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Lipscomb Academy K-12 Nashville City Championship Qualifier (#1 of 3)
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Scholastic Tournaments
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About this event
Lipscomb Academy Scholastics Chess Tournament
Saturday, September 21st, 2024
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Lipscomb Academy Lower School 4517 Granny White Pike Nashville, TN 37204
This is the building at the corner of Harding Place and Granny White Pike.
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Doors open at 7:30am. On-Site Registration closes at 8:30am.
Round 1 9:00am.Rounds 2-5 to follow as soon as each section finishes a round. Schedule will advance only when possible. Lunch break will take place between rounds with extra time given. Concessions will be available for purchase throughout the day to support the host school or you can bring your own lunch and snacks. Awards Ceremony will take place for each section as it finishes Round 5. |
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5 Round Swiss Pairing System. Time Control: Game in 30 minutes each with a 5-second delay.
All players complete five rounds, win, lose, or draw. Please alert a tournament director if your player will be missing a round. Players who are late may receive a half-point bye in round one.
Only 1 half point bye is allowed. |
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High School K-12 -Grades 12 and below Middle School K-8- Grades 8 and below
Elementary K-5- Grades 5 and below Primary K-3- Grades 3 and below
K-1- Grades 1 and belowK-12 Unrated- First time players and beginners
US Chess Membership is required for all sections except Unrated. Unrated section players do not qualify for the City Championship. Visit www.uschess.org for information about US Chess membership.
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Registration and payment is available online through September 20th.
Visitwww.nashvillechess.org Click the Calendar event for September21st, 2024
Mail or drop off the form below with payment (cash or check payable to NCC) to- The Nashville Chess Center 2911 Belmont Blvd. Nashville, TN 37212
$30- if received by September 16th, 2024 (or $40 after early date and for On-Site Registration).
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Awards
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Trophies: Top 10 individuals in each section, Top 3 teams. Medals: 11th-20th place individuals. The Top 2 players from High School, Middle School, Elementary, Primary and K-1 qualify to play in the 2025 Nashville Scholastic City Championship. The Top 2 female players from each section qualify to play in the 2025 All-Girls Nashville City Championship. To qualify, players must live within a 50-mile radius of The Nashville Chess Center. The 2024 Nashville Scholastic City Championship will take place January 2025 at the NCC. The 2025 Nashville All-Girls City Championship will take place January 2025 at the NCC. |
Questions? Contact Todd Andrews (629) 254-4737 director@nashvillechess.org or Contact Aaron Caveny assistantdirector@nashvillechess.org
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