INTRAMURALS 2014

CHESS TOURNAMENT
Game Mechanics
Prepared !" Teacher L!nd#n
The tournament is open to all bona fde student of PISD and an ofcial member of any team.
$a%e and &en'e" The tournament will be on September 9, 2!" in the library
#$e%%anine&.
Sched'(e #) T#'rnamen%"
Round 1 - 9:00 am
Round 2 - 9:30 am
Round 3 - 10:00 am
Round 4 - 10:30 am
LUNCH BREAK (10:30 1:00 pm)
Round 5 - 1:00 pm
Round 6 - 1:30 pm
AAR!"N#
S!s%em" Double 'ound 'obin( )bser*e the +ID, -aws of .hess
Ca%e*#ries" ,ach team will ha*e only one player. #,ither boy or /irl&
Time C#n%r#(" !0 $inutes each player. #1cti*e time controls&.
Re*is%ra%i#n" September 9, 2!" at 234 5 63 4 am. -oo7 for Teacher
-yndon.
NOTE" Each Team sh#'(d pr#+ide %heir #,n Chess Se%-
TOURNAMENT RULES and REGULATIONS
The c#mp(e%i#n #) %he *ame
a. The /ame is won by the player who has chec7mated his opponent8s 7in/. This immediately
ends the /ame, pro*ided that the mo*e producin/ the chec7mate position was a le/al
mo*e.
b. The /ame is won by the player whose opponent declares he resi/ns. This immediately
ends the /ame.
c. The /ame is drawn when the player to mo*e has no le/al mo*e and his 7in/ is not in
chec7. The /ame is said to end in 9stalemate8. This immediately ends the /ame, pro*ided
that the mo*e producin/ the stalemate position was le/al.
d. The /ame is drawn when a position has arisen in which neither player can chec7mate the
opponent8s 7in/ with any series of le/al mo*es. The /ame is said to end in a 9dead
position8. This immediately ends the /ame, pro*ided that the mo*e producin/ the position
was le/al.
e. The /ame is drawn upon a/reement between the two players durin/ the /ame. This
immediately ends the /ame.
f. The /ame may be drawn if any identical position is about to appear or has appeared on
the chessboard at least three times.
/. The /ame may be drawn if each player has made at least the last 0 consecuti*e mo*es
without the mo*ement of any pawn and without any capture.
The rec#rdin* #) m#+es
a. 'ecordin/ of mo*es is optional.
Usin* %he Chess C(#c.
a. 9.hess cloc78 means a cloc7 with two time displays, connected to each other in such a way
that only one of them can run at one time. 9.loc78 in the -aws of .hess, means one of the
two times displays. ,ach time display has a 9:a/8. 9+la/ fall8 means the e;piration of the
allotted time for a player.
b. If the player8s <:a/= fell, pro*ided that the opponent has a matin/ material then the
opponent is declared as the winner.
c. The player can only use one hand in usin/ the cloc7. The hand that is used in mo*in/ the
pieces should also be the hand used in pressin/ the cloc7.
Technica(i%ies
a. 4 ille/al mo*es will result to forfeiture of the /ame.
b. >sin/ cellular phones is strictly prohibited. !
st
o?ense is a warnin/ from the arbiter@ and 2
nd
warnin/ results to forfeiture of the /ame.
c. Ae(She can answer his(her personal necessities as lon/ as it is not his(her turn to mo*e.
E(i*ii(%!
a. ,ach team is composed of ! player. #,ither a boy or a /irl&
b. Defaultin/ Time is ! minutes after the arbiter has announced the start of the /ame.