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Click Here for Rating Review Report

The Tournament Review Group (defined in Section 12.5 of the Scholastic Regulations) reviews every entry to this tournament, and makes decisions about whether to assign a rating based on alternate rating data found for a player. Players on the above linked report have been assigned ratings that are different from their US Chess regular rating in the May 2023 rating supplement. Any player who has been resectioned as a result of an assigned rating has been notified. The most current version of the report is published here for transparency. Contact [email protected] with any questions.

TOWN HALLS FOR PARENT/PLAYER INFORMATION!

US Chess offered two informative Town Halls for parents, coaches and players. The moderators were Pete Karagianis, Assistant Director of Events, and NTD Jon Haskel, chief TD of the 2023 National Elementary.

The town halls had essentially identical content. Click here to replay the second town hall.

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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!

Tournament Registration Desk (Chess Control)
Report corrections, byes, membership payments etc. at the Registration Desk.
Email: nationalevents@uschess.org

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 2023 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 d10
Each player has 90 minutes to complete the game with a 10 second grace period each move.

Entry Fee:   $80 postmarked or online by April 24, $100 postmarked or online by May 1, $115 online by May 10, $120 after or on site.
$30.00 extra for all phone registrations.
$30 change fee for roster or section changes after May 1 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.
Up to two 1/2 point byes 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. Contact US Chess to resolve potential eligibility questions BEFORE entering or making travel arrangements.

Opening ceremony Friday 12:45 p.m.

Awards

Award list is FINAL as of 1/1/2023.

All sections will award individual medals and team trophies.

Class Prizes:

National Elementary Blitz Championship (G/5, d0):
Thursday 5 p.m., entry fee $30 by 5/1, $40 after or on site.
On-site registration closes at 4 p.m.

Place awards for the Blitz tournament:

• K-6 Blitz Championship: Top 10 individuals, Top 5 Teams
• K-3 Blitz Championship: Top 10 individuals, Top 5 Teams

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

• K-6 Blitz Championship: 1400-1499; 1300-1399; 1200-1299; 1100-1199; 1000-1099; Under 1000; Unrated.
• K-3 Blitz Championship: 1100-1199; 1000-1099; 900-999; 800-899; Under 800; Unrated.

National Elementary Bughouse Championship (G/5, d0):
Thursday 11 a.m., $30 per 2-player team on site only. Registration 9-10 a.m. One section K-6.
Medals (2 each) to top 5 teams.
Bughouse Rules

Friends and Family Tournament (G/30;d5):
4SS, G/30. Saturday 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., $30 onsite registration only. Anyone registering after 10:00 a.m. must take a half-point bye in round 1. Rated and Unrated sections. Trophies for each category of combined player/student results.

The convention center has restricted access to a key stairwell and exit that we were planning to use. The center did not impose this restriction until late Thursday morning.

We encourage K-6 and K-5 parents to wait for their players in Hall E (skittles area). It would greatly help traffic flow to allow just the K-3 parents to wait in Swing Hall.

NOTE: These exit designations do NOT apply to the K-1 Championship or K-1 Under 500 sections.

Notes and Reminders:

• Important: Electronic Device Policy for National Scholastic Events.
• Please bring clocks. Sets and score sheets provided. Players are responsible for bringing and setting their own clocks, and explaining their operation when asked.
• US Chess membership through May 2023 is required.
• The tournament schedule is now available for download.
• The tournament rules are now available for download.
• For a complete list of all rules and regulations please see the current Scholastic Regulations.
• May 2023 rating supplement will be used in compliance with the Scholastic Regulations.
• Unrated players may play in the Championship Sections or Unrated Sections only!!!
• Players must disclose other Over-the-Board (OTB) ratings with entry.
• Up to two 1/2 pt byes any round if requested in advance of Round One.
• For a printable entry form, click here
• Mail-in entries must be postmarked by May 2nd.

Information for Accommodation Requests: Consistent with the Guidelines for Accessible Chess Events, requests for reasonable accommodations during the event should be made 2-3 weeks in advance of the event. Requests for accommodations made on site will be handled to the best of our ability.

Entries and General Information Contact:
[email protected]
U.S. Chess Federation, Attn.: 2023 ELEM Championship, P.O. Box 775308, St. Louis MO 63177.

	Schedule for GM Finegold: Friday, 9 AM -- 30-Board Tandem Simul w/GM Dlugy ($40) Friday, 4:00 to 6:00 PM -- "Take-on-all-comers" Blitz Saturday, 4:30 PM -- Lecture and Q&A Saturday, 12:30 to 2:30 PM -- "Take-on-all-comers" Blitz Sunday, 11:30 AM -- Lecture and Q&A Sunday, 2:30 to 4:30 PM -- "Take-on-all-comers" BUGHOUSE (New!)
GM Benjamin Finegold credit: CCSCSL

	Schedule for GM Dlugy: Friday, 9 AM -- 30-Board Tandem Simul w/GM Finegold ($40) Friday, 2:00 to 4:00 PM -- "Take-on-all-comers" Blitz Friday, 4:15 PM -- Lecture and Q&A Saturday, 11:00 AM -- Lecture and Q&A Saturday, 2:30 to 4:30 PM -- "Take-on-all-comers" Blitz Sunday, 2:30 to 4:30 PM -- "Take-on-all-comers" BUGHOUSE (New!)
GM Maxim Dlugy Founder, Chess Max Academy credit: CCSCSL