All players must pre-register online at manapata.org

WALK IN PLAYERS WILL STRICTLY NOT BE ALLOWED TO PLAY IN THE TOURNAMENT

Chess sets, clocks and notation sheets will be provided

Spectators or other players are not allowed to get close to the playing area, but can watch from a distance silently

Players should sign up in one of the 2 sections: U500 and OPEN.

U500 is a reserve section for players with USCF rating under 500. Unrated players in grades K-5 can also play in this section. USCF membership is not a requirement

OPEN section is open for everyone in K-12 grades in school. College students should sign up as adult.

Each round will be 30 minutes with 5 sec delay, tracked with chess clock

Players must use chess clock and record moves on a notation sheet. Bring a pen/pencil to write

First round pairings will be done only for the players who show up by 10 AM on the day of tournament.

The Swiss system will be used for pairing

The Swiss System operates by ordering the players by rating within score, splitting the list in half of each pairing group and pairing the top half with the bottom half.

Top player in the top half will play the highest rated player in the bottom half. The second player in the top half is then paired against the second player in the bottom half, and so forth.

Pairings may be adjusted at Tournament Director (TD)’s discretion as needed

In case of odd number of players in any round, player with lowest rating will not play and will be given "full point bye" for that round. No player receives more than one bye per tournament.

Once pairings are announced, no more players will be taken for that round even if they registered online already

Players who registered online can play subsequent rounds even if they miss first round. No points will be given for "no show" or missed rounds

US Chess rules will be followed including "touch move" and "touch take"

In case a player does not show up for a round after pairing is done, the opponent automatically gets full point

Player who resigns or runs out of time on his/her clock automatically loses the round

Winning a round gets 1 point, losing gets 0 point, draw gets 0.5 point for each player

In case of tie for a prize, the following tie break methods will be applied in this order to identify the winner

1.Modified Median 2.Solkoff 3.Cumulative 4.Cumulative opponent's score

 

Minimum players requirement

Minimum of 4 players required to organize tournament for each section

If 5 or more players play in a section, they will play 4 rounds. If only 4 players show up, they will play only 3 rounds

In case of any one section not meeting minimum number of players, that section games will be cancelled, but they will not be merged with the other section

If any section games get cancelled, each player from cancelled section will be given a chance to play in the other only if they meet the qualifying criteria

Any player who does not want to play in the other section or not qualified to play in the other section will get their fee refunded