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Players Meeting via Zoom: January 2, 6pm CT (7pm ET / 4pm PT).
This is an informational meeting, optional, and does not replace the mandatory on-site technical meeting.Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 821 9155 9934
Welcome to the
2024 Pan-American Team Championships
(January 4th - January 7th)
We are proud to announce that the United States Chess Federation (USCF) accepted our bid to host the 2024 Pan-American Team Championships, January 4th - 7th, at the McAllen Convention Center in McAllen, Texas.
2024 Pan-American Team Championships Rules and Eligibility Requirements
| Time (CST) Collegiate | ||
| Thursday, Jan. 4th | 10:00am - 1:00pm On-site Registration & Check-in 3:30pm - 4:00pm Technical Meeting (Captains & Coaches) 4:00pm - 5:00pm Reception 5:00pm Opening Ceremony 6:00pm Round #1 | |
| Friday, Jan. 5th | 10:00am Round #2 5:00pm Round #3 5:30pm College Committee (Board Room 1) | |
| Saturday, Jan. 6th | 10:00am Round #4 5:00pm Round #5 | |
| Sunday, Jan. 7th | 9:00am Round #6 2:30pm Award Ceremony |
Deadlines:
Team Roster must be finalized by Jan. 4th @ 1:00pm (CST). In case Team Roster changes after the team registration, teams can submit the updated roster via the following form:
https://forms.gle/H4Hf6LDmMYKcgrZK9 Please note that this submission replaces the roster originally submitted via registration.
Team Board Order must be submitted by Jan 4th @ 1:00pm (CST) via the following form: https://forms.gle/TLvJXcRM5upf1Gkd8
Teams must order their players in descending rating order for each round, except that 50-point transpositions are allowed. Once you submit this Board Order, the players' board order are locked in and no other transpositions are allowed.
Lineups for each round must be submitted 1 hour before the announced official round start times. Lineups can be submitted:
https://forms.gle/NaGkTLZAbJPGN4Ed7
Please be advised that the only way the players will be allowed into the convention center is through the "Southwest Entrance"
Playing Areas are as followed:
Open Section - Room 101
U1800 Section - Room 102
TD room/Computer room:
Room 2
Event:
College Committee meeting - Room 1
All hotels will offer shuttle services from the airport 24/7.
La Quinta will offer the shuttle service from 6am to 6pm.
McAllen Convention Center
700 Convention Center Blvd, McAllen, TX 78501
(Due to convention center policies, absolutely no food or beverages will be allowed into the building, as stated in the McAllen Convention Center "Concession Policies".)
SpringHill Suites McAllen Convention Center
1800 South Ware Road McAllen, Texas 78503
Room rates (excluding taxes): $114 USD per night
(Studio, King or Studio, Double Queen - fixed price for single up to quadruple occupancy)
Complimentary on-site parking - Hot breakfast, complimentary - Buffet breakfast, complimentary
Book rooms via Event Reservation Website
Last Day to Book: Monday, December 18, 2023!!!
Embassy Suites by Hilton McAllen Convention Center
800 Convention Center Blvd. McAllen, Texas 78501
Room rates (excluding taxes): $179 USD per night
(King Suite or Double Queen - fixed price for single up to quadruple occupancy)
Free parking, Free made-to-order breakfast, On-site restaurant
Book rooms via Event Reservation Website
Last Day to Book: Thursday, December 7, 2023!!!
Home2 Suites by Hilton McAllen
525 South Ware Road, McAllen, Texas 78501
Room rates (excluding taxes): $139 USD per night
(Single Queen Studio, Double Queen Studio, or King Suite - fixed price for single up to quadruple occupancy)
Free hot breakfast and Free parking
Book rooms via Event Reservation Website
Last Day to Book: Friday, December 15, 2023!!!
La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham McAllen Convention Center
801 S. Ware Road, McAllen, Texas 78501
(Double Queen and Single King - fixed price for single up to quadruple occupancy)
Free hot breakfast and Free parking
Book rooms via Event Reservation Website
Book your room soon!!!
Cambria Hotel McAllen Convention Center
701 S. Ware Road, McAllen, Texas 78501
(Double Queen and Single King - fixed price for single up to quadruple occupancy)
room rates (excluding taxes): $139 USD per night
Book rooms via Event Reservation Website
In case there is an error in the posted results, please report the correction via this form: https://forms.gle/UDeeQrLSgzETTHe47
Tournament Organization
Richard Newman
South Texas Chess Federation
info@SouthTxChess.org
National Tournament Director
FIDE International Arbiter
Judit Sztaray
Judit.Sztaray@gmail.com
Be aware that this form needs the registrar’s signature and stamp, so you have to get this before you leave campus!
Teams are encouraged to fill out the prize eligibility form to make sure that we have not missed anyone: https://forms.gle/A8sJ4zNCvYvWrDxi7
Team & Individual Tie-breaks will be used as specified in the PanAm Rules.
Team Prizes (Trophies/Plaques)
o Top four teams (Open) will qualify for the 2023 Final Four College Chess Championship
o Top 4 teams in each section (Open, U1800)
o Plaques to top Division II (2000-2199), Division III (1800-1999), Division V (1400-1599 in U1800 section) teams
o Plaque to top International Team
o Plaque to top Community College
o Plaque to top four-year small college team (<5000 enrollment)
o Plaque to top all-female team
o Plaque to best Mixed Doubles team (2 males and 2 females)
o Top team upset in all 6 rounds
Individual Prizes
o Top Individual Boards 1-4
o Top Alternate
o Top 3 Females
o Top Individual Upset
For complete set of rules, please read the official document:
https://new.uschess.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/2021-22-panam-collegechessrules.pdf
6-Rounds Swiss Team vs. Team Tournament, played with teams of 4 players.
Time control: 6SS G/90 +30 inc
Byes & Default forfeit time:
No half-point byes (only zero point byes).
Withdrawals must be submitted to the Organizer/Chief TD at least 2 hours before the start of the next round.
A player and/or team will forfeit the game if they are not present at the board within 1 hour (60 minutes) after the start of the round.
Team Rosters & Lineups
Each team must submit a roster by January 4th 1PM. A team may not deviate from its given roster after this deadline.
A team is made up of four players plus up to two optional alternates: players must play in descending rating order, except that 50-point transpositions are allowed. Teams must submit their board order prior to the first round, and it must remain the same throughout the event. Unrated players must be placed below rated players.
Team average ratings are based on individual ratings taken from the December Supplement Rating.
Teams are ranked in order of the average of four highest individual ratings – this includes the alternates. The team average rating is used for wall chart ranking and class-prize eligibility.
A team must have a minimum of three players to compete for prizes.
A school may send an unlimited number of teams. Multiple teams will be designated as "A," "B," "C," etc., with "A" designating the team with the highest average rating.
All teams must designate a coach or captain (he/she need not be a competitor, just affiliated with the team's school).
The role of the coach/captain is:
To turn in his team line-up to the TD at least one hour before the round begins.
To see that his/her team arrives on time for each match.
To see that his/her team plays in the correct board order.
To report the result of the match to the TD.
To check the wall charts for accuracy
Tie Breaks
If two teams are tied for first, they are considered co-champions.
Tie-breaks are used to award plaques and trophies only.
Tie-breaks are used to determine which team name "goes first" in articles, and which team gets the larger trophy. The recipient of the second place trophy can have it sent for a new engraving declaring that team "co-champion.
If three or more teams tie, tie-breaks are used to determine first, second, third, etc. places.
If two teams or individuals tie for a prize other than first place, tie-breaks are used for place plus trophy allocation (no new engraving need be sent).
When team match points are equal, the following order of tie-break systems will be used:
U.S. Amateur Team East (USATE)
Game points
Direct encounter
Bucholz Cut 1
Bucholz
Sonneborn-Berger
For individual board prize determinations, the tie-break procedure is total points scored, then
Winning percentage
Median
Solkoff
Sonnenborn-Berger
Cumulative
Kashdan
Result between tied players
Most Blacks
Result between teams of tied players
Coin flip
Electronic Devices & Notation devices
Any electronic device capable of transmitting or receiving information related to chess, calculating potential moves, or looking-up moves from a database, is not allowed in the tournament playing area. This restriction applies to players and all other personnel in the playing area except the TD/Arbiter and the event support staff.
No electronic devices shall be in the possession of a player, regardless of the player’s location, while that player’s game is in progress.
Prohibited devices include, but are not limited to, cell or smart phones, tablets, computers, and Apple or Android watches.
Unless approved by the Chief TD/Arbiter as part of the pre-event instructions, players are not allowed to use electronic notation devices such as the Monroi, ChessNoteR, or PlyCount. This restriction does not apply to Monroi or DGT (or similar) devices provided by the event organizer or Chief TD/Arbiter.
Violation of these electronic device rules by a player or member of their school may result in the immediate forfeiture of game(s), eviction from the tournament, and/or banishment from the tournament playing area.
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