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Decatur Elementary Gator Fest 2025

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Availability

Total players registered: 20
Total number of available spots: 130
Section Grades Max Rating Players Spots Remaining
Kindergarten Kindergarten n/a 2 38
1st Grade Kindergarten, 1 n/a 2 38
2nd Grade Kindergarten, 1, 2 n/a 8 130
3rd Grade Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3 n/a 2 130
4th Grade Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4 n/a 4 130
5th Grade Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 n/a 2 130

Registration Fee (per registrant)

$35.00

Changes to:

$45.00 on Sun, January 19 at 12:00 AM

Contact Information

For registration questions please email Ben Radin, ben@chessreg.com For all other questions please email Ravi Kakkad/Libin Xu: decaturchessclub@gmail.com Tournament Director - Josh Sinanan: joshsinanan@gmail.com

Event Date

The event will be held at 9:00 AM on Saturday, January 25, 2025.

Registration Cutoff

Registration cutoff is at 5:00 PM on Friday, January 24, 2025. After the cutoff you may register on the wait list (you will not be charged at this time).

Notes from the Event Director

FORMAT:
A 5-Round G/30 Swiss in six grade-level sections:

♟ Kindergarten
♞ 1st Grade
♝ 2nd Grade
♜ 3rd Grade
♛ 4th Grade
♚ 5th Grade

Sections may be combined depending on attendance. Players in lower grades are welcome to play in higher grade sections.

SCHEDULE:
Rd. 1 – 9:00am
Rd. 2 – 10:00am
Rd. 3 – 11:00am
Lunch Time
Rd. 4 – 12:30pm
Rd. 5 – 1:30pm
Awards Ceremony ~ 2:30pm

AWARDS:
Trophies awarded to the top-scoring players in each section. Trophies to the top 3 finishing teams (top 4 scores from same school comprise team score) across all sections. Medals for first-timers who do not earn a trophy.

RATING:
NWSRS rated. NWSRS ratings will be used to determine board order and pairings.

ELIGIBILITY:
Open to all students in grades K-5 as of the 2024-25 school year. Out-of-state players welcome!

This tournament is a WA State Elementary Qualifier!

CLOCKS: Clocks will not be used from the start but will be placed in unfinished games after 35 minutes of play and set to 10 minutes per player with a 5-second delay.

CONCESSIONS: Pizza lunch available for pre-order only. Other refreshments available for purchase on-site.

100% preregistered, no on-site entries or payments. Entry + payment deadline Jan 24th @ 5:00pm. No registrations accepted or refunds offered after the deadline. All refunds subject to a $5 fee.

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