2020 BJHS Chess Team Application
Every student who would like to be named to the Bob Jones High School Chess Team for the 2020-2021 school year must complete this application. Because of the gobal pandemic, we are modifying our tryout procedure for both new and returning members.

RETURNING MEMBERS (defined as those students on the 2019-2020 BJ Chess Team):
Students who would like to return to the BJHS Chess Team have two requirements:

1. Puzzles or Summer Camp - You will have a choice of either solving 100 puzzles in June on ChessKid which will be monitored from the BJHS Chess Team Club OR register for Online Summer Chess Camp (June 29-July 3).

2. Online Tournaments - play in a minimum 10 tournaments in the months of June and July. Options include:

     a.  ChessKid:  MCCL Monday Night Blitz at 7 p.m.; MCCL K-12 Saturday Tournaments at 2 p.m.; ChessKid Official Club Tournaments that you send me a link to so I can verify you participated, adding date and time of tournament.
     b.  Chess.com: Any tournaments hosted by MCCL whether rated or unrated or that MCCL fields a team for such as an international match like 2020 Chess; any other Chess.com tournament that you provide a link and date/time of tournament in the form below.

NEW MEMBERS:  If you do not have a ChessKid gold account, one will be provided for you for the summer tryout period. If you do have a ChessKid gold account, you will provide your Username in the application field below.

Puzzles
Every new applicant will be added to the BJ Chess Team Club on ChessKid and will be required to solve at least 100 chess puzzles in the month of July. There will also be a July puzzle contest among those new members trying out, and at the end of the contest at 9 p.m. on July 30th, everyone trying out will be assigned points based on their ranking in the puzzle contest. First place will receive the most points, and last place will receive the least points (number of points determined by the number of people trying out). So, the more puzzles you solve in the month of July, the better your chances to make the team in the fall.

Tournaments
Online chess has become increasingly important during the pandemic, during periods of quarantine, and in the chess world. The USCF has now added published ratings for online blitz and online rapid chess games. Also, online playoffs have been utilized by the Alabama Chess Federation to determine our state's Denker and Barber representative during the pandemic when over the board games could not be played.

     Online Tournaments - play in a minimum 10 tournaments in the months of June and July. Options include:

     a.  ChessKid:  MCCL Monday Night Blitz at 7 p.m.; MCCL K-12 Saturday Tournaments at 2 p.m.; ChessKid Official Club Tournaments that you send me a link to so I can verify you participated, adding date and time of tournament.
     b.  Chess.com: Any tournaments hosted by MCCL whether rated or unrated or that MCCL fields a team for such as an international match like 2020 Chess; any other Chess.com tournament that you provide a link and date/time of tournament in the form below. [You can set up a free account on chess.com and ask to join the BJ/DMS Chess Team on Chess.com so I can monitor your chess.com tournaments] We will likely hold some BJ/DMS Chess Team tournaments on Chess.com later in June.
Email *
The following describes me: *
Returning Members Only: Please provide your choice for the first requirement of returning to the team:
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Name of Student *
Grade Level of Student in Fall 2020 *
Where did you attend Middle School?
Student Cell Phone Number (to be added to a BJHS Group Me if you make the team)
Best Email Address(es) to receive notices about chess team meetings and tryout results
ChessKid Username
Chess.com Username (if you have a chess.com account)
USCF Regular Rating
Do you take private chess lessons? *
If yes, who is your coach?
List all chess tournaments by name and date that you competed in the months of June and July 2020 and provide links if not hosted by the Madison City Chess League (you can go back and edit your response to this question throughout June and July):
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