FAQ Quick Links:
A. Passes and Memberships
B. Awards
C. Registration
D. Tournament Questions & Recommendations
E. Tournament Scoring
E. Summer & Winter Camp
G. BayAreaChess Community Terminology
H. After School Enrichment Programs
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A. Passes and Memberships
1. Should I get BayAreaChess Basic Membership?
2. Should I get BayAreaChess Gold Pass (formerly Annual Pass)?
3. I have already paid for tournaments this year. Can I get a credit for them same when I purchase the Gold Pass?
4. Why have you changed the rules for the Gold Pass (formerly Annual Pass)?
5. What is the discount structure? Do members get additional discounts?
6. Where can I find the CalChess Membership list?
B. Awards
1. What are the prizes for the tournaments (Swiss, Quads)?
2. I understand that the Quad and the Swiss have winners trophy but the super swiss category has only cash prizes (no trophies).. Is that correct?
C. Registration
1. How do I register for events online?
2, What is BayAreaChess's refund and credit policy?
3. What if the players that are registered for all the events for the day (Swiss, Quads rated/unrated) end up playing Swiss and not the Quads later on the day? Can the paid fees be refunded for the unplayed events?
4. Are their any restrictions on rated players to play unrated games. I understand that the unrated games are meant for beginners but my kids have played only one rated tournament that too last year, so I would like to start them with the unrated game as they are relatively new to tournaments.
5. Is there a limit on how many different kinds of tournaments can a player play on the same day?
6. Do you have onsite (on spot) registrations on the day of the tournament?
7. How to I register online for 1-Day Tournaments?
8. How to I register online for 2-Day Tournaments?
9. How to I register online for Special Events?
10. How to I register online for USCF or BayAreaChess Membership?
D. Tournament Questions & Recommendations
1. Which tournaments do you recommend for absolute beginners
2. Which tournaments do you recommend for beginners and intermediate players?
3. Which tournaments do you recommend for advanced tournament players (rated over 1300-1400)?
4. What is the difference between Swiss and Quads?
5. Should play in Swiss or $uper$wiss?
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What is the difference between current rating and supplement rating? What is the relationship between the two?
7. What is play-up fee? When do I need to pay it? Why?
8. For the next tournament, my current rating is 1615 and my supplement rating is 1560. Which section could I play? Which section should I play?
9. What's a Time Control?
10. Can I register for just one tournament even if they are multiple tournment in a series of flyer?
11. Do I need a coach to attend a chess tournament?
12. Will the clock be used? If so, how does that work?
13. What level should I sign up?
14. Are there breaks in between, if so, how long?
15. How far away are the spectators? Will they be able to see the Chess match?
16. How many players are there in the tourney?
17. FAQs regarding Team tournaments...
E. Tournament Scoring
1. Could you explain how the team games work? How many games does each player in the team play and how do you declare winners? I didn't see any registration forms online for team chess tournaments. Do the team tournaments run simultaneously with the individual tournaments?
2. Can two siblings (same school) form a team?
3. Do the ratings go up and down depending upon the performance of the players?
4. How to the players advance to state level? Do you have guidelines for district/state level tournaments?
5. How will you calculate prizes for "econ" entries? How do I know if I am an "econ" entry? Can I change from "econ" to a regular entry?
6. I participated in a tournament. When will the get my rating? How can I view my rating?
7. How does a player win?
8. What are the prizes?
9. What are some basic rules that he has to follow? Do you have that anywhere on your website?
F. Summer & Winter Camp
1. What is coach/student ratio?
2. Do you have syllabus?
3. What will be full day camp like? All chess, or you will have some other activity?
4. My child knows very basic moves. What level should he sign in?
5. Are you going to teach same thing each week, or will be different topic?
6. What is refund policy?
G. BayAreaChess Community Terminology Scoring
1. What is Richter Scale?
2. What is Loanzon Scale?
H. After School Enrichment Programs
1. How do I register for BayAreaChess After School Program?
2. What is the difference between the Team and the Club?