Maryland Scholastic State Team Championship
March 6th, 2010, Dumbarton Middle School
Teams consist of four players from the same school. One player per team in the HS and MS sections can be from a lower grade at the same school. Each round, teams play a match against another team. Standings will be by board points. Note that schools will be limited to three teams per section..
Four Championship Team Sections, trophies to top 10 teams in each section:
High School Championship: grades 9-12 4SS, G/45
High School JV (all players rated <1000): grades 9-12 4SS, G/30
Middle School Championship: grades 6-8, 4SS, G/45
Middle School JV (all players rated <800): grades 6-8, 4SS, G/30
Elementary Championship: grades K-5 4SS, G/30
Elementary JV (all players rated < 600): grades K-5 4SS, G/30
Primary Championship: grades K-3 4SS, G/30
Winner of each championship section will be the 2010 MD Match Format Team Champion.
Board order on a team will be in order of USCF ratings using the 3/10 ratings supplement. If requested, unrateds may play on any board. Otherwise, unrated players will play below all rated players. Teams from the same school will not be paired against each other unless there is no other way to pair the score group.
US Chess Federation membership is required. New USCF members can join the USCF at http://www.uschess.org before registering to get an ID number or join with their registration. All at-the-door USCF memberships will be $5 more. Contact Mike Regan
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for more information.
Team Entrance Fees: $70 if received by 2/25 (online or mailed), $90 if received by 3/2 (online or mailed), $110 online by 7pm on 3/4, or $130 at the door.
Online registration is at http://mdteam10.eventbrite.com.
Any at the door roster changes cost $10. All $30 less to Title I schools. All at-the-door registrations will receive 1st round ½ point bye. All online entries received before 7pm on 3/4 will be paired for the first round. Board order may not be changed after 8:30. View registered teams after 2/20 at http://baltimorechess.org/mdteamreg.htm
Rounds: 1st round for all the sections starts @ 10:00 sharp. Note that pairings will be made Friday night, so players should be ready to play at their 1st round start time. All sections could have a fifth round added, if the number of teams is high in the section.
Texted Pairings - We will be texting pairings directly to cell phones. Sign up to avoid the rush to find pairings.
Food will be available for purchase at the site. Mail Entries to: Michael Regan, 1827 Thornton Ridge Road, Towson MD 21204
Directions: Take the Baltimore Beltway I-695 toward Towson. Take exit 25, Charles Street, south. Proceed approximately 3 miles. Turn left on Belonna Ave. and proceed to the first light, turn left on Stevenson Lane, after 0.1m bear right onto Dumbarton Ave. School is on your left after 1/4 mile (note that Rogers Forge Elementary is the first school you will come to on your left).
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