2024 Cherry Valley Scholastic

Cherry Valley Scholastic

Saturday, August 31st

Cherry Valley Hotel

2299 Cherry Valley Rd SE, Newark, OH

NOTE: This tournament is only for scholastic players (K-12) with ratings BELOW 1000.

Sections:

K-3 Non-Rated: Includes all nonrated players in grades K-3

4-6 Non-Rated: Includes all nonrated players in grades 4-6

Reserve (K-12, U500): Grades K-12 with ratings below 500

Premier (K-12, U1000): Grades K-12 with ratings below 1000

Format: All sections: 5 Round Swiss, G30;d5

Players with more than 10 regular rated games are not eligible for the non-rated sections. Players in the rated sections must be registered with https://www.uschess.org before the tournament. August rating supplement will be used. Sections may change if there are too few participants in any section. One half-point bye may be requested before the start of round 2.

Students play all rounds; no elimination. In non-rated games, notation is not required and clocks are not required. In rated sections, notation is optional for Grade K-3 players; notation is required for all other rated players. Rated players should bring their own clocks. Sets will be provided.

Schedule:

8:30 – 8:45: Self-check-in. No section changes after 8:45 AM

8:50 – 8:55: Announcements

9:00: Round 1

Subsequent rounds will start once everyone in the section finishes. Please stay near playing hall! Players are scheduled to play all five rounds (no elimination). Awards will be conducted as sections finish.

Awards: Trophies to top five players in each section. Every participant will receive either a keychain or participation medal. No team awards at this tournament.

Registration: https://www.kingregistration.com/event/2024_cherry_valley_scholastic $30 for all registrations until August 18th; thereafter $40. On-site registration allowed. Discounted entry fee for students with financial need are available. Contact Kathy Lin for more information. US Chess discounted memberships are available for $13 for new or expired members; must request when registering. Refunds for withdrawals with $5 administrative fee will be given if requested by 6 PM August 30th; no refunds thereafter.

Contact: Kathy Lin, 614-746-7682, info@columbuschessacademy.org

NOTE: This tournament will be in the same location as the Ohio Chess Congress but this tournament is a separate event. The player count from this tournament does not count towards the total registered player count for the Congress. To register for the Congress, please go to https://www.kingregistration.com/event/2024_ohio_congress