2024 Kentucky Team Chess Championship [Open]

Note: This is a different event from the scholastic state team championships. 

December 7, 2024

General George Patton Museum
4554 Fayette Avenue
Fort Knox, Kentucky 40121-028

The General Patton Museum is located in Fort Knox, KY, just off of Highway 31W. Visitors may enter the parking lot off of the gate just north of the Museum. Visitors should avoid the military base at Fort Knox. Do not obtain a visitor pass at the Chaffee Gate. Type in the General George Patton Museum into Google Maps for the best experience. 

Format:

4 Rounds, Team vs Team Swiss System Tournament, G50+10
USCF Rated. US Chess Membership is required. All US Chess rules will be followed. Players younger than high school age (~14) must be accompanied by an adult.
Teams: 4 players + alternate. Team average rating must be under 1900 based on the November 2024 rating supplement. 

Entry Fee and Registration:

Register Here Via King Registration: 2024 Kentucky Team Chess Championship [Open] (kingregistration.com)

$100 per team online on or before 11/9. $120 per team online 11/10-11/21. $140 after. $180 onsite. 
Players may also register individually and be assigned a team at organizer discretion. $30 for individuals before 11/9. $35 between 11/10-11/21. $40 after. $50 onsite. The KCA cannot make any guarantees regarding the ratings of assigned teammates nor guarantee you having a complete team of 4 players. 

We welcome creative, clever, or otherwise goofy team names. Team names that are offensive, inappropriate, etc. are not allowed and teams will be asked to change their name. Captains can change team names onsite at the check-in desk before the captains meeting. 

Prizes: 

• 1st - $400* (State Champion Trophy + medals for Top All-Kentucky Team)
• 2nd - $200* 
• Top All Female Team - $160* 
• Top U1600 (team average) - $140* 
• Top U1200 (team average) -  $120*

*Money prizes will be divided equally among all team members on the roster who played and paid individually by the KCA.

Schedule: 

• Registration and Check-in: 9:00am-9:30am
• Captains meeting: 9:30am
• Round 1: 10:00am
• Round 2: 1:15pm
• Round 3: 3:30pm
• Round 4: 5:45pm
• Awards: ASAP after Round 4

Team Tournament Rules

Each Team: 4 players + 1 Alternate. Average rating of a team must be under 1900. The rating difference between Boards 3 and 4 may not be greater than 1000 points.

Team Rating: Average of Top 4 Boards in the November 2024 Supplement

Team Board Order: Highest rated on board 1, next highest on board 2, next on 3, and Lowest on 4.

Pairings and scoring: Teams will be paired against each other, with each team's Board 1 playing each other, Board 2 playing each other, and so on. Players score 1 point for a win, 0.5 points for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. A team's total score is added up for the team's match score (with a total of 4.0 points at stake). The team that scores 2.5 or more receive a full match point (1.0), and the team that scores 1.5 or less receives no match points (0.0). If both teams score 2.0, the match is a draw and each team receives half a match point (0.5). Teams are paired each round and ranked by their match points. Match scores contribute to the calculating of tiebreaks.  

Board Order: Team must play in rating order each round, (including any playing alternate).

Missing Boards: Teams must fill all boards from top to bottom. Any empty boards must appear after the lowest rated player.

Team Captains are responsible for reporting results.

Team Captains are responsible for just about everything involving the team.

Late Players: Teams cannot leave a board empty (skipping a board in team order) waiting for a late player. If teams decide to wait for a late player (e.g. on Board 1), they are not permitted to make a move until they arrive.

Additional USCF team tournament rules can be found here.

Boards and pieces will be provided, please bring clocks. 

Contact Organizer: Daro Mott (daromott@gmail.com), KCA President, with any questions. 

Frequently Asked Questions