National K-12 Grade Championships December 13-15 2019 (December 12: Bughouse & Blitz) Orlando, FL

Disney's Coronado Springs Resort · 1000 West Buena Vista Drive, Orlando FL 32830
(407) 939-1000
$135 Room Rate (single/double/triple/quad)
Click here to reserve a room!

Disney's Coronado Springs is SOLD OUT through Saturday, 12/14. Rooms may become available with cancellations; plese call Disney directly to inquire.

SCHEDULE CORRECTION:
Blitz awards at 9:50 AM Saturday in Coronado H-L

Awards are provided by Trophies Plus, sponsor of the All-American Team. Trophies Plus will ship awards for you at the conclusion of the event. Just click on their icon for details!

13 Sections: Play only in your Grade.
December rating supplement will be used.
Click here for this year's tournament rules.
1/2 point bye available any round if requested before round 1.
Players registering after 11 AM Friday will not be paired for round 1, will receive a half-point bye, and will begin play with round 2. Players requesting a section change late (after 11 AM Friday) will not be paired for round 1, will receive a half-point bye, and will begin play with round 2.
A Team must have at least two players, although no maximum of players. The top three scores in any section will count for the team score. All players on a team must come from the same school.
First place individual and team in each grade level, including ties, will be National Champion for their grade.
US Chess membership current through December 2019 is required.

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

Entry Fee:   $60 if registered or postmarked by Nov. 25, $80 if registered or postmarked by Dec. 2, $95 by Dec. 11, $100 thereafter or on site. Do not mail anything after Dec. 3.
$10.00 extra for all phone registrations.
$30 change fee for roster or section changes after Dec. 6 or on site changes.

Schedule for Grades 2-12:
Opening ceremony Fri. 12:45 pm.
Rounds start at: Fri. 1 pm-6 pm, Sat. 10 am-2 pm-6 pm, Sun. 9 am-1 pm.
Awards Ceremony: Sunday 5:30 pm (approximately)

Schedule for Grades K-1:
Rounds start at: Fri. 1:30 pm-5:30 pm, Sat. 9:30 am-1:30 pm-5:30 pm, Sun. 9:30 am-1:30 pm.
Awards Ceremony: Sunday 6:00 pm (approximately)

Click here for the complete schedule of events.
Click here for the tournament newsletter.
PLEASE NOTE: THE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS LISTED IN THESE DOCUMENTS IS THE MOST CURRENT.

NOTE: Awards are final as of September 12, 2019.

Blitz Tournament - K-6 & K-12: Thursday 5 pm, entry fee $20 per player by Nov. 26, $25 after or on site. Registration closes at 4 pm.
Click here for current Blitz rules

Bughouse Tournament:   Thursday 11 am, $25 per 2-player team. On-Site Registration Only, 9-10 am. One section K-12.
Trophies (2 each) to top 5 teams.
Click here for current Bughouse rules

Current US Chess Scholastic Regulations are linked here

Tournament Information Contact: Susan Houston Kantor at 931.787.1234 ext. 136. [email protected]

Register Online or Mail your entries to: US Chess, Attn: 2019 K12, PO Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557 or fax to: 931-787-1200.

Here are links to our mail-in entry form, in Word version and PDF version.

Mailing address: US Chess, Attn: 2016 K-12, PO Box 3967, Crossville, TN 38557 or fax to: 931-787-1200.

Per the Scholastic Regulations, US Chess will provide scoresheets for players.

The use of these scoresheets is mandatory for all players. No other method of keeping score may be used, unless prior approval is granted by US Chess.

We are providing a scoresheet for grades 2-12, and a scoresheet for grades K-1 (these players may use either scoresheet). Click the links to see the scoresheets, print them out, and get familiar with them!

Guest Grandmaster:

GM Varuzhan Akobian

	Friday, 9:00 AM -- 30-Board Simul ($25) Friday, 2:30 to 4:30 PM -- "Take-on-all-comers" Blitz Saturday, 11:30 AM -- Lecture and Q&A Saturday, 2:30 PM -- "Take-on-all-comers" Blitz Saturday, 6:00 PM -- Guest analyst on the US Chess Twitch live stream. Sunday, 10:00 AM -- Guest analyst on the US Chess Twitch live stream. Sunday, 2:00 PM -- Guest analyst on the US Chess Twitch live stream.
Credit: CCSCSL

Live Analysis on Twitch!

	Analyst - WGM Jennifer Yu 2019 United States Women's Champion Bronze Medalist, board 5, 2018 Olympiad (photo credit: Austin Kellar for CCSCSL)
	Analyst - GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez Co-Champion, 2009 American Continental Championship World Cup Qualifier, 2009 & 2011 (photo credit: Tim Hanks)
Visit http://www.twitch.tv/USChess to view the stream!

Food Trucks!

Disney's Coronado Springs will have food trucks available each day of the event!
These will be parked under the Coronado porte cochere.