2024 KCF All-Girls National Championships
Event
- When:
- Friday, April 12, 2024 - Sunday, April 14, 2024
- Where:
- Chicago, IL
- Category:
- Scholastic Tournaments
Description
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place – 2233 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Chicago, IL
presented BY
Kasparov Chess Foundation in association with Renaissance Knights Chess Foundation & US Chess
DETAILS
Format: 6SS, G/90,d5
Entry Fee: $90 mail/online by 3/4, $110 by 4/1, $120 by 4/11, $135 onsite. Do not mail after 4/1. $20 refund fee. $25 fee for roster or section changes after 4/4.
Online Entry/More Info: http://www.allgirls.rknights.org
Onsite Registration: Fri 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Opening Ceremony: Fri 2:30pm.
Rounds: Rd. 1 – Fri 3:00pm; Rounds 2-4 – Sat 10:00am, 2:30pm, 6:30pm; Rounds 5-6 – Sun 9:00am & 1:00pm
Awards: 5:00pm
Bye: A single half-point Bye is available for any round, to include the final round. The Bye may be requested as part of the advance entry or online by 11pm on the day before the tournament starts. On-site requests have a deadline for round 1 of 2-hours before the scheduled start for Round 1. For all later rounds the deadline is 2-hours before the scheduled start for Round 2.
Hotel: single - quad $184 Reservations: (312)567-1234. Reserve early rate may increase / sell out.
SECTIONS / AWARDS
Age as of 1/1/2024
Under 8 top 15 individuals, top 500 – 799, top U500, top 6 schools
Under 10 top 16 individuals, top 700 – 999, top U700, top 6 schools
Under 12 top 16 individuals, top 900 – 1199, top U900, top 6 schools
Under 14 top 12 individuals, top 1100 – 1399, top U1100, top 4 schools
Under 16 top 8 individuals, Top 1300 – 1599, top U1300, top 3 schools
Under 18 top 8 individuals, Top 1500 – 1799, top U1500, top 3 schools
(top 3 players added for team scores)
SIDE EVENTS
Bughouse Tournament – Fri. 11:00 am, EF $50 per team by 4/1, $60 after 4/1 or on site
Blitz Tournament – Fri. 7pm, G5,d0, EF $40 by 4/1, $50 after 4/1 or on site.
The Champion in each age category, qualifies to represent the USA at the World Cadets (U8, U10, U12), and World Youth (U14, U16, U18) Championships in accordance with US Chess Scholastic National and International Invitation Events and Awards