District Fourteen Chess Fest 2012 Information Sheet

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District Fourteen Chess Fest 2012 Information Sheet District 14 will be holding the Ninth Annual Chess Fest 2012.

1 District Fourteen Chess Fest 2012 Information Sheet District 14 will be holding the Ninth Annual Chess Fest Kindergarten to Grade 12 Chess Fest Saturday, March Centreville Community School (gymnasium) (Students need to register between 10:00 am and 10:15 am) 1) Schools throughout the district will be coming Centreville Community School. 2) We encourage school coaches/facilitators to attend and hope that some could help with transportation and facilitating. (The agenda, rules and format are listed below.) 3) (VERY IMPORTANT) Each school is required to bring one chess set for every two participants from that school. 4) All participants will receive ribbons. Bronze medals will be awarded to all students finishing in third place in each category. Silver Medals will be awarded to all students finishing second in each category. Gold Medals will be awarded to students finishing first in each category. 5) Students who finish in first, second or third place for their grade level in the district will be eligible to participate in the provincial chess championship scheduled for Saturday April 14, 2012 at La Mosaic du Nord school at 385 Des Pionniers avenue, Balmoral, NB. 1

2 Chess Tournament Agenda 10:00-10:15 Students Arrive with Teachers/Chaperones 1) Teachers/Chaperones register students at registration desk and indicate absences a) Students collect name tags with school designations and grade. b) Director fills in brackets for grade level games. c) Students go to empty tables and set up chess sets and return to group area. d) Facilitators check to see pieces are set up correctly. 10:20 Tournament Begins 1) Staging area introduction a) Welcome/Bathrooms b) Review Rules Copy for facilitators c) Describe Table Types: i) Tournament Tables (Timed games with points and players playing for Gold medal in each category.) ii) Tiger Tables (No time limit playing until checkmate.) d) Students split into groups with Facilitators e) Coaches/Facilitators will evenly distribute themselves to each group and act as informal referees. 2) Procedure for different types of tables: (students recognize type of table by card in middle of table with Tiger or Tournament emblem) a) Facilitator/coaches guide children to Tournament tables based on groups and brackets: (see facilitator sheet for details) b) Facilitators explain Tiger Tables: i) Tiger Tables are not timed, no age group restrictions, children choose opponents randomly. ii) Children play to checkmate. 10:30 10:45 Tournament Round One 10:45 11:00 Tournament Round Two and Tiger Table 11:00-11:15 Tournament Round Three and Tiger Table 11:15-11:30 Tournament Round Four and Tiger Table 11:30-11:45 Group Championships and Spectators 11:50 12:15 Wrap-up and Presentation of Prizes and Medals 12:15 Departure 2

District 14 Chess Fest Tournament Rules (as modified from FIDE Laws of Chess and Tournament Rules of the CFC) http://www.chess.ca/section_4.

3 District 14 Chess Fest Tournament Rules (as modified from FIDE Laws of Chess and Tournament Rules of the CFC) 1) The chessboard is placed between the players in such a way that the near corner square to the right of the player is white. 2) The Chess pieces are arranged on the board as indicated: 3) Players will determine who will have white pieces and go first by one player concealing a pawn of each color in their hands and the other player selecting a hand then using the color they selected. 4) A player who places the opponent's king 'under attack' in such a way that the opponent has no legal move which would avoid the 'capture' of the king on the following move checkmates his opponent and is the winner of the game. 5) All standard movement of pieces will be enforced see link below for specifics. Article 3: The moves of the pieces (Children may be unfamiliar with rules for castling, promotion and en passant so these may need to be reviewed.) 6) A piece that is touched is the piece to be moved on that turn, unless it places the player s king in check. 3

4 7) A move will be considered complete when a player picks up a piece and releases that piece on a square that is allowed by rules stated in Article 3. 8) Each game will be 10 minutes (straight time) in length. At the point the 10 minute clock expires and the whistle blows, a player who has a piece in hand can finish moving that piece and the game ends. a) A winner is declared resulting from checkmate. b) A winner is declared if the total point value for captured pieces of one player exceeds the other players total point value. (pawn=1, knight=3, bishop=3, rook=5, queen=9) c) If players tie on points the players continue to play 2 minute overtime periods until checkmate or a points winner is declared. 4

5 District Fourteen Chess Fest 2012 Facilitators Roles 1. At the beginning of each game they will check to see that all chess pieces are set up correctly on the games they are supervising. 2. Check to see if children are seated at the correct tables according to the brackets drawn up by director. 3. Check to see that children begin games when whistle blows and that white moves first. (This will be determined by one player concealing a pawn of each color in their hands and the other player selecting a hand then using the color they selected) 4. Help to solve any problems encountered involving rules of play. Children are encouraged to resolve disputes. 5. If during the game one player declares checkmate facilitator will go to that table and confirm that it is in fact checkmate and sends winner to director s table. 6. When the whistle blows to signal end of 10 minute Tournament Table games, students (with facilitator help if needed) will add up points for that table and declare a winner or begin two minute overtime (timed by facilitator). 7. Indicate to director winner of brackets and send winners to director s table where they can be paired with other winners for next round. 8. Send students who have been eliminated from tournament round to Tiger Tables for further play. 9. Turn cards on tables to designate Tiger or Tournament. 5

If a pawn is still on its original square, it can move two squares or one square ahead. Pawn Movement

Chess Basics Pawn Review If a pawn is still on its original square, it can move two squares or one square ahead. Pawn Movement If any piece is in the square in front of the pawn, then it can t move forward