Tournament Rules
-- BLITZ
to be played on Friday, March 12th at
6:30 PM
Updated January
31st,
2010
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(Updated!!) The K-5 Section will use USCF Scholastic Blitz Rules (dated March 2009) will be used. Click here to see the latest rules.
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(Updated!!) K-12 and Collegiate Sections all will use "normal" USCF Blitz Rules that use "touch-move."
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Player Eligibility: ANY Scholastic or Collegiate player can play in the Blitz event. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A RESIDENT OF VIRGINIA, or be attending school in Virginia to play Blitz.
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Click here to register for BLITZ. Players not registered and paid for Blitz by 6 PM Friday March 12th will not be paired for the Blitz tournament.
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ALL BLITZ GAMES WILL BE PLAYED ON FRIDAY EVENING. Round 1 is at 6:30 PM, follow-on Rounds will start 10 minutes after the previous round ends.
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If you prefer to register entirely by mail, click here for a mail-in entry form.
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Three Sections: K-5 and K-12, and Collegiate. K-5 players can "play-up" into the K-12 Section, but no Scholastic players may enter the Collegiate Section.
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Five Rounds of chess:
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Time Control is Game-in-5 minutes, no time delay.
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Players play two games each round, one game as White and one game as Black. Both games are against the same opponent.
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NO BYES.
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Teams: This is an Individual Event, with team points calculated as described on the Main Event Rules page.
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Chess Sets and Boards are provided at the tournament. YOU MUST HAVE A CHESS CLOCK TO PLAY BLITZ!! We do not have enough clocks to loan them out for the tournament.
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Chess Notation: Is NOT required in the Blitz tournament!! Aren't you glad!
Questions: Contact Mike Hoffpauir by email, or phone 757-846-4805