National Invitational Representatives
Rules
Updated August 2018
OSCO will select three individuals to
represent the state of Oklahoma in the 2019 Denker Tournament of
High School Champions, the 2019 Barber Tournament of K-8 Champions
and the 2019 National Girls Invitational Tournament.
Points will be awarded to players in the Premier Section (with the
exception of the State Championship, where Barber contenders will
participate in the 6-9 Open) at the following qualifying
events:
September 15, 2018 –OSSM / Cleveland
Elementary K-12 Open
October 13, 2018 – Sequoyah High School K-12
Open
December 8, 2018 – Cheyenne K-12 Open in Edmond
February 16, 2019 – Jenks High School K-12
Open
March 9, 2019 – Oklahoma Scholastic State
Championship
The player with the highest total number of points, which is the sum
of their TWO best OSCO regular season events (top 4 above)
PLUS their final score at the state championship multiplied by
two, will be the Oklahoma nominee.
PARTICIPATION IN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IS MANDATORY.
The player must meet all qualifications
specified under the USCF rules for the
Denker,
Barber and
NGIT tournaments.
If the Oklahoma primary nominee declines the opportunity to
play, then the player with the next highest score will become the
primary nominee. Female
participants will have the option of playing for the Denker/Barber
or NGIT nomination.
Updated standings for each event will be
posted on the OSCO website prior to the next qualifying event.
In the event of a point tie for eligible players, the
following criteria will be used as a tiebreaker.
·
1st Tiebreaker:
Head to Head Results at State Championship
·
2nd Tiebreaker:
If no head to head match occurred at State Championship, the
2nd Tiebreaker will be head to head results at all
2018-2019 Qualifying Events
·
3rd Tiebreaker:
If a tie still exists, a head to head match will be held at
the April OSCO tournament.
The tiebreaker will consist of 2 classical games (G/60,
alternating colors).
Email
admin@okschess.org with any questions.