New Mexico Activities Association Region 3 High School Chess Team Tourney

Date: Saturday, March , !" # Event: New Mexico Activities Association Region 3 High School Chess Team Tourney$ This will serve as the %uali&ying event &or S' region NM chess teams to determine who can advance to the NMAA State Tournament$ Location: Commons Area, (nate High School, )as Cruces, NM$ Teams will *lay on the main &loor, S+ittles on st level, ,arents and S*ectators on u**er level$ Tournament -irector: .ill -aly Time Control &or matches: /0", no delay, sudden death$ 12ach *layer has 0" minutes on analog or digital cloc+3$ Event Timeline: "4"": S'NMSC( organi5ers arrive to set u* venue "43"6"47": Team Chec+6in$ 18ood and -rin+ orders &or each team will 9e ta+en at chec+6in and will 9e *rovided at the start o& the lunch 9rea+, cash only *lease$ -rin+s will 9e availa9le &or cash *urchase throughout the tournament$3 "47"6 """: Coaches meeting with tournament director to determine team strength &or st *airings$ " 76 ! 7: 8irst round$ ! 76 !#7: )unch: !#76 ##7: !nd round$ ##76 7 7: .rea+ : Coaches meeting$ NM coaches shall elect the Regional -irector, NMAA Region 3 1!" #6 73 7 76 ; 7: 3rd round ;3": 8inal Recognition 9egins 1a**rox$3 Tournament Host: Michael So&&era, (nate High School Chess Clu9 S*onsor$ Agent *roviding insurance &or event site: )as Cruces ,u9lic Schools Invited teams:Any high school chess team &rom any state that con&orms to NMAA event re%uirements is eligi9le to *artici*ate in this Regional <uali&ying 2vent and win st, !nd or 3rd *lace tro*hies$ (nly high school teams &rom New Mexico NMAA Region 3 may %uali&y to com*ete &or the New Mexico State Title in Al9u%uer%ue$ Tournament Rules: The tournament will con&orm with NMAA event re%uirements$ See the New Mexico Activities Association 'e9site htt*:==www$nmact$org=&ile=Chess>Constitution$*d& Note: 2ach high school may *rovide only one team$ A team may not have more than 0 *layers and one alternate$ High Schools teams in classi&ications .6 A6!A shall consist o& &ive *layers and one alternate$ Smaller teams are encouraged to attend without *enalty$ 1Note however that each o& the 0 team 9oards that is unmanned will yield *oint &or the o**osing team3$ A *layer may not *lay more than one 9oard during each round$ ?n order to widen the &ield &or the &irst event, NMAA eligi9ility &orms will N(T 9e re%uired &or high school teams to *artici*ate in the !" # Region 3 Team Tournament $ NMAA eligi9ility &orms '?)) 9e re%uired &or all *artici*ants in the !" # State Cham*ionshi* and in the !" 7 Region 3 Team Tournament$ 2ach team is as+ed to 9ring, i& *ossi9le: Six Staunton style Chess sets and tournament %uality 9oards &or tournament and S+ittles ta9les At least three chess cloc+s 1analog or digital3$ Note that any smart *hone, ?*od, etc$ can download a &ree chess cloc+ a**$

NMAA CH2SS R2/?STRAT?(N, R2/?(N 3 T(@RNAM2NT 2NTRA 8(RM Name o& High School: 1Must 9e NMAA mem9er school to advance to the State Title 2vent3 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> High School Class 1circle one3 . A AA AAA AAAA AAAAA Name o& Coach: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2mail contact &or Coach:>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ,hone Contact &or Coach:>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -ate o& Su9mission: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> st .oard 1Name o& strongest *layer3 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

!nd .oard 1Name o& next strongest *layer3 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3rd .oard 1Name o& 3rd strongest *layer3 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> #th .oard 1Name o& #th strongest *layer>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 7th .oard 1Name o& 7th strongest *layer3 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 0th .oard 1Name o& 0th strongest *layer3 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alternate 1Name o& least ex*erienced *layer3 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (ur team will 9ring >>>>>>>>>> 1num9er3 Stanton style chess sets and 9oards$ (ur team will 9ring >>>>>>>>>>>1num9er3 chess cloc+s 1either analog or digital3, that can 9e set to /0"$ Note to Coach: ?n order to s*eed the st round *airings, *lease s*eci&y on this &orm i& the alternate will 9e *laying one o& the 9oards in the &irst round$ 1Note, NMAA rules allow one su9stitution in each round3 B7 *er team 9y cash, chec+ or *urchase order *aya9le to: (nate High School Chess Clu9, along with com*leted 2ntry &orms must 9e received 9e&ore 7 ,M, 'ednesday, 8e9 !0, !" # at this address: Michael So&&era, (nate High School Chess Clu9, 7;"" Mesa /rande -r, )as Cruces, NM CC" !$

<uestionsD ,lease email: Michael So&&era$ He can 9e reached at mso&&eraElc*s$+ !$nm$us All teams must 9e *re6registered$ There will 9e a9solutely no onsite registration$