Medals, munchies, and miscellaneous matters... Timetable Arrive... any time between 8.30 and 9.20. The earlier the better... it takes a while for 700 kids to take off their coats, locate their playing Hall, get their name-tags, and find their section. If you are late, try to sneak in quietly. Welcome speech and instructions 9.40 at the latest, earlier if we can get to it. We all want to start playing chess. Games start... 9.50 at the latest. We want the players to play chess sedately, and so 2nd game and 3rd game start times are announced from the mic, probably about about 10:05 and 10:20. No one is to begin those games before the announced time, but it is fine to play more slowly and begin them after the announced time. Lunch After 4 or 5 games The scorekeepers will tell the players when to go for lunch. Last game... ...will be called at 1.25. After the games being played then are finished... Time for medals... ...not later than 1.45, earlier if we can. The scorekeepers figure out who has won what, and while they are doing that the kids set up the chess sets. NO MEDALS TILL THE SETS ARE SET UP (Mon) or BAGGED (Tue) I'm not going to be the one setting up 350 chess sets! Home time... The kids should be ready to leave...2.00, or 2.15 at the latest Medals (assuming 8 games) Medals to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd (and ties for 3rd). So, scores of... A) 8-7-6-6-6 would be G-S-B-B-B B) 8-7-7-6-6-6 would be G-S-S C) 8-7-7-7-7-6-6-6 would be G-S-S-S-S D) 7-7-6-6-6 would be G-G-B-B-B E) 7-7-7-7-6-6 would be G-G-G-G Invitations to the Ontario Youth Championship We have to have playoff tournaments Who gets to the playoffs? (a) Players who win a Gold or Silver medal on March 1/2/3. (b) Players who score 6½ points or more on March 1/2/3 (assuming 8 games) Lunch menu at the Ciociaro Pizza by the slice $2.75 French fries 2.25 Potato chips 1.00 Cans of pop 1.25 Gatorade 2.50 Bottled water 1.25 Chocolate bars 1.25 Donuts 1.00 Coffee 1.25 Back to the Homepage Go to What to expect as a player...