National Elementary Chess Championship - Nashville

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Chess Control Phone Number (during event only): 931-933-8251.

Register online here.

7 Round Swiss in 13 Sections 
K-6 Championship 
K-6 Under 1400 
K-6 Under 1000 
K-6 Unrated 
K-5 Championship 
K-5 Under 1200 
K-5 Under 900 
K-3 Championship 
K-3 Under 1000 
K-3 Under 700 
K-3 Unrated 
K-1 Championship 
K-1 Under 500 & Unrated 

May 2018 rating supplement will be used. Players must disclose other Over-the-Board (OTB) ratings with entry. Players with other OTB ratings may be moved to a different section at the discretion of US Chess.

Team score is total of top four finishers from each school per section. 
A team must have at least two players but no maximum number of players. The top four scores in any section will count for the team score. All players on a team must come from the same school.

National Championship 
First place individual and team in the K-6 Championship section, the K-5 Championship section, the K-3 Championship section and the K-1 Championship section, including ties, will be recognized as National Champions.

Time Control: Game/90 d5
Each player has 90 minutes to complete the game with a 5 second grace period each move.

Entry Fee:   $50 post marked or online by April 23, $70 by April 30, $85 by May 9, $90 on site. 
$5.00 extra for all phone registrations. 
$20 change fee for roster or section changes after April 30 or any on site changes. 

Schedule

Opening ceremony Friday 12:45 p.m.

Awards

All K-1 Championship and K-1 Under 500 participants will receive a trophy! 

Class Prizes:

Class trophies to the top three on tiebreak in the following classes:

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