2022 Wisconsin State Scholastic Championships
March 19-20, 2022
Reeve Memorial Union, UW-Oshkosh
Please note important changes to the Varsity Section
Masks required in all UW-Oshkosh buildings
SCHEDULE: The Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Championship is a four-section event open to any Wisconsin high school, middle school, juni or high school or elementary school team or individual. Players of all abil ities are encouraged to participate. Please note that US Chess membership i s not required for this event nor is it US Chess rated. US Chess ratings wi ll be used for pairing purposes if the player has one.
The single The Junior Varsity, K-8 and K-5 sec
tions are individual Swiss tournaments with participation limited to any st
udent in grades K-12, K-8 or K-5 respectively. School team (top four scores
) and individual prizes are available. High school teams do not need to hav
e a varsity team to play in the JV. The Varsity section will play 5 r
ounds. The Junior Varsity, K-8 and K-5 sections will play 6 rounds. <
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1 - 9:30 Round 2 - 1:15 Round 3 - 5:00 Sunday: Round 4 - 9:00 Roun
d 5 - 12:30 Junior
Varsity, K-8 and K-5 Saturday: Round 1 - 9:30 Round 2 - NoonFor prize purposes only, the
Varsity section will be divided into three equally sized divisions based o
n team rating which is the average of your five players’ US Chess ratings.<
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Round 4 - 5:00
Sunday:
Round 5 - 9:00
Round 6 - 12:30
< p>Award's Ceremony in varsity playing room approximately 4:00 P.M.Th e time control for Varsity is Game in 60 minutes plus a 30 second increment (not delay). This necessitates taking notation for the entire game.
The time control for the JV, K-8 and K-5 is Game in 60 minutes for rounds 1 -4 and G/90 for rounds 5 and 6. A 5 second delay should be set on digital c locks, do not subtract any time if using the delay. Clocks will be availabl e for checkout. Please have your players bring a student ID, US Chess membe rship card, driver's license or other form of ID to check out these clocks.
US CHESS TEAM RULES: Please refer to section 31 of the US Chess’ Official Rules of Chess for a full explanation of team rules. In particular, players must play in rating order (Rule 31B). Unrateds may play on any board (Rule 31B2). Players within 50 rating points of each othe r may permanently switch positions prior to the tournament. Teams will be s eeded based on a team rating derived from the rating average of the five pl ayers. Rule 31C1 will be used to calculate team ratings when unrateds are i nvolved. The March rating supplement will be used. March ratings should be available at www.uschess.org/msa i n late February.
ELIGIBILITY: All Varsity teams must be composed of entirely 9th through 12th graders or 8th graders and below. All players must be from the same school unless that school does not have students covering all the grades in any section. If a high school does not have a 9th grade, then they may tap 9th graders from eligible feeder school s. Students in grades K-8 may play as a team in a Varsity section if from t he same school or in the individual Junior Varsity, K-8 or K-5 sections. On ly Wisconsin students are eligible.
A home school or virtual school s tudent may play on either a public or private school team. To play on a pub lic school team the student must live within the attendance boundary (not d istrict) from which that public school draws. Any private school seeking to have these students on their team must use the same public school attendan ce boundary in which their school building is located. Players from outside their boundaries are not allowed to play on that school’s team. Home schoo led students are considered to be in 9th grade when they are 14 as of Septe mber 1st of the school year. Players must be under age 19 as of September 1 st of the school year.
PLAYING SITE: The playing site is the Reeve Memorial S tudent Union, UW-Oshkosh, 800 Algoma Blvd., Oshkosh, WI. Th e Varsity divisions will play in rooms 227B and C. The Junior Varsity will play in Room 227A. The K-8 and K-5 sections will play in room 202. The skit tles room will be Reeve Union cafeteria. Please bring your own sets and boa rds for the skittles room. Room 221 will be the Tournament Director’s room with limited skittle’s seating. Day parking can be found i n lot 15 across the street from Reeve Union and is free on the weekend. The Reeve Union Marketplace Sub Connection will be open both days 8:30 am – 1: 30 pm. The Pizza Hut will be open 11 am – 1:30 pm. The Titan Underground wi ll be open 10 am – 2 pm both weekend days.
PRIZES: T rophies will be awarded to the top eight Division I teams, top six Division II teams and the top four Division III teams; first place team members and their coach and each board champion (including all ties!). In each of the Junior Varsity, K-8 and K-5 sections, the top ten individuals and the top s ix teams will be awarded trophies. The state championship title and traveli ng trophies will be presented to the Varsity, K-8 and K-5 team champions. I f a tie exists in the Varsity section, a speed chess playoff will determine the champion. If a tie in the playoff exists, an Armageddon speed playoff between one representative from the two teams will determine the champion. Any non-trophy winning Varsity individual who scores at least 3 points or a ny non-trophy winning Junior Varsity, K-8 or K-5 individual who scores at l east 3.5 points will be awarded a medal. All entrants in the K-5 section wi ll receive a participation certificate.
ENTRY FEE: T he early bird entry fee is $20 per player if received by the director by Ma rch 12. Entries received March 13 - March 18 are $25. If you’re not sure of your exact order of players, please send a tentative list and then finaliz e it with an evening phone call or e-mail before the tournament or during a t-site registration. The at-site registration fee is $30 per player. At sit e registration session I will be held 7-9 P.M. Friday, March 18 in the Conf erence Room in Gruenhagen for teams arriving Friday night. At site registra tion session II is from 7:30-8:30 A.M. Saturday, March 19 in room 221 of Re eve Union. Rosters need to be finalized by 8:30 A.M. Saturday, March 19 to ensure the first round starts at 9:30 A.M. No need to check in if there are no changes to what was sent in. If possible, PLEASE register in advance by using the enclosed form. Online registration is available for the JV, K-8 and K-5 at K ing Registration. Phone inquiries can be made before Friday, March 19 t o Mike Nietman at (608) 467-8510 or via e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots . You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Players who pre-register but then cannot play will have th eir entry fee refunded only if the director is notified before the end of a t-site registration. Up-to-date entries will be viewable on the Wisconsin Scholastic Ches s Championship website. Sorry, I’m not able to accept credit cards or P O’s, cash or check only.
EQUIPMENT: Please bring boa rds and sets for your Varsity players. Boards and sets for the JV, K-8 and K-5 sections will be provided. Please bring clocks for all main and side ev ents. Please bring sets and boards for your players to use in the skittles area. Please mark all of your equipment for ease of returning lost and foun d equipment.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Dorm rooms are availabl e at Gruenhagen Conference Center, about a four minute walk from Reeve Unio n. Dorm rooms are available for $40 single or double plus a 10% room tax. D orm rooms include two towels, a washcloth, soap and linens per bed. To rese rve your rooms, please call Gruenhagen directly at (920) 424-1106. Mention chess. Gruenhagen asks that one person per team pay for the rooms and pick up the keys. Please note that Gruenhagen charges $25 for lost keys. There is a 5 P.M. Friday, March 11 cutof f for lodging room reservations. Making this deadline will better as sure you of having your team stay together or even to get a room! R eserve rooms early. Due to UW-O students housing in Gruenhagen, space may b e limited. Make lodging checks out to “UW-Oshkosh”. A 24-hour canc ellation policy exists. You will be charged one night’s lodging for rooms b ooked but not taken upon check in.
PARKING: For park ing around Gruenhagen cars should use the High Avenue ramp on the corner of High and Osceola Streets. Please use level 1 or 3. Level 2 is reserved for resident students. Other possible parking locations include Lot 30 at the end Gruenhagen. Day parking is free on the weekend but UW-O now charges $5 for overnight parking. Purchase permits in advance at: Parking Services (aimsparking.com). Click on: ‘Pur chase a Permit’ then ‘Weekend Visitor Permit’. Day parking can be in lot 15 on Algoma Blvd. across from Reeve Union.
TEAM ROOMS : A limited number of team rooms are available in Reeve Union. To book a ro om, contact Reeve Reservations / 920-424-2435 / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. For team rooms at Gruenhagen, contact Sa rah Martin Kriha at 920-424-1121.
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