Important Notes:

1 - Same Day Registration: Saturday from 7:30am - 8:30am. Any registrations Saturday morning after 8:30am will be accepted but with a half point bye in round 1.

2 - Age Determination: As of January 1, 2025.

3 - Tiebreaks: In case of ties, each player will be named Co-Champion. Trophies will be awarded accoriding to tiebreaks. Tiebreaks will be as follows: 1. Modified Median 2. Median 3. Solkoff 4. Sonneborn-Berger 5. Cumulative 6. Coin flip. For Club/Team tiebreaks, they will be decided by: 1. Total Individual Median 2. Total Solkoff 3. Total Sonneborn-Beger 4. Total Cumulative 5. Coin Flip

4 - Roster & Section Changes: Roster or Section changes are allowed and will be granted up to July 8 midnight EST. On July 9 or after, there is a fee of $20 per change.

5 - Official Rating: Your rating on July 8 will be the official rating used. Other ratings may be used if higher on other rating lists. If you pre-register and your rating changes you will be moved up automatically or down on request. The decision of the chief tournament director regarding player or team eligibility, rating adjustments, unofficial ratings, or similar issues is final.

6 - Refund/Withdrawal Policies: All refund requests of tournament entry fees will be granted with a fee of $20 per tournament. Refunds are offered up to July 8 midnight EST. If you wish to withdraw, please contact a tournament director and notify him/her of this withdrawal.

7 - Byes: 1, half point bye available including for the last round. They must be requested 2 hours prior to the start of round 2 and are irrevocable once requested.

8 - Club/Teams Definition: We will be adhering to the rules US Chess outlines in their Scholastic Regulations. US Chess recognizes two types of club teams for Youth events: 14.2.1 A School Club is a club whose team members meet together in any brick-and-mortar school, home school, or virtual school. School club players shall be students who go to the same school and meet the attendance criteria of Section 14.2.4 below. 14.2.2 An Outside Club is a club who draws its players from different schools and whose players meet together regularly as described in Section 14.2.4 below. Outside clubs may meet at any location. 14.2.3 A group of students who receive individual private lessons from the same coach are not a club. 14.2.4 Any student who desires to play for a School or Outside club must attend at least six regularly scheduled club meetings over a period of at least three months immediately preceding the tournament and must be verified by the club president or designated club official. A club team member cannot count more than two attendances for any seven consecutive days for purposes of this regulation. 14.2.4.1 A student who attends both a School Club and an Outside Club is eligible to play for either club. However, the player may not change clubs once the tournament begins, even if the player meets all Section 14.2.4 attendance criteria for both clubs. 14.2.5 A club/team must contain a minimum of two players to be eligible for club/team prizes. 14.2.6 There is no maximum number of players who may compete on a club team. Only the top three scores will count toward the club/team score. 14.2.7 Bonus points will not be added to team or individual scores. Points cannot be transferred between sections unless the player has changed sections. The section change must be authorized by the Chief TD for the tournament. 14.2.8 The Coach or designated adult accompanying the club team is responsible for assuring that all of his or her players are properly registered and eligible to participate as members of the team.