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Poster
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2006 Pan-American Chess Championships
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Main Events
- Pan-American
Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship (6-Round Team
Swiss) Each team comprises four players and up to two alternates
(from same college or university).
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TLA 
- Pan-American
Scholastic Team Chess Championship (6-Round Swiss System)
Each team defined as top four finishers from same school (grades
1-12). Winner receives four-year tuition scholarship (worth
$69,416)
to UMBC.
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TLA
- Pan-American Closed
(6-Round Swiss System) Restricted to alternates, faculty, coaches,
alumni, and other members of any college or scholastic delegation.
Other individuals are invited to play in the nearby Eastern Open.
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Side events
In addition to the Intercollegiate, Pan-Am Open, and Scholastic, we willhold two side events: Pan-Am Blitz, and Exhibition Match.
The Exhibition Match
will take place 1-3pm, Dec. 27, featuring four invitedplayers.
This new event is intended to be a fun spectator spectacle,immediately
before the reception. The format will be single-elimination,G/10mins
with 5-second delay. Each match will comprise two games, with
a6-5mins "shootout" breaking any tie. Three of the four
players will be thetop FIDE-rated participants in the Intercollegiate
who wish to play (but atmost one person from any one school).
The fourth player will be the highest FIDE rated player who wishes
to play.
Pan-Am Blitz (SS, SD/5mins)
is a traditional fun event that takes placeafter Round 3 (around
midnight Dec. 28). After TD fees, 90% of the entryfees (e.g.,
$20/person) will be returned in prizes. The exact prizestructure
will be determined later.
Spectators are free and welcome.Games will be projected on large
TV screens from DGT autoboards. The exact details are subject
to change.
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