Notes from the Event Director
Tournament Flyer
Location: Idaho State University, Pond Student Union Building, 921 South 8th Avenue | Pocatello, Idaho, 83209
Check-in: 9:00 - 9:30 am.
Round Times: Rounds begin at 10:00 am, continuous rounds with break after round 3. Check-in at 9:00 am.
Open Format: 5SS G/30;d0
Sections: K-5, 6-8, 9-12 (sections may be split or combined due to player number)
Registration: $30 pre-registration, $40 on-site.
$25 ICA Members, $40/family. Email us if you have a discounted registration fee.
Registration deadline is Friday before the tournament.
Prizes: trophies for top 1st - 3rd overall in each section, other trophies and medals awarded for state qualifiers, top 3 in each grade. Top School (using top four players from each school).
Other: Open to all scholastic players. Equipment provided. High school section must record games. Read Policies for ICA events before registering. No Insufficient Losing Chances rule.
TD: Tilly Backstrom & Jay Simonson
Byes: 1-half point bye in any round, must commit before round 2.
Ties: Solkoff, Cumulative, Cumulative Opposition, Mod. Med.
Details: Tilly Backstrom - (208) 932-5278 or idahochessassociation@gmail.com
Other Regional Scholastic and State Qualifying Events:
January 25 West (WRST), Riverside Hotel, Boise
February 1 East (ERST), ISU SUB, Pocatello
March 8 South Central (SCRST), Robert Stuart Middle School, Twin Falls
February 22 North (NRST), Lakeland Middle School, Rathdrum
Thank you for supporting the Idaho Chess Association.
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