North West Louisiana Jr. Chess Tournament for grades K to 12. * Tournament is located at the R.W. Norton Art Gallery
4747 Creswell Ave, Shreveport, LA 71106
* Registration is from 9:00 till 10:00 am
* Tournament will begin at 10:00 am
* Cash Awards for 1st and 2nd place in each League - Awards dependent on number of participants.
* This is not a rated competition
* The Spring Tournament will be held outdoors in the gardens
K to 6 League Rules:
No Clock
Touch Rule - On a player's move, if they touch their own piece, they are required to move that piece, unless it has no legal moves.
No recording of moves
Determining who Starts - Players will come together at the beginning of the contest to play paper-rock-scissors to determine who
will play white.
If the game ends in a draw, a new game is played until one of the players wins. Players switch who plays white.
7 to 12 League Rules:
10 min clock
Touch Rule - On a player's move, if they touch their own piece, they are required to move that piece, unless it has no legal moves.
No recording of moves
Determining who Starts - Players will come together at the beginning of the contest to play paper-rock-scissors to determine who will play white.
If the game ends in a draw, a new game is played until one of the players wins. Players switch who plays white.
Double Elimination Tournament:
After the 1st round, players are subdivided into two brackets: the winners of the 1st round play in the
Winners Bracket while the losers of their 1st round go to
Losers Bracket.
In every round, the losers in the
Winners Bracket step down to play in the
Losers Bracket. Also at every round, the losers in the
Losers Bracket are eliminated from the tournament, while the winners are paired with each other for the next round. The top player listed in each pair is responsible for setting up the table. At the very last final round, the winner of the
Winners Bracket plays with the winner of the
Losers Bracket for the 1st prize. To get the 1st prize, the winner of the Winners Bracket needs just one win out of the maximum of two games. The winner of the Losers Bracket, however, needs to win 2 games in a row in order to win the 1st prize.
Questions Contact Tournament Director - Micah.Stewart@bossierschools.org
