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Australian Primary and Secondary Schools Chess Finals 2009

The Australian Junior Chess League (AJCL) is delighted to announce that the Australian Primary and Secondary Schools Chess Team Finals 2009 will be held at Scotch College, Hawthorn, Victoria on December 5 and 6, 2009. The venue will be the Cardinal Pavilion.

The AJCL would like to thank Scotch College for kindly agreeing to hosting this prestigious event, which will have the best primary girls and open, and secondary girls and open teams from each Australian state competing for the national titles.
The ASTC rules state that

Each state can nominate one team to participate in each division. This would normally be their State Champions, but in the event of non-availability another team can be nominated. It is up to each state to determine the team. However the AusJCL imposes the condition that each team member must be a bona fide student of the school they are representing. i.e “composite” teams are not permitted. Where schools have split campuses, but are genuinely the same school, then a composite team is permitted. Where loose alliances of schools occur, a composite team would not normally be permitted. If there is any doubt, please apply to the AusJCL for a ruling.

Teams must be submitted in order of playing strength by no later than 15 October 2009. Where qualifying competitions have not yet finished the State organization will need to notify the organizing state by this time whether it is likely that a team will be entered in the various divisions and the rest of the information should be supplied as soon as possible after the final events.

Playing strength will be in rating order. The rating used will be the normal ACF rating. If no normal ACF rating exists then either the ACF rapid rating or the local rating may be used. If a player is unrated and is being played ahead of a rated player then a justification of the order will be needed. Where teams are played out of rating order and the rating difference is more than 50 points, a justification of the order difference will be needed.

 The general intent is to ensure that there are at least 6 teams competing in each division. Where the number of teams entered in any division will result in an odd number, the host state may nominate an extra team. Where the number of teams in any division is 4 or less, then the host state may nominate teams until the number is 6.

 Many teams take the tournament very seriously and wish to prepare against their opponents, thus the listing of teams and team members is an important part of the event. Of course circumstances can change and a person can be withdrawn, but this should be notified as soon as possible. No changes will be allowed after 15 November, so teams should nominate reserves to allow for illness and family problems.

The time controls will be