MARCH

29-31, 2019

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WELCOMEWelcome to the North Carolina K-12 Chess

Championship! We are here to celebrate and recognize all the hard work our chess players have put into studying and practicing this year. The best K-12 chess players and many new players from around the great state of North Carolina will be with us this weekend. We are glad you came to the championship.

Special Thanks to OUR SPONSORS

CHARLOTTE CHESS CENTER& Scholastic Academy

& SAS INSTITUTE, INC.

Schedule of Events Friday 03/29/19 5:30pm Registration and Information Center Opens Location: Ballroom Level 7:30pm Blitz Championship Begins Location: 217 C 9:30pm Blitz Championship Awards

Location: 217 C

Saturday 03/30/19 8:00am Registration and Information Center Opens Location: 212 B 9:00am Opening Ceremony Location: 213 ABCD 9:30am Round 1 - All Sections – Begin

K-1 Section K-3, K-5, K-8 Under 1200 K-8 Champ, K-12 U1500, K-12 Champ

Location: 217 C Location: 213 ABCD Location: 217 AB

5:15pm K-1 Awards Ceremony Location: 217 C 7:45pm Bughouse Championship Begins Location: 217 C 9:45pm Bughouse Awards

Location: 217 C

Sunday 03/31/19 9:30am Second Day – All Sections – Round Begins Location: 213 ABCD + 217 AB 5:00pm Awards All Sections Except K-1 Location: 213 ABCD

Playing Spaces and Team Rooms

Playing Spaces

Meeting Spaces 213 ABCD: K-3 Champ, K-5 Champ, K-8 U1200 Meeting Space 217 AB: K-12 Champ, K-12 Under 1500, K-8 Champ Meeting Space 217 C: K-1 Section, Blitz, Bughouse

Team Rooms

Meeting Spaces 211AB+212A: Charlotte Chess Center Meeting Space 216AB: Durham Academy Meeting Spaces 218AB+219B: Triangle Chess Center Meeting Space 215: Western NC Chess Meeting Space 219A: Young Master Chess

Other Rooms

Meeting Space 217 D: Skittles (Open Seating) Room • Open Seating for Teams • Chess Store/Vendors

Meeting Space 212 B: Chess Control/Registration • Registration/Tournament Info

Charlotte Convention Center – East Wing Map

Round Times Sections Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Location

K-12 Champ 9:30a 1:00p 4:30p 9:30a 1:00p 217 AB K-8 Champ 9:30a 1:00p 4:30p 9:30a 1:00p 217 AB K-12 U1500 9:30a 1:00p 4:30p 9:30a 1:00p 217 AB K-8 U1200 9:30a 12:00p 2:30p 5:00p 9:30a 12:00p 2:30p 213 ABCD K-5 Champ 9:30a 12:00p 2:30p 5:00p 9:30a 12:00p 2:30p 213 ABCD K-3 Champ 9:30a 12:00p 2:30p 5:00p 9:30a 12:00p 2:30p 213 ABCD K-1 Champ 9:30a 10:45a 12:15p 1:30p 2:45p 4:00p 217 C

Sunday Rounds

Side Events Blitz 7:30pm Friday Night 03/29/19 Location: 217 C Bughouse 7:45pm Saturday Night 03/30/19 Location: 217 C

WiFi Access Charlotte Convention Center Wifi

Complimentary

Online Pairings & Live Games

www.ChessStream.com

Volunteers Needed Score Keepers, Guides, USCF Tournament Directors.

Please Visit Chess Control or Contact Grant Oen grant@charlottechesscenter.org

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Use Hashtag: #NCchess19

Like: Charlotte Chess Center + NC Youth Chess

We will be posting pictures and updates throughout the event

Trophies & Awards K-12 Championship

Overall winner of K-12 Championship receives $1500 scholarship, spot in Denker Championship with partial expenses paid by NCCA. Top 12 Individuals; Top 3 Teams

K-12 U1500 Top 15 Individuals; Top 3 Teams

K-8 Championship Overall winner of K-8 Championship receives $500 scholarship, spot in Barber Championship with partial expenses paid by NCCA. Top 15 Individuals; Top 3 Teams

K-8 U1200 Top 15 Individuals, Top 5 Teams

K-5 Championship Overall winner of K-5 Championship receives $200 scholarship sponsored by the NCCA.

Top 20 Individuals, Top 10 Teams **Class Trophies to Top 3 in 1199 -1000, 999-800, 799-600,599 & Under

K-3 Championship Overall winner of K-3 Championship receives $200 scholarship sponsored by the NCCA.

Top 20 Individuals, Top 10 Teams, Top 3 Girls **Class Trophies to Top 3 in 799-600, 599-400, 399 & Under

K-1 Championship Overall winner of K-1 Championship receives $50 scholarship sponsored by the NCCA. Top 10 Individuals, Top 10 Teams All Players Will Receive a Medal

Blitz K-5, K-8, K-12 Top 5 Individuals in Each Section; Top Team in Each Section (2 Players Minimum)

Bughouse K-5, K-8, K-12 Top 5 Teams in Each Section – Both Players Receive Trophy

** Class trophies can be picked up at Chess Control; They will not be given at awards ceremony

Eligibility and Special Notes All Players Must Attend a School or Live in North Carolina K-1 Players Sunday Option: Players will be spotted a ½ point for every full point earned in K-1 section when entered into the K-3 section. We will round down for any quarter fractions in score. Webcast Top Boards: Top games will be broadcasted over the internet for public viewing on chessstream.com Withdrawals: If you cannot attend rounds as expected and must leave the event, please visit Chess Control/Registration area to confirm. Byes: Up to three ½ point byes allowed. Must declare before tournament begins. Teams: Minimum of 4 players in the same section to qualify as a team. Teams may consist of many players, but only top 4 scores count toward overall team score. Home School teams can be made up of players in the same zip code. Tie Breaks: Modified Median, Solkoff, Cumulative, Cumulative Opponent Tiebreaks for Denker and Barber Spot: In the event of a tie in points, the top player on tiebreak (listed above) will receive the spot. All scholarship money will be split evenly among the tied players. Pairing of Teammates: Teammate pairings will be avoided as long as legally possible. Players with perfect scores from the same team may be paired as early as round 4. Rating Supplement: We will use the March 2019 rating supplement for the event. Only March ratings will be used. Notation: Required for sections K-5 and above. Chess notation is encouraged for all players. 5 min time penalty for not taking notation in K-5 and above. Chess Clocks: Please Bring, Make sure clock is clearly marked with name. Digital Clocks: Recommended; 5 Second Delay for all regular time controls.

Bughouse Round 1 Sat 7:45pm Round 2 Sat ASAP Round 3 Sat ASAP Round 4 Sat ASAP Round 5 Sat ASAP Awards Sat ~9:45pm

Sections: K-5, K-8, K-12 Sign Up Now! Register at Chess Control (212 B)

Location of Tournament: 217 C

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Congratulations for putting in the hard work that got you here. We salute you!

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Year: 2018 City: Charlotte Players: 627 K-12

Daniel Cremisi Emmanuel Carter

Neo Zhu Vishnu Vanapalli

Anand Bhatt William Odom

K-8 Naveen Prabhu

K-5 Ziyang Qiu

K-3 Arav Goldstein

Grisham Paimagam

K-1 Rohan Chugh

Year: 2017 City: Raleigh Players: 717 K-12

Emmanuel Carter

K-8 Alex Chen

K-5 Yogya Koneru

Robert Liu

K-3 Arjun Rawal

K-1 Judson Roederer

Year: 2016 City: Winston-Salem

Players: 579

K-12 Aaron Balleisen

K-8 Alex Tong

K-5 Aditya Shivapooja

Peter Crowley

K-3 Alfred Ye

K-1 Arav Goldstein

Grisham Paimagam

Champions of the Past

Good Luck to All

Participants this Year!

Chess Equipment and Event Shirts Available!

Thad Rogers of American Chess Promotions will be selling Chess

Supplies. Clocks, Sets, Books, Notation Books, Boards, and more!

Fine Designs will have a variety of

quality imprinted sportswear commemorating this special event. The shirt is created while you wait.

In Skittles Room ( 217 D)

2019 CCCSA Spring Break Chess Camp

Monday, April 15 – Friday, April 19

8:30am – 5:00pm

3 Groups:

Intermediate For students who already know the basics

Perfect for students in CCCSA afterschool programs or Bronze classes

Advanced For students who have played in unrated tournaments

Perfect for students in Silver classes or USCF ratings <500

Elite For students who play in rated tournaments

Perfect for students in Master classes or USCF ratings 500 – 1500

Instructors FIDE Master (FM) Peter Giannatos

National Master (NM) Dominique Myers Candidate Master (CM) Grant Oen

Additional CCCSA instructors

www.charlottechesscenter.org grant@charlottechesscenter.org

2019 MEGA MASTER SUMMER CAMPS

July 15 – 19, 2019 (GM Molner) August 5 – 9, 2019 (IM Bartholomew)

Special Guest Instructors:

Grandmaster (GM) Mackenzie Molner US Championship Finalist + Winner of Denker

International Master (IM) John Bartholomew World Youth Chess Coach + Renowned Youtube Streamer

Featuring Local Instructors:

FIDE Master (FM) Peter Giannatos National Master (NM) Dominique Myers

For the Tournament Player

Must Have Played in a USCF Rated Tournament

Sponsored by the Charlotte Chess Center:

www.charlottechesscenter.org

Charlotte Chess Center’s 2nd Elite Chess Camp - June 10-14, 2019

Ø Featuring the world’s most renowned GM trainers and the nation’s top junior players

Ø June 10 – 14: immediately follows the 2019 Carolinas Classic and GM/IM Summer Norm Invitational

Ø 30+ hours of the highest level of instruction available

Ø 2018 campers included IMs-elect Andrew Hong (2486), Christopher Yoo (2468), Tianqi Wang (2437)

Ø Enrollment by invitation only, capped at 36 students (12:1 student-teacher ratio)

Ø Group 1: Ages 18/under, 2200+ peak USCF rating; Group 2A/2B: Ages 13/under, 2000+ peak rating

Ø All three groups will spend 90 minutes each day with each of the three instructors, plus a daily 90

minute guided practical exercise period à 6 hours of serious training every day

Ø Evening activities: open GM lectures, blitz tournament, pizza party, etc.

Instructors:

GM Jacob Aagaard (Scotland)

• FIDE Senior Trainer, FIDE Trainers’ Commission Chairman, World’s leading chess instructor and author

• 4-time Olympiad representative, Former British and Scottish national champion

• Trainer of GMs Boris Gelfand, Sam Shankland, Sabino Brunello, Indian women’s national team

GM Boris Avrukh (Israel)

• Peak FIDE Rating 2668, Top 50 in the world in 2005

• Leading opening theoretician, FIDE Senior Trainer, and 10-time Quality Chess Author

• World Under 12 Champion, 6-time Olympiad representative

• Competed in the 2002 FIDE World Championship and won the Israeli national champion twice

• Trainer of GMs Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Vladimir Kramnik, Teimour Radjabov

GM Mihail Marin (Romania)

• Leading opening theoretician and bestselling chess author for Chessbase and Quality Chess

• 3-time Romanian national champion, #7 rated player in Romania, 12-time Olympiad representative

• Peak FIDE Rating 2616, trainer of GM Judit Polgar

Apply early! www.charlottechesscenter.org/elitecamp grant@charlottechesscenter.org

2019 U.S. G/10, G/30 G/60 Championships

July 19 – 21, 2019 Play 1, 2, or 3 National Championships with $8000 in prizes

Hilton Charlotte University Place, 8629 JM Keynes Road, Charlotte, NC

$8,000 guaranteed prize fund across all three championships!

U.S. G/10 National Championship Friday, July 19

6 rounds, one open section, G/10 Rounds Friday 7:30pm, then ASAP

$1000 prizes, 10 Grand Prix Points G/10 Championship (one section):

1st - $300, trophy, national title 2nd - $200 3rd - $100

Top Under 2100 - $100 Top Under 1800 - $100 Top Under 1500 - $100

Top Under 1200 / Unrated - $100

$30 EF by 7/17, $40 after / on-site

2018 Champion (Charlotte, NC): GM Alexander Ipatov (2712)

U.S. G/30 National Championship Saturday, July 20

5 rounds, three sections, G/30 d5

Rounds Sat 10, 11:30, 1:30, 3, 4:30

$3000 prizes, 20 Grand Prix Points G/30 Championship Section:

1st - $600, trophy, national title 2nd - $300 3rd - $200

Top Under 2000 - $100 Under 1800 Section:

1st - $500 2nd - $250 3rd - $150

Top Under 1600 - $100 Under 1400 Section:

1st - $400 2nd - $200 3rd - $100

Top Under 1200 - $100 Under 800 K-12 Scholastic:

$30 entry fee, trophies to top 5

2018 Champion (Charlotte, NC): GM Illya Nyzhnyk (2730)

$60 EF by 7/17, $75 after / on-site

U.S. G/60 National Championship Sunday, July 21

4 rounds, three sections, G/60 d5

Rounds Sun 10, 12:30, 3, 5:30

$4000 prizes, 20 Grand Prix Points G/60 Championship Section:

1st - $800, trophy, national title 2nd - $400 3rd - $200

Top Under 2100 - $100 Top Under 1900 - $100

Under 1700 Section: 1st - $600 2nd - $300 3rd - $200

Top Under 1500 - $100 Under 1300 Section:

1st - $600 2nd - $300 3rd - $200

Top Under 1100 - $100

2018 Champion (Charlotte, NC): GM Illya Nyzhnyk (2730)

$60 EF by 7/17, $75 after / on-site

• $10 EF discount if playing G/30 and G/60, $10 EF discount if staying at sponsored hotel

• Not required to play three events; up to two byes allowed in any tournament • Chess boards and sets provided – please bring chess clocks – vendor available on-site • Info / Reg: www.charlottechesscenter.org, Questions: grant@charlottechesscenter.org

2019 North American Junior (U20) Championships

Charlotte Chess Center, June 26 – 30, 2019

• An official FIDE Continental Junior Championship featuring FIDE titles and norms for winners

• This is a completely open tournament for juniors born 1999 or after from Canada, Mexico, and the USA

• No minimum rating requirement to enter!

• Two sections: Open U20 and Girls U20

• 9 rounds, G/90 + 30 second increment, USCF and FIDE-rated

• Rounds Wed 6/26 1 & 7pm, Tue 6/27 12 & 6pm, Fri 6/28 12 & 6pm, Sat 6/29 12 & 6pm, Sun 6/30 10am

FIDE Direct Titles and Norms available!

Open U20

• Gold medal = IM title and GM norm

• Silver medal = FM title and IM norm

• Bronze medal = FM title and IM norm

Girls U20

• Gold medal = WIM title and WGM norm

• Silver medal = WFM title and WIM norm

• Bronze medal = WFM title and WIM norm

Register early!

www.charlottechesscenter.org/najunior grant@charlottechesscenter.org

White Wins 1-0 Draw ½ - ½ Black Wins 0-1

Section: ________ Round: _______ Board #: ________ White: _________________ Black: __________________ 1 26 51 2 27 52 3 28 53 4 29 54 5 30 55 6 31 56 7 32 57 8 33 58 9 34 59

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White Wins 1-0 Draw ½ - ½ Black Wins 0-1

Section: ________ Round: _______ Board #: ________ White: _________________ Black: __________________ 1 26 51 2 27 52 3 28 53 4 29 54 5 30 55 6 31 56 7 32 57 8 33 58 9 34 59

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White Wins 1-0 Draw ½ - ½ Black Wins 0-1

Section: ________ Round: _______ Board #: ________ White: _________________ Black: __________________ 1 26 51 2 27 52 3 28 53 4 29 54 5 30 55 6 31 56 7 32 57 8 33 58 9 34 59

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White Wins 1-0 Draw ½ - ½ Black Wins 0-1

Section: ________ Round: _______ Board #: ________ White: _________________ Black: __________________ 1 26 51 2 27 52 3 28 53 4 29 54 5 30 55 6 31 56 7 32 57 8 33 58 9 34 59

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White Wins 1-0 Draw ½ - ½ Black Wins 0-1

Section: ________ Round: _______ Board #: ________ White: _________________ Black: __________________ 1 26 51 2 27 52 3 28 53 4 29 54 5 30 55 6 31 56 7 32 57 8 33 58 9 34 59

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White Wins 1-0 Draw ½ - ½ Black Wins 0-1

Section: ________ Round: _______ Board #: ________ White: _________________ Black: __________________ 1 26 51 2 27 52 3 28 53 4 29 54 5 30 55 6 31 56 7 32 57 8 33 58 9 34 59

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White Wins 1-0 Draw ½ - ½ Black Wins 0-1

Section: ________ Round: _______ Board #: ________ White: _________________ Black: __________________ 1 26 51 2 27 52 3 28 53 4 29 54 5 30 55 6 31 56 7 32 57 8 33 58 9 34 59

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