US Chess
Junior Grand Prix (Top 3 Championship Sections Only)
A
State Championship Event!
November 9-10 (Saturday-Sunday) or Saturday November 9 or Sunday
November 10, 2024
Presented by Little House of Chess and
Chess Center of New York. Open
to all girls born after 11/10/04 (see details below), out of state
welcome, Columbia Grammar and
Preparatory School, 36 West 93rd St. (some sections are played at
4 West 93rd St.), all are between Central Park West & Columbus Ave., NYC. Subways:
Broadway & 96th Street (1,2,3 trains), Central Park West
& 96th Street (B, C trains).
Online entries at www.chessgirls.win (2-Day Championship sections): $105 thru 11/4/24, $115 11/5-7; (1-Day sections): $89 thru 11/4/24, $99 11/5-7. All sections: $130 after 11/7 until registration closes (on-site entries may not be available). The online entry fees are only valid using our website (other entries may be higher and may not be available).
May be limited to 400 players! Entries may be subject to waiting list. See website for latest COVID policies.
In 8 sections. Each section has its own age, (grade) and rating requirements (Championship sections open to all who are under age (and grade) limits; unrated allowed all sections.
1. Open Championship, 6 Rounds, Swiss-System (6-SS), open to all girls born after 11/10/04, G/60, d10. Rounds: Sat.10 am-1-4 pm; Sun. 9 am-12 pm-3 pm (the top NYS K-12 girl qualifies for 2025 National Girls Tournament of Champions in Madison, Wisconsin).
2. K-6 Championship, 2-days: 6-SS, G/60, d10. Rounds: Sat.10 am-1-4 pm; Sun. 9 am-12 pm-3 pm.
3. K-3 Championship, 2-days: 6-SS, G/60, d10. Rounds: Sat.10 am-1-4 pm; Sun. 9 am-12 pm-3 pm.
4. K-12 Under 1000, 5 Rounds, Swiss-System (5-SS), G/30, d5. Rounds: 9 am-11-12:30-2-3:30 pm Sunday.
5. K-12 Under 1400, 5-SS, G/30, d5 (Playing on Saturday only is K-12 Under 1400. Rounds: 10 am-12-1:30-3-4:45 pm Sat).
6. K-6 Under 900, 5-SS, G/30, d5. Rounds: 9 am-11-12:30-2-3:30 pm Sunday.
7. K-3 Under 600, 5-SS, G/30, d5. Rounds: 9 am-11-12:30-2-3:30 pm Sunday.
8. K-1 Championship. 5-SS, G/30, d5. Rounds: 9 am-11-12:30-2-3:30 pm Sunday.
K-1 open to grades 1/below born after 11/10/16. Both K-3 sections open to grades 3/below born after 11/10/14. Both K-6 sections open to grades 6/below born after 11/10/11. Both K-12 sections open to grades 12/below born after 11/10/04.
Awards: K-12 U1400 6:30 pm Sat.; other 1-Day sections about 5 pm Sun.; 2-Day Championship sections about 6 pm Sun (earlier if possible) to top 10 each section and top 2 Unr. in each 1-Day section, awards listed on website. Grade awards: top 3 K/below in K-1 section, top 3 below 2nd grade in K-3 U600, top 3 below 4th grade in K-6 U900 and top 3 below 9th grade in K-12 U1400 (you can win both plaque + trophy + medal). All players scoring 4 or more (5 or more in 2-Day sections) who don't win a trophy or plaque receive a medal! Speed playoff for 5-0 or 6-0. Plaques also to top 4 teams each section, plus top 3 overall teams across all sections-- but 2-Day Sections just count rounds 1-5 (top 3 scorers from same school = team, all on team must attend same school).
Individual free/reduced-price entry prizes (in each 2-Day Championship section): Free/reduced-price entry to 3 specified Continental Chess tournaments thru 12/31/25 to 1st, 2 entries to 2nd, 1 to 3rd! One free/reduced-price entry to 1st in each 1-Day section! Free/reduced-price entries courtesy of Continental Chess and are valid for most CCA tournaments (some CCA events also have minimum rating requirements for their top sections or charge an additional fee, based on a player’s rating, to play in the top sections; the NY State Girls Championship Free/Reduced Price entries do not cover any such additional surcharges for playing in the top sections). See website for complete details and restrictions. All: Out-of-state eligible for prizes but top NY State player and team in each Championship section are NY State Champions.
November 2024 official ratings used (USCF Online Regular or unofficial ratings at uschess.org usually used if otherwise unrated). TD reserves right to assign estimated ratings to players with non-USCF ratings. Players cannot play below their Online Regular Ratings minus 100 points. Code of Conduct (on website) applies to players, parents, coaches and spectators. Electronic device restrictions: see website. All substitutions from advance entry list charged late fee. Section switches subject to $20 extra charge per player after 11/7. $15 service charge for each player refund (refunds might take around 4 weeks to process). TD reserves right to reassign sections for advance entries with incorrect or unclear registrations. Limit 2 byes, commit before round 3. HR: see travel websites for nearby hotels in NYC. Info, help with entries, parking, etc: www.chessgirls.win.
Questions: director@chessgirls.win
(or call 347-201-2269: leave message, but email is much better). Tournament will also contribute at least $1 extra per player to the NYSCA Scholastic Fund. Sets provided by Little House of Chess-- bring digital clocks!