WHERE:
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place – 2233 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Chicago, IL
WHEN:
April 12 – 14, 2024
FORMAT:
6-Round, Swiss System (no elimination)
TIME CONTROL:
Game/90, d5
SCHEDULE:
April 12: 11 AM Bughouse, 2:30 PM Opening Ceremony, 3 PM Round 1, 7 PM Blitz
April 13: 10 AM Round 2, 2:30 PM Round 3, 6:30 PM Round 4
April 14: 9 AM Round 5, 1 PM Round 6, 5 PM Awards
SECTIONS: (Age as of January 1, 2024)
| Section | Born in year |
| Under 8 | 2016 or later |
| Under 10 | 2014 or later |
| Under 12 | 2012 or later |
| Under 14 | 2010 or later |
| Under 16 | 2008 or later |
| Under 18 | 2006 or later |
AWARDS:
Under 8 top 15 individuals, top 500 – 799, top U500, top 6 schools
Under 10 top 16 individuals, top 700 – 999, top U700, top 6 schools
Under 12 top 16 individuals, top 900 – 1199, top U900, top 6 schools
Under 14 top 12 individuals, top 1100 – 1399, top U1100, top 4 schools
Under 16 top 8 individuals, Top 1300 – 1599, top U1300, top 3 schools
Under 18 top 8 individuals, Top 1500 – 1799, top U1500, top 3 schools
Top 3 players added for team scores, team members must attend the same school
If your child or team wins an award, and you were unable to claim it at the tournament, you can contact our trophy maker Crown Trophy in Buffalo Grove, IL, via email at sales@crownbg.com starting Wednesday after the tournament to find out the cost to ship the trophy and to arrange payment.
RATINGS USED:
For pairing purposes we will be using the April rating supplement. Adjusted ratings may be used in accordance with the USCF National Scholastic Chess Tournament regulations.
Players in all sections are required to disclose at the time of registration whether they have one or more ratings in other OTB rating system(s). Other OTB rating systems include, but are not limited to, FIDE, foreign systems, the Northwest Scholastic Rating System (NWSRS), and ChessXpress (CXR).
The Tournament Review Group (defined in the Scholastic Regulations) reviews every entry to this tournament, and makes decisions about whether to assign a rating based on alternate rating data found for a player. Players on the report may have been assigned ratings that are different from their US Chess regular rating in the rating supplement being used for the tournament. The most current version of the report is published here for transparency.
BYES:
A single half-point Bye is available for any round, to include the final round. The Bye may be requested online by 11pm on the day before the tournament starts. On-site requests have a deadline for round 1 of 2-hours before the scheduled start for round 1. For all later rounds the deadline is 2-hours before the scheduled start for Round 2. Thereafter, the only bye available is a Zero-Point Bye, which is an option for any round and may be requested up to 2 hours before the start of the round for which the Zero-Point Bye is requested.
Any Bye, including a Zero-Point Bye may not be revoked after Round 1 begins.
The Chief TD shall have the ability to grant a Half-Point bye for any round on unusual circumstances, except the last round.
REGULATIONS:
Tournament Regulations and other polices can be found on the More info page