1.
THERE WILL BE A COACHES' / TEAM CAPTAINS
MEETING AT 9:30 AM The location of the meeting will be in one of the Playing
Rooms. Please
be sure that you have familiarized your team with the rules posted on the
Internet (see them at www.masschess.org ... then select the "State
Scholastic Team Championships" Link).
2. Some Teams have told us
"...we may change one (or more) of our players from what we've given you
during registration." That's
ok, BUT YOU NEED TO SHOW UP DURING REGISTRATION
(8-9AM), or let me know by email prior to Friday evening.
Changing player names is part of the Registration (and pre-registration)
process. We cannot allow changes to
the player rosters after registration closes, or else we will not be able to
start on time. MAKE SURE ALL OF YOUR PLAYERS' USCF
& MACA MEMBERSHIPS ARE CURRENT!!! All memberships must be reconciled
and paid up prior to end of registration!! If you
anticipate a problem - CONTACT us ASAP: Anthony Gavelis (508)
259-1050 or agavelis@aol.com
3. Registration
Location: NATICK High School,
15 West St., Natick, MA .
4. Playing Locations (see hot links
below for maps):
5. Food and Drink: Not sure at this time how much food will be available at the
site. Fast food, Deli's, Pizza, etc. near by. School store will
be selling drinks, pizza & snack items. We are also trying to arrange
for a catering truck to be on site throughout the day.
6. Mr. Gus Gosselin plans to be on
location with Chess Sets, Boards, Clocks, and Books
for sale.
7. If
you want your Alternate to play in Round 1, please let us know that prior to the
close of registration (9AM on Sunday). This
allows the Tournament Directors time to adjust the pairings from your team order that is now
posted on the Internet.
8. Also, we will try to offer "rated
side games" to players that are not playing during a
particular round. The intent is to
get Alternate players (and primary players not playing during a round because
the Alternate is playing) rated games so that they are not just sitting around. These games:
-- Will be run under
Time Controls decided by the TDs for each round.
We will try to use the same time controls as the Team games ... but since
priority of preparation goes to the Team games we may have to cut back the
allotted time for the Rated Side Games. Minimum
time control will be G/30.
-- Are
completely voluntary. You sign up
at the tournament site.
-- Will
not count towards a team's total points ... no trophies for
performance in these side games.
View
the RULES for the Tournament
Anthony
Gavelis
MACA Scholastics Chess Coordinator
agavelis@aol.com