Date/Time
01/16/2017
8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location
Evangel Assembly of God Church
More Info
Flyer
Categories
Tournaments
Time: 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Format: K6 and K12. G5/ d/0. Number of rounds will depend upon number of entries in each division.
Awards: Trophies to top 7 teams in each division. Both players on the winning teams will receive a trophy. Medals to all participants.
Registration: $10 per player for advance registration, $15 on-site registration. Pay on site when you arrive. Please register on line at www.wisconsinscholasticchess.org by Sunday January 15th at 11:00 pm.
Registration Procedures: For advanced registration sign up on line. In the name fields put the last name of first player in the first name field and the last name of the second player in the last name field. For pairing purposes the average WSCF rating of the two players will be used. You can use your USCF rating but you must send an email to the address in the next line. If one player only has USCF and the other player only has WSCF then those two scores will be used. If a player has both ratings, then the higher of the two will be used to calculate the team average.
Information: Contact WSCF at 262-573- 5624 or wscf@wisconsinscholasticchess.org
Food Available for purchase on-site.
Chess Store will be open.
Supervision: At least one designated adult supervisor must be present always during the tournament to oversee your school’s team, or individual participants who are in K through 8th grade. Bring: Clocks
Inclement Weather: If severe weather goes to the event page for this tournament on the day of the tournament to see if it is delayed, postponed or canceled.
Rules: Will follow USCF rules for this event.
US CHESS SCHOLASTIC BUGHOUSE RULES
These rules were last updated in December 2015.
1. Teams are composed of two players; no substitutions are allowed.
2. Each team match consists of two games, one for each player, against the other team.
3. Each The team decides which player is to play white and which player is to play black in each game of the two-game match.
4. The time control is Game in five minutes, with no delay (G/5; d/0)
5. Each player is responsible for providing a clock. If players in an individual game do not have a clock, both players receive a forfeit loss for that game.
6. The game is clock-move. A move is not completed until the opponent’s clock has been started.
7. Each match is concluded as soon as one of the players on a team wins the game.
8. Illegal moves lose if they are properly claimed. a. If an opponent makes a move and starts the opponent’s clock, the player forfeits the right to claim that illegal move. b. Before play begins, both players should inspect the position of the pieces and the setting of the clock since once each side has made a move all claims for correcting either are null and void. The only exception is if a clock is set for over five minutes, then the tournament director (TD) may reduce the time, accordingly. c. Illegal moves unnoticed by both players cannot be corrected afterwards, nor can they become the basis for later making an illegal move claim. If the King and Queen are set up incorrectly when the game begins, then the player may castle short on the Queen side and long on the King side. Once each side has made a move, incorrect setups must stay.
9. When a piece is captured, it is passed to the partner only after the move is completed.
10. A player has the option of either moving one of the pieces on his board or placing on the board a piece received from the partner. a. A captured piece may be placed on any unoccupied square on the board, with the exception that a pawn may not be placed on the first or last rank. b. Pieces may be placed to create check or checkmate. c. If a player promotes a pawn, the pawn must be left on the board and the player must clearly indicate to the opponent to what piece the pawn is being promoted. The promoted pawn will be laid on its side to indicate that it is a promoted pawn. A promoted pawn, which has been captured, reverts to a pawn and not the promoted piece.
11. A player may not attempt to hide pieces captured by either player in the team. The first attempt will result in a warning and the second attempt will result in forfeiture of the game.
12. Partners may verbally communicate throughout the game. It is legal to make move suggestions to partners. It is illegal, and grounds for forfeiting the match, if a player physically moves one of the partner’s pieces.
13. Each player must press the clock button with the same hand used to move the pieces, except that a player may use both hands during castling. When capturing, only one hand may be used. The first infraction will result in a warning, the second in a one-minute penalty and the third will result in forfeit of game.
14. Players should not touch the clock except for pushing the button after making a move or to straighten it. a. If a player knocks the clock over, his opponent gets one minute added to his clock. b. If the opponent’s clock does not begin, a player may press the opponent’s clock button and re-press his side. Call the TD is this procedure is unsatisfactory. c. Each player must always be allowed to press the clock after a move is made. Players should not keep their hands on or hover over the clock.
15. Defining a win. A game is won by the player: a. Who has mated the opponent’s king. In his turn, a player may wait until the partner supplies a piece which will accomplish the check or checkmate provided his time does not run out. b. Whose opponent resigns. c. Whose opponent’s flag fall, at any time before the game has otherwise ended, provided the players points it out and stops the clock while his own flag is still up. An illegal move does not negate a player’s right to claim a win on time provided he does so prior to the opponent’s claim of an illegal move. If the claims are simultaneous, the player who made the illegal move loses. d. Who, after an illegal move by the opponent, captures the king or stops the clock and makes the claim.
16. Defining a draw. A game is a draw: a. By agreement between the teams only during the game. b. If both flags are down and no claim has been made, unless either side delivers checkmate before the flag-fall is noticed. Announcing the properly delivered checkmate nullifies any subsequent fall-flag claims.
17. If a player displaces one or more pieces, he shall replace them on his own time. If necessary, the player may start the opponent’s clock without making a move to ensure the culprit uses his own time. It is unsportsmanlike conduct to knock over pieces and press the clock. The first offense will result in a warning unless this causes the opponent’s fall to fall, in which case the opponent will get an extra minute added. For the second offense, the opponent will get an extra minute added to his clock. The third offense will result in forfeit of the game. The TD may administer other penalties for subsequent similar infractions in the event, to include expelling the offending player.
18. In case of a dispute, either player may stop the clock and summon a TD. In any unclear situation, the TD will consider the testimony of both players and the testimony of any unbiased and reliable witnesses before rendering a decision. A player may appeal a TD decision to the Section Chief then, if necessary, to the Floor Chief whose decision is final.
19. The TD shall not pick up any clock, except in case of a dispute.
20. Spectators, including players in other matches, may not speak about or otherwise interfere in a game. If a spectator interferes in any way, such as by calling attention to a flag-fall or an illegal move, the TD may cancel the game and rule that a new game be played, and he may expel the offending person from the playing room. Calling flag-falls, illegal moves, etc., is the responsibility of the players and TDs will not do so.
21. Only a TD may rule that a clock is defective and authorize a clock change.
22. Excessive banging of pieces or clock will not be tolerated and the offending player may be penalized with loss of time.
23. Insufficient losing chances claims cannot be made in Bughouse games.
24. Until superseded, the Official Rules of Chess (6th edition) and the online edition of “Rulebook Changes” shall be used to resolve any situation not covered by these Scholastic Bughouse Rules.
