Massachusetts Girls Qualifier
- Date
- Sunday, November 5, 2023
- Site
c/o Robert Messenger 4 Hamlett Dr. Apt. 12 Nashua NH 03062
- Time Control
- 4SS. Premier G/45, d5; Under 1000 G/30, d5.
- Entry Fee
- Discounted fee of $30 if mailed by 10/30 or paid online by 11/3. Regular fee of $35 at the door. Additional $15 discount for first-time players in a USCF-rated tournament in the Under 1000 section.
- Prizes
- Two winners of the Premier Section will receive an invitation to the MA Girls' Invitational Championship, to compete to represent MA in the <a href="https://new.uschess.org/haring">2024 Ruth Haring National Girls Tournament of Champions</a> Trophies will be awarded to the top 3 players in each section. Players scoring three points or more and not winning a trophy will win a medal.
- Registration
- 9:00 a.m.-9:30a.m.
- Round Times
- Round 1 starts at 10 a.m. Other rounds start ASAP
Please note that Daylight Saving Time ends November 5th at 2 a.m. Official November ratings are used for pairings Open to girls in grades K-12. Premier section is restricted to students rated 800 and above. Sections may be combined. Both Sections are open to out-of-state players International Grandmaster Nadezda Kosintseva will be available to review games of the players during the competition. All electronic devices must be turned off completely and stored out of sight. Players are forbidden to have electronic devices on them at any time during the game In the interest of the players, no spectators are allowed in the playing hall when games are in progress Penalties are at the discretion of the TD and may include reducing the remaining time of the offending player or declaring the game to be lost by the offender Players should bring chess sets and clocks,
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