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Please see this info sheet detailing which streets are affected, and the times at which those streets will be closed to on-street parking.

This is only for Saturday, April 27, and will not affect parking at the hotels, or at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.

Exhibit Hall A is the skittles room. Starting Thursday, April 25, there will be free wi-fi!

The skittles room will also hold GM lectures, the tandem simul with GMs Amanov and Krush on Friday, our Chess Store, and our T-shirt vendor. It's the perfect place to go over games, have a bite to eat, or just rest and relax in comfort while checking your email or browsing the web.

1. With a WiFi enabled device find the designated wireless network name USChess
2. Enter the password columbus24 in the security key dialog box.
3. Once connected to this network, open an Internet browser.
4. You should be automatically redirected to your homepage. If you don't have a homepage set, just go to any public website, such as http://www.uschess.org
5. You are now connected to the Internet!

Click Here for Rating Review Report

The Tournament Review Group (defined in the Scholastic Regulations) reviews every entry to this tournament, and makes decisions about whether to assign a rating based on alternate rating data found for a player. Players on the above linked report have been assigned ratings that are different from their US Chess regular rating in the April 2024 rating supplement. Any player who has been resectioned as a result of an assigned rating has been notified. The most current version of the report is published here for transparency. Contact [email protected] with any questions.

If you feel unsafe or uncomfortable in interacting with anyone during this event, please report the problem to a tournament director or US Chess staff at Chess Control immediately (or ask your parent or coach to do so). Each tournament director and staff member wearing a yellow US Chess Safe Play button has been SafeSport trained and is able to assist you.

US Chess will follow up on your report in real time. Thank you for your attention to this important information.

TOWN HALLS FOR PARENT/PLAYER INFORMATION!

US Chess offered two informative Town Halls for parents, coaches and players. The moderators were NTD Myron Thomas, chief tournament director; Robby Adamson, Scholastic Council representative, and Pete Karagianis, Assistant Director of Events.

The two town halls offered essentially identical information. The replay of Town Hall #2 may be viewed here: https://youtu.be/2tqxavpr6jk.

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Use the hashtag #ElemChessChamps for your posts and tweets!

Trophies Plus
Awards are provided by Trophies Plus, sponsor of the All-American Team. Trophies Plus will ship awards for you at the conclusion of the event. Click here for shipping costs! Click here for the shipping form!

NOTE: Unclaimed awards are discarded after one year - so don't wait!

Tournament Registration Desk (Chess Control - in County Foyer)
Report corrections, byes, membership payments etc. at the Registration Desk.
Email: nationalevents@uschess.org

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

April 2024 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 a section will count for the team score in that section. 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 d10
Each player has 90 minutes to complete the game with a 10 second grace period each move.

Entry Fee:   $80 postmarked or online by March 25, $100 postmarked or online by April 8, $130 online by April 15, $180 after.

• ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES 11AM EASTERN APRIL 25! NO EXCEPTIONS!
• NO ON-SITE REGISTRATION! NO EXCEPTIONS!
• ONLINE REGISTRATION STRONGLY PREFERRED!
• DO NOT MAIL ANY REGISTRATIONS AFTER APRIL 8!
• $30 change fee for roster or section changes after April 8 or any on site changes.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND LINKS:

• Please bring clocks. Sets and score sheets provided. Players are responsible for bringing and setting their own clocks, and explaining their operation when asked.
• Up to two 1/2 point byes available any round if requested before round 1.
  A half-point bye in round 1 must be requested at the time of registration, or on-site before 11 AM Friday.
  A half-point bye request for rounds 2-7 not requested in advance must be requested two hours before the scheduled start of round 2.
  Players requesting a section change late (after 11 AM Friday) will not be paired for round 1, will receive a half-point bye, and will begin play with round 2.
• Current US Chess Scholastic Regulations are linked here
  
• 2024 National Elementary Schedule of Events is linked here
  

Opening ceremony Friday 12:45 p.m.

Awards

Award list is FINAL as of 12/28/2023.

All sections will award individual medals and team trophies.

NOTE: Unrated teams receive a trophy only - no individual plaques. This is per the Scholastic Regulations.

Class Prizes:

National Elementary Blitz Championship (G/5, d0):
Thursday 5 p.m., entry fee $40 by 4/11, $60 after or on site.
Online registration closes at 2 p.m.
On-site registration closes at 4 p.m.

Place awards for the Blitz tournament:

• K-6 Blitz Championship: Top 10 individuals, Top 5 Teams
• K-3 Blitz Championship: Top 10 individuals, Top 5 Teams

Class awards for the Blitz Tournament to the top three in the following classes:

• K-6 Blitz Championship: 1400-1499; 1300-1399; 1200-1299; 1100-1199; 1000-1099; Under 1000; Unrated.
• K-3 Blitz Championship: 1100-1199; 1000-1099; 900-999; 800-899; Under 800; Unrated.

National Elementary Bughouse Championship (G/5, d0):
Thursday 11 a.m., $30 per 2-player team on site only. Registration 9-10 a.m. One section K-6.
Medals (2 each) to top 5 teams.
Bughouse Rules

Friends and Family Tournament (G/30;d5):
4SS, G/30. Saturday 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., $30 onsite registration only. Anyone registering after 10:00 a.m. must take a half-point bye in round 1. Rated and Unrated sections. Trophies for each category of combined player/student results.

Playing hall for K-6, K-5, K-3: Battelle Grand
Playing hall for K-1: Union Station

The exits from the main playing hall will be color-coded.
Players will be instructed to use the exit coded to their section.

• BLACK EXIT: K-6 Championship, K-6 Under 1400, K-6 Under 1000, K-6 Unrated
• RED EXIT: K-5 Championship, K-5 Under 1200, K-3 Championship
• WHITE EXIT: K-5 Under 900, K-3 Under 1000
• BLUE EXIT: K-3 Under 700, K-3 Unrated
  
  NOTE: These exit designations do NOT apply to the K-1 Championship or K-1 Under 500 sections.

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  Information for Accommodation Requests: Consistent with the Guidelines for Accessible Chess Events, requests for reasonable accommodations during the event should be made 2-3 weeks in advance of the event. Requests for accommodations made on site will be handled to the best of our ability.

  Entries and General Information Contact:
  [email protected]

  Tournament Entry

  Register Online using the link in the top left navigation menu - Online registration is STRONGLY preferred.

  Here is a link to our mail-in entry form, in PDF version and Word version

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  Team room information will be posted in this space when ready.

  Click Here to Reserve a Team Room IF YOU'RE GETTING OLD INFORMATION, PLEASE CLEAR YOUR BROWSER CACHE (This link will be activated on Monday, April 1. It will remain open for one week, closing at 5pm ET Monday, April 8.)
  List of Available Team Rooms for National Elementary
  How to Use the Room Reservation System - PowerPoint file - PDF file
  Instructional Video on Using the Room Reservation System
  Team Room Information Contact: Pete Karagianis at [email protected]

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  Guest Grandmasters:

  GM Mesgen Amanov & GM Irina Krush

  	Schedule for GM Amanov: Friday, 9 AM -- 30-Board Tandem Simul w/GM Krush ($40) Friday, 4:00 to 6:00 PM -- "Take-on-all-comers" Blitz Saturday, 4:30 PM -- Lecture and Q&A Saturday, 12:30 to 2:30 PM -- "Take-on-all-comers" Blitz Sunday, 11:30 AM -- Lecture and Q&A Sunday, 2:30 to 4:30 PM -- "Take-on-all-comers" BUGHOUSE
  GM Mesgen Amanov credit: Chess Life Online

  	Schedule for GM Krush: Friday, 9 AM -- 30-Board Tandem Simul w/GM Amanov ($40) Friday, 2:00 to 4:00 PM -- "Take-on-all-comers" Blitz Friday, 4:15 PM -- Lecture and Q&A Saturday, 11:00 AM -- Lecture and Q&A Saturday, 2:30 to 4:30 PM -- "Take-on-all-comers" Blitz Sunday, 2:30 to 4:30 PM -- "Take-on-all-comers" BUGHOUSE
  GM Irina Krush credit: GMChessInc.com

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  	Analyst - WGM Sabina Foisor United States Women's Champion, 2017 Five-time Olympiad representative, USA (photo credit: CCSCSL)
  	Analyst - GM Kayden Troff U14 World Champion, 2012 United States Junior Champion, 2014 (photo credit: Kayden Troff)
  Visit http://www.twitch.tv/USChess to view the stream!

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