Garden State Chess League

2017-2018 Season

Rules

Division Setup:

• The league will be comprised of one 5-team division.

Schedule Format:

• During the regular season teams will play 1 match against each opponent.
• Play will run from October 3, 2017 thru March 6, 2018.
• Teams will play 1 match per month, except for the month they receive a bye.
• No matches are scheduled in January.

Lineups and Ratings:

• There will be 4 boards per team.
• A team’s 4-board average cannot exceed 1925.0 in any match.
• Players rated <1101 will be considered to have a 1101 rating.
• Provisional ratings will be considered established or official.
• Foreign players can be used but their rating will be converted to the USCF equivalent.
• If an unrated player is used, the average of the other players in his/her lineup must be 1925.0 or less.
• The lineups must be in rating order with unrateds at the bottom.
• The USCF’s September 2017 Golden Database will determine all player ratings for the season.
• Once a player competes for a team, he is bound to them for the season.

Time Control & Color Allocation:

• The time control will be G/75;d5. If analog clocks are used, they are to be set for G/75.
• The visiting team will have White on boards 1 and 3.

Reporting of Match Results & Lineups:

• The captain of the home team should photograph the signed, completed reporting card and e-mail it to the webmaster.

Standings Tie-breakers:

• Ties in the divisional standings will be broken as follows : 1. head to head result; 2. total game points; 3. games won.

Withdrawal By A Team:

• If a team does not play half of its scheduled matches, its results will be nulled. Forfeited matches are not considered played matches.