are Eastern Time) Elementary (K­5), Middle School (K­8) and High School (K­12) Two day

event5 round standard/accelerated Swiss pairing; G/90 time control

Player check­in begins at 9:00 Saturday; Players meeting at 10:30Rounds on Saturday at 11:00, 2:15 and 5:30

Sunday at 10:00 and 1:30 (all times are Eastern Time)

USCF membership required and will be available at site for nonmembersStudents in 4th grade and higher will be required to notate their games.

Chess sets and clocks will be provided for all games.

As an individual event, teammates and siblings may be paired against each other. The K­1 event will include a team championship, but teammates may be paired against each other in the final two rounds to determine the individual champion.

Trophies:

Novice (K­1): Top 8 Overall Top 5 TeamsPrimary (K­3): Top 8 OverallElementary (K­5): Top 8 OverallMiddle School (K­8): Top 8 OverallHigh School (K­12): Top 8 Overall

There will be rating class trophies in each section. Trophies may be increased in accordance with entries.

Entries:The registration form and early bird discount entry fee of $25 is due on February 22, 2014Regular entry fee of $30 if postmarked on or after February 22, 2014 and received no later thanFebruary 28, 2014. Online registration will be available at www.ChessPerformance.com.On­site registration is allowed at this tournament for a total entry fee of $50 and will be accepted

until 9:30 Eastern Time on Saturday March 1.

Make checks payable to: Kentucky Chess AssociationE­mail for info ­ ChessPerformance@gmail.com

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2014 State Individual Scholastic Tournament Entry Formcircle section ­ enter only 1 ­ you may enter in a higher grade level if you choose: Novice

(K­1)

Primary (K­3)

Elementary (K­5)Middle School (K­8)High School (K­12)

Name:________________________________School:________________________________Address:________________________________City/Zip:________________________________Phone: ________________________________

USCF ID #_____________________Current Grade:__________________Birthdate: ______________________

Player/parent email:_____________________________________________________________________

The registration form and early bird discount entry fee of $25 is due on February 22, 2014.Regular entry fee $30 if postmarked on or after February 22, 2014 and received no later thanFebruary 28, 2014. Online registration will be available at www.ChessPerformance.com. On­site registration is allowed at this tournament for atotal entry fee of $50 and will be accepted until 9:30 Eastern Time on Saturday March 1.

Make Checks payable to Kentucky Chess Association

Mail to this form and a check to:

State Individual Scholasticc/o John Simons3807 Therina WayLouisville, KY 40241

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Kentucky Scholastic Team Champions

Year K­12 K­8, K­9 before 2003 K­5, K­6 before 2003 K­3 K­1 2013 Sayre School Meyzeek Middle Locust Grove Locust Grove

2012 Dunbar Noe Middle Meadowthorpe Locust Grove Middletown Meyzeek Middle

2011 DuPont Manual Meyzeek Middle The Lexington School Locust Grove Locust Grove SCAPA*

2010 Louisville Collegiate St Francis Goshen Meadowthorpe Wilder Locust Grove 2009 DuPont Manual Meyzeek Middle St Francis Goshen Sayre Ky Country Day

St Francis Goshen* 2008 Murray Meyzeek Middle St Francis Goshen Middletown Middletown 2007 Murray Meyzeek Middle Meadowthorpe The Lexington School Dunn

Tates Creek * Middletown* Middletown* 2006 Murray Meyzeek Middle Ky Country Day The Lexington School Wilder

Zachary Taylor * 2005 DuPont Manual Winburn Middle Ky Country Day Ky Country Day

Brandeis* 2004 Murray, Ballard * Lex. Traditional Meadowthorpe Brandeis 2003 Jeffersontown Oldham Co. Middle Meadowthorpe Ky Country Day 2002 Ballard Lex. Traditional Ky Country Day Ky Country Day 2001 Ballard Louisville Collegiate Lex. Traditional Ky Country Day Ky Country Day

Louisville Collegiate * Atherton * Waggener *

2000 Dupont Manual Winburn Middle Lex. Traditional Camden Station Ballard * Ky Country Day *

Crittenden County *1999 Paul Dunbar Meyzeek Middle Ky Country Day Camden Station

Sayre School *1998 Paul Dunbar Meyzeek Middle Jessie Clark Stonewall1997 Morgan County Meyzeek Middle Stonewall Stonewall

St. Xavier *1996 Crittenden County Lex. Traditional Crittenden County Stonewall, Murray *1995 Crittenden County Lex. Traditional Julia R. Ewan Stonewall1994 Crittenden County Murray Middle Crittenden County Stonewall

Lex. Traditional *1993 South Oldham Morgan Co. Middle Lex. Traditional Murray Elem.

Beaumont Middle *1992 South Oldham Morgan Co. Middle Murray Middle Murray Elem.1991 St. Xavier Paul Dunbar Murray Middle Glendover1990 St. Xavier, Murray High * South Oldham Newburg Middle Cassidy Elem.1989 St. Xavier, Atherton * South Oldham Murray Middle Glendover1988 St. Xavier Nortonville Garden Springs Garden Springs

* denotes Co­Champions

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