GENERAL REGULATIONS

1.   Invitation

International Educational and Cultural Services, Inc. (the organizer of the Chess for Peace program), the United States Chess Federation (USCF), the Illinois Chess Association (ICA) and International School Chess Union have the honor of inviting School Teams to participate in the INTERCONTINENTAL SCHOOL CHESS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP organized in Chicago, the United States of America March 25 – 29, 2010.

2.   Participation

2.1. Each National Federation may enter an unlimited number of School Teams.

2.2. Team composition for School Team Tournament is four students from the same school and in the same age’s group; any combination of boys and girls is possible. The tournament will be organized in 5 categories according to 2.4. It will be played in 1 – 5 groups according to the number of teams. Organizing Committee will decide about dividing into groups. Each category will be awarded separately.

2.3. Each team shall have one Head of Delegation (teacher or coach).

2.4. Entitled to participate are players (Boys & Girls) who shall not have reached the age:

   -  Of 10, (date of Birth - January 1, 2000 and after) - School Tournament Under 10;

   -  Of 12, (date of Birth - January 1, 1998 and after) - School Tournament Under 12;

   -  Of 14, (date of Birth - January 1, 1996 and after) - School Tournament Under 14;

   -  Of 16, (date of Birth – January 1, 1994 and after) - School Tournament Under 16.

   -  Of 18, (date of Birth – January 1, 1992 and after) – School Tournament Under 18.

 2.5. Each team must prove a document of representation. Each participant’s names and birthday should be proved by the school officials.  

 2.6. Accommodation and travel expenses for teams will be covered from national chess federations, schools, municipal area administration, and the parents of participants or sponsors.

 2.7. USCF membership is required for all US participants. 

3.  Entry - Registration fees & FIDE fees

3.1. Each team must pay before February 1, 2010 $150 to the Organizing Committee as a registration fee. Late fee ($175) will be charged after February 1, 2010 and $200 after March 1, 2010. Last day of receiving the late fee in March 20, 2010 . There will be NO on-site registration and payments.

4.  Registration and Travel conditions

4.1 Entry forms must be filled from the National Federations or School Teams and returned to the Organizing Committee not later than February 25, 2010 . If the registration form is not filled by the Federation a copy must be sent to the National Federation. There will be NO on-site registrations!

4.2 The complete registration form must include the surname/s, first name/s, FIDE or National Federation ID number, FIDE or National Federation rating and title, date of birth and passport numbers (for non-US participants only!) of each player and each accompanying person. It must also include the name and telephone/e-mail/fax number of the Delegation chief.

4.3 The Organizing Committee will provide free shuttle transportation from the O’Hare and/or Midway Chicago International airports to the Tournament Venue (March 25) with return on the departure day (March 30) for all non-US teams. Transportation in other days is possible after personal requests.

4.4 The Organizing Committee is offering a help for non-US teams to make hotel reservations. For those teams, at the moment of registration (until February 1, 2010) the amount of $150 (tournament entrée fee) + 30% of the total accommodation cost must be pre-paid with credit cards (Visa or Master Card) using the PayPall service (www.worldchesschamps.com) or transferred, free of bank charges, to the following bank account of the Organizing Committee:

4.5. Once the transfer has been confirmed, the Organising Committee will confirm the assigned booking confirmation for all the room reservations.

5.  Accommodation - Playing hall

5.1. Accommodation will be provided in the following hotels:

Holiday Inn & Conference Center

5300 West Touhy Ave
Skokie , IL 60077
Phone: 847-763-3011
Fax: 847-763-3096

Room rate: $99, including hot breakfast buffet (plus 10% tax)

Participants will get double-bed rooms (WC and shower on each room). Breakfasts will be served at the hotels; lunches and dinners – at the local restaurants.

Playing halls are located in the Holiday Inn hotel

5.2. Every non-US team obliged to lodge at the official hotels. Every accompanying person that requests a visa from the Organizing Committee is obliged to lodge at the official hotels.

5.3. Hotel payments for all players and accompanying persons must be made on arrival in Chicago or in advance.   Hotel payments must be paid in USD only! No later payments of hotel bills will be accepted.

5.4. Organizing Committee can arrange accommodation and boarding in a hotel on request.

6.                 Playing schedule

7.  Rules and regulations

The tournament will be played according to the Swiss System in 7 rounds.  National ratings will be taken into consideration for the parings. Rate of play will be according to FIDE regulations. The time limit will be 90 minutes for all game with a 5 seconds delay per move starting from move 1.

8.     Prizes – Awards

8.1. The first team-winner in each age category of School Team Tournament is the Intercontinental School Team Champion for 2010.

8.2. Team-winners of the First, Second and Third places in each age category and the members of the teams will be awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze medals, Diplomas and Special Trophies.

Team trophies will be awarded also teams finished on 4 – 20 places on each age category.

8.3. The results will be sent to FIDE rating.

9.  Tournament bulletin

Tournament bulletin will be free of charge for each federation delegation and school team.

Additional bulletins will be on sale.

10.             Parallel & Culture Program

·        Simultaneous with US Champions GMs Yury Shulman and Alex Onischuk.

·        Seminars for Arbiters (Regulations & Pairings)

·         Seminar for Teachers and Parents – Open dialogues about Chess in Education

11. Contact the Organizing Committee
 

TOURNAMENT ORGANIZER

Mikhail Korenman, President, IntECS, Inc., FIDE International Organizer

63 75^th Street , Willowbrook , IL 60527 USA

Tel.- Fax. : +1 630 789 2951; cell: +1 785 906 0402

E-mail: intecsus@yahoo.com

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL CHESS UNION

Alexander Kostyev , ISCU President

Tel-Fax: +7 095 425 61 96

E-mail: iscu@mail.ru

         12. Visa information

Teams or players needing visa are requested to contact the Organizing Committee before January 1^st 2010 . The Organizing Committee will provide invitations for visas only after the registrations for the tournament and necessary payments. The registration fee will be returned if visas not granted.

13. Honorary Committee

World Champion Anatoly Karpov

Uvencio Blanco , Chairman FIDE Committee “Chess in Schools”

For any other matter not mentioned in the General Regulations, the Organizing Committee may decide after consultation with FIDE.

14. Special offer

All participants are invited to participate at the World Amateur Championship March 19-25, 2010 at the same location!

For more information contact the Organizing Committee:

Mikhail Korenman, Co-Chair, President, IntECS, Inc.; intecsus@yahoo.com

Alexander Kostyev , Co-Chair, President; iscu@mail.ru

Sevan Muradian, President, North American Chess Association; sevan.muradian@nachess.org