BC - WA Intermat : Saturday April 20, 2024

Results [1991-2023]

2023 Intermat

Games - Courtesy of Kai Pisan & Stephen Wright

Qualification:

• WA Player - by qualification tournament - nwchess.com/OnlineRegistration.
• BC Player - by rating marked on Saturday February 24, 2024, please see rules at the bottom of this page.

Eligibility:

• WA Player - The two highest finishers in each grade from the Intermat Candidates Tournament will be selected as the two honored players who will make up Team Washington. If a qualified player is unavailable, invitation will pass to the next highest finisher in the quad for that grade level, followed by the highest rated available WA player in that grade.
• BC Player - please see "Eligibility rules for Team BC player selection" section at the bottom of this page.

Registration:

• WA Player - online at nwchess.com/OnlineRegistration.
• BC Player - will be contacted by the BCCF Intermat Committee via email.

Flyer - https://nwchess.com/calendar/2024%20WA%20vs%20BC%20Intermat.pdf

Questions:

• WA Players - Josh Sinanan | WCF President | 206.769.3757 | washingtonchessfederation@gmail.com
• BC Players -  Penny Pham | BCCF Intermat Committee | Pennypham1090@gmail.com

BC Players' ratings marked on Feburary 24, 2024

*BC may use CFC Regular, CFC Quick, CMA & other ratings

Round 1 - WA Plays White, BC Plays Black

Round 2 - WA Players staying on the same board as round one and plays Black, BC players swap opponent and plays White

2024 Intermat Final Result:    WA 23 - BC 29   

Thanks to the Organizing Teams & Volunteers

Organizing Teams:

• Washington Chess Federation (WCF President Josh Sinanan, Chouchan Airapetian, Rekha Sagar, Valentin Razmov)
• BC Organizing Committee (BCCF President Paul Leblanc, BCCF Junior Coordinator Penny Pham, Stephen Wright, Michael Lo)

B.C. Team Captain(s): Penny Pham, Long Le
WA Team Captain(s): Josh Sinanan, Chouchanik Airapetian
Tournament Director(s): Jacob Mayer (FIDE Arbiter), Long Le (FIDE National Arbiter)

Date & Time: Saturday April 20th, 2024, 9:30am - 6:30pm
Location: Microsoft Building 99 (Room 1919, 14820 NE 36th St., Redmond, WA 98052)
Format: Top two available BC players from each grade, grades K-12, compete against the top two WA players from the same grades
Time Control & Rating: G90+30 seconds increment, Two Games, FIDE rules apply, Unrated
Recording: Required
Equipment: Boards/sets, clocks, score sheets, and writing utensils will be provided
Awards: Rotating Team Trophy engraved with the winning state/province for the year
Entry Fee: FREE, by invitation or by qualifying tournament - it is an honor to represent your province or state in this international match
Food & Drinks: Pizza and snacks are provided on the site. Other food options available in driving close by the playing site.
Team t-shirt: Commemorative team wear will be supplied by Team WA to all the players
Tentative Schedule:

9:30am Check-in, Pickup team wear, Team Photos, Opening Speech and Tournament Rules Announcement
10:00am Round 1
1:30pm Lunch
2:30pm Round 2 (players finished late in round 1 may postpone the start of round 2 with TD approval)
6:30pm or ASAP Closing Ceremony

Qualification:

• Washington Team qualification tournament - nwchess.com/OnlineRegistration
• BC Team qualified by rating, rules at the bottom of the page

Venue - Microsoft Building 99 (Room 1919, 14820 NE 36th St., Redmond, WA 98052)

Parking: Free parking

EV Charging Map - https://experienceredmond.com/visit/ev-charging-map/#/find/nearest?fuel=ELEC&location=Redmond,%20WA

Driving Direction (Vancouver to Microsoft Building 99, Redmond, WA):

Accommodation (for reference only)

Redmond Attractions & Activities:

• Activities - https://experienceredmond.com/activities/
• Visitors Guide - https://experienceredmond.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Experience-Redmond-Visitors-Guide_2023_v3.pdf

For your reference, hotels search from Hotels.com:

• Near Microsoft Building 99

The above are only for reference, use your favorite hotel booking site to research and use your BCAA or other club discount to get a better rate.

Eligibility rules for Team BC player selection

The BCCF Junior Committee ("Committee") has the authority on the selection and forming of the Intermat BC Team, in general the Committee will follow the guidelines below.

1. Team BC will be composed of two players per grade from kindergarten to grade twelve.
2. In each grade both players will be invited based on the last CFC regular ratings list published at least eight weeks preceding the Intermat. CFC Quick, CMA or other ratings may be used as a reference if a player either does not have a CFC regular rating or their CFC rating is judged inaccurate due to being based on too few games.
3. If it is not possible to fill both spots after the top five players per grade have been invited, the Committee reserves the right to invite players from lower grades to fill the remaining place(s), based on rating and merit.
4. Residency Rule - all Team BC players in the Intermat must reside in B.C. and: a) have resided in B.C. for a total of at least six months in the twelve months prior to the start of the Intermat or b) have resided in B.C. for the three months prior to the start of the Intermat.