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Chess Control Phone Number (during event only): 931-933-8251.

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Trophies Plus
Trophies are provided by Trophies Plus, sponsor of the All-American Team. Trophies Plus will ship trophies for you at the conclusion of the event. Click here for shipping costs! Click here for the shipping form!

7 Round Swiss in 13 Sections
K-6 Championship
K-6 Under 1400
K-6 Under 1000
K-6 Unrated
K-5 Championship
K-5 Under 1200
K-5 Under 900
K-3 Championship
K-3 Under 1000
K-3 Under 700
K-3 Unrated
K-1 Championship
K-1 Under 500 & Unrated

May 2018 rating supplement will be used. Players must disclose other Over-the-Board (OTB) ratings with entry. Players with other OTB ratings may be moved to a different section at the discretion of US Chess.

Team score is total of top four finishers from each school per section.
A team must have at least two players but no maximum number of players. The top four scores in any section will count for the team score. All players on a team must come from the same school.

National Championship
First place individual and team in the K-6 Championship section, the K-5 Championship section, the K-3 Championship section and the K-1 Championship section, including ties, will be recognized as National Champions.

Time Control: Game/90 d5
Each player has 90 minutes to complete the game with a 5 second grace period each move.

Entry Fee:   $50 post marked or online by April 23, $70 by April 30, $85 by May 9, $90 on site.
$5.00 extra for all phone registrations.
$20 change fee for roster or section changes after April 30 or any on site changes.
Players registering after 11 a.m. Friday will not be paired for round 1, will receive a 1/2 bye for round 1, and will begin play with round 2.
One 1/2 point bye available any round if requested with entry or before 11 a.m. Friday. ZERO point byes may be requested for any round and should be requested at least 2 hours before the start of the round.

This is a US Chess National Scholastic Championship tournament. You must meet US Chess eligibility requirements to play. Click here to review our Scholastic Regulations. Contact US Chess to resolve potential eligibility questions BEFORE entering or making travel arrangements.

Schedule

Click here for a complete schedule of events.
Click here for a copy of the tournament newsletter.

Opening ceremony Friday 12:45 p.m.

Awards

Award list is final as of 01/29/2018

All K-1 Championship and K-1 Under 500 participants will receive a trophy!

Class Prizes:

National Elementary Blitz Championship (G/5;d0):
Thursday 5 p.m., entry fee $15 by 4/30, $20 after or on site.
Registration closes at 4 p.m.

Place trophies for the Blitz tournament:

• K-6 Blitz Championship: Top 15 individuals, Top 10 Teams
• K-3 Blitz Championship: Top 10 individuals, Top 10 Teams

Class trophies for the Blitz Tournament to the top three in the following classes:

• K-6 Blitz Championship: 1300-1399; 1200-1299; 1100-1199; 1000-1099; 900-999; 800-899; Under 800; Unrated.
• K-3 Blitz Championship: 1100-1199; 1000-1099; 900-999; 800-899; 700-799; 600-699; Under 600; Unrated.

National Elementary Bughouse Championship (G/5;d0):
Thursday 11 a.m., $25 per 2-player team on site only. Registration 9-10 a.m. One section K-6.
Trophies (2 each) to top 5 teams.
Bughouse Rules

Family and Friends Tournament (G/30;d5):
4SS, G/30. Saturday 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., $20 onsite registration only. Rated and Unrated sections. Trophies for each category of combined player/student results.

Notes and Reminders:
Important: Cell Phone Policy for National Scholastic Events.
Please bring clocks. Sets and score sheets provided.
US Chess membership through May 2018 is required.
Any roster changes made after April 30th or on site will incur a $20 change fee.
For a complete list of all rules and regulations please see the current Scholastic Regulations.
May 2018 rating supplement will be used in compliance with the guidelines for National Scholastic Events.
Unrated players may play in the Championship Sections or Unrated Sections only!!!
Players must disclose other Over-the-Board (OTB) ratings with entry.
1/2 pt bye any round if requested before 11:00 am Friday (limit one).
Mail-in entries must be postmarked by April 30th.

Entries and General Information Contact:
Susan Kantor at [email protected]; (931) 787-1234 ext. 136
U.S. Chess Federation, Attn.: 2018 Elementary Championship, P.O. Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557

Jim Doyle Photography

Pre-Order the $20.00 Digital Photo Package online by May 9 and save! On-site, this photo package will cost $35 - this is a $15 savings!

This package includes:

• 3 Three over-the-board photos of your player.
• 1 Over-the-Board photo of your player with the event logo.
• 1 B&W Over-The-Board photo of your player.

Included are unlimited reprint and usage rights to the photos!

Over-the-Board photos are only taken of players who order packages. Once you add the digital photo package to your order, click here to pre-register for notification when the photos are ready for download.

Order through the tournament entry page - even if you have already entered you can still go there and order a photo package!

If you're interested in having a team or club photo taken, please email Jim Doyle at [email protected] to set up a time. Winners photos will also be available for purchase at: www.JimDoylePhoto.com.

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Special feature: Perpetual Chess Podcast NM Ben Johnson brings his entertaining chess podcast to the National Elementary! Ben will host four podcasts on Saturday, May 12. Each podcast will last an hour. You will be able to watch these interviews, LIVE as they happen! For more information about the Perpetual Chess Podcast, just click the logo to the left. For more information about the host, Ben Johnson, click here.

Saturday, 11:30 AM Carol Meyer Executive Director, US Chess Michael Hoffpauir President, US Chess		Saturday, 1:00 PM FT Jay Stallings Founder, California Youth Chess League
Saturday, 4:00 PM FM Sunil Weeramantry Co-Chair, Scholastic Council, US Chess		Saturday, 5:30 PM GM Irina Krush 7-time US Women's Chess Champion

	Schedule for GM Krush: Thursday, 3:30 PM -- 30-Board Simul ($25) Friday, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM -- 30-Board Tandem Simul w/GM Hess ($40) Saturday, 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM -- Interview on "Perpetual Chess Podcast" Saturday, 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM -- Appearance at Girls Club Sunday, 2:00 to 4:00 PM -- "Take-on-all-comers" Blitz
GM Irina Krush credit: C. Marini, app.com

	Schedule for GM Hess: Friday, 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM -- 30-Board Tandem Simul w/GM Krush ($40) Friday, 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM -- Lecture and Q&A Friday, 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM -- Appearance at Girls Club Saturday, 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM -- "Take-on-all-comers" Blitz Sunday, 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM -- "Take-on-all-comers" Blitz
GM Robert Hess credit: uschesschamps.com

credit: duffieldlaw.com

US Chess thanks Robby Adamson, 1987 All-American Team member, for his generous sponsorship of the 2018 US Chess All-American Team.