Palmetto Scholastic Chess League

Online registration only. Standard Registration is $20 for players with US Chess memberships. First-time tournament players $25, which includes a US Chess membership that the club will create for you using the email you provide at registration. Registration limited to first 74 players.  If you need to renew your existing US Chess membership, please visit https://new.uschess.org/join-us-chess. 

4-Round Swiss. 

Time Control: G/10;+5. 

Sections: High School, Middle School, and Elementary School.

4-Round Swiss means that players play all 4 rounds and are not eliminated. Each player will play with a 10 minute starting time and will get an additional 5 seconds with each move. (G/10;+5). This will affect the player's US Chess "Quick" rating. All equipment provided. Tournament has three sections: High School (9-12), Middle School (6-8), Elementary School (K-5). Players must register with the section corresponding to their grade. We reserve the right  to combine sections during play, but prizes will be awarded separately for each section.

For this tournament, USCF Rule 14K(2) is modified such that a Tournament Director may declare a game drawn after 50 moves without a capture or pawn move, rather than 75. We reserve the right to use a player's live rating for pairing purposes.  For blitz tiebreaks, Blitz Rule 7(d) is modified such that a player's first illegal move results in a 1-minute penalty, standard Blitz Rule 7(d) applying on any subsequent illegal move by that player (i.e. a second illegal move is a loss if opponent has sufficient mating material).

Round 1: 10:00 a.m.

Round 2: 10:35 a.m.

Round 3: 11:10 a.m.

Round 4: 11:45 a.m.

Awards: 12:15 p.m.

Can't make every round? We can give you one 1/2 point bye for any round if you let us know in the registration comments or before the tournament starts.