1- Touch = play

2- Students of the elementary panel play a 20-25 minute game (5 games in all) and the high school students play a 30 minute game. Once there are only about 10% of the players remaining, the TD (tournament director) will announce that only 2 minute remains till the end of this round.

3- Clocks will be used for grades 5 and up, especially on the top boards.

4- No noise in the tournament hall.

5- Raise your hand if you have a question or a complaint.

6- At the end of your game, both players raise their hand and report their score to the supervisor of their table, after this, they do not reset their boards. They leave the tournament area.

7- Before you start your game, please make sure you have the correct partner and that you are playing the correct colour.

8- Eat in between games and a little at a time. Bring you lunch or you may buy you food at the canteen.

9- After each round, we will post your results. Please make sure these are correct.

10- A GOLD medal is given to players with 5 points, a SILVER medal is given to players with 4.5 points and a BRONZE medal goes to players with 4 points.

11- Please send any suggestions to me. We are there for you and for the promotion of chess.

12- These school tournaments may or may not be qualifying tournaments for the provincial competitions. Please see the details of the tournaments for these details.

13- We invite all to keep the place clean at the tournament.

14- Whenever a game is going nowhere and it is obvious that the position and play do not lead to a winner, the tournament director has the right to declare the game a draw even though the clocks might show quite a few minutes difference.