Chess Tournament Rules.pdf

The Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championships has official tournament rules, including bidding guidelines, format and tournament rules, ceremonies, and miscellaneous rules. Bidding guidelines cover the date of the event, bidding overview, site criteria, sleeping accommodations, transportation, staffing, finances, and publicity. The tournament format and rules include entry fees, registration, intercollegiate eligibility requirements, team requirements, ratings of players, conduct of the tournament, electronic devices, and tie breaks. Ceremonies include an opening ceremony and an awards ceremony with prizes. Miscellaneous rules cover chess notation and posting of rules. The bidding deadline is November 15 of the previous year, and the winning bid is announced at the previous year's Pan-Am, with final arrangements and publicity completed before April. The site criteria include geographic accessibility, adequate space, skittles area, special team areas, toilet facilities, water, and reasonable food options. Sleeping accommodations should be reasonably inexpensive and accessible to the playing site, with negotiated prices per room and a sliding scale for costs.