March Madness

Format:

• Open to students enrolled in elementary, middle or high school in fall 2017

• 4 rounds | G/30 |

• Four sections: K-6, U400; K-6, Open; K-12, U1000; K-12 Open

Registration:

• Online registration ends 6am on day of tournament.

• Tournament day registration (for pairings): 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Players arriving after 10:45 might have to miss round 1.

• One ½ point bye available if declared before round 1.

• EF: $5 for existing USCF members if pre-registered more than 48 hours in advance, $10 at all other times and at the door. 

• Free for new USCF members

• FREE 1-year USCF membership to all new elementary and middle school students

• Free entry if you/your child attends a school (not charter or independent unless listed in the 2nd group) in one of the following districts*:

  • Saint Louis Public

  • Ferguson/Florissant Public

  • Jennings Public

• Or one of the following schools:

  • Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls,

  • Sister Thea Bowman Catholic School

  • St. Vincent Home

• Please contact Scholastics@SaintLouisChessClub.org to find out your discount code and enter the code at checkout.

Rounds:

• 4 rounds at 11 a.m., 12:15 p.m., 1:45 p.m., 3 p.m.

• Award ceremony to follow final round

Prizes:

• Individual and team prizes will be provided for both rated and unrated sections.

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*Free entry for these schools and school districts generously provided by Emerson, Ascension, Horncrest Foundation, Lesley A. Waldheim Charitable Foundation, and Graybar Foundation.