Kent Schools Tournament
Sunday 30th June 2024
Chislehurst School for Girls, Beaverwood Rd, Chislehurst, BR7
Five round school teams tournament - 20+5
Teams of 5 players plus optional reserve
ECF rated: U9 and U11 Sections
Sections
| Section | Under 11 Team | Under 9 Team |
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| Entry Fee | £50 | £50
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| 1st. Prize | trophy & gold medals | trophy & gold medals |
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| 2nd Prize | silver medals | silver medals | /td>
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| 3rd Prize | bronze medals | silver medals | /td>
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Entries will close at 7pm on the previous Friday (28th June)
Age for sections is calculated from the beginning of the season / school year. So, for this tournament, the age of the young player on 1st September 2023.
Rate of Play
Each player will have 20 minutes plus a 5 second increment per move from move 1.
Time Table
Please arrive by around 9.30am so that everyone is ready and in plenty of time to start the first round promptly.
| Round 1: 10.00 | Round 4: 13.30 |
| Round 2: 11:00 | Round 5: 14:30 |
| Round 3: 12:00 | Prizegiving: 15:30 |
If play is delayed there will be a 10 minute gap between rounds. There is no official lunch break.
There will be a prizegiving as soon as possible after the games finish. We expect to end at approximately 4.30pm
Refreshments
There canteen at the school will be open and there will be a selection of drinks and snacks
Grading
The latest ECF Rapidplay Grading List will be used to determine a player’s grade.
All sections will be sent for rapidplay grading with the ECF.
Prizes
There will be trophies and medals in the U11 and U9 sections.
Pairings, Sections & Clocks
All pairings will be done using swiss-manager software and displayed on chess-results.com
Default time is 10 minutes. After which re-pairing may be made for each player whose opponent has not arrived and for any player otherwise having a full-point bye.
In general, sections will not be merged. However, the Chief Arbiter reserves the right to merge if there is an insufficient number of entries in one or more sections. If merged, prizes will still be awarded to the participants of the original individual sections.
Digital clocks will be used in all sections and help will be given to anyone unfamiliar with them.
Behaviour, parental supervision and disclaimers
KJCA is grateful to all venues for the use of their facilities. Please treat the premises with respect and follow all signs and rules as requested.
A high standard of behaviour and respect for others and property is expected at all times. Players entering or leaving the playing area while other games are in progress should do so quietly.
KJCA and its officials are unable to act in loco parentis for children. Parents/guardians/carers are responsible for their children throughout the entire duration of this event. Children under the age of 8 must remain under sole parental supervision throughout. Supervision of children over the age of 8 and teenagers may be shared between adults. However, parents/guardians should note that they are still ultimately responsible for their children and their behaviour at this event.
KJCA has adopted the ECF Child protection policy which can be found on the ECF website.
KJCA and helpers accept no responsibility for any damage, theft or accident
to the person or property of any competitor, trainee or other visitor at this event. Nor are
they responsible for the effects of actions of anyone else attending this event.
KJCA collects personal data solely for the purposes of our events. This is for administration and to inform you of future junior chess events. We share some data with the English Chess Federation for grading purposes.
Results, grades and photos may be used on the KJCA website, social media pages or in publicity.
If you have any queries please email: webmaster@kjca.org.
