wilecoyote:
What if you run a tournament where one of the sections is a Swiss and others are quads? does this satisfy one of the Swiss requirements?
Basically, I’m wondering if I have met the experience requirements to go to the Local TD level.main.uschess.org/msa/MbrDtlTnmtD … 12762225.1
I checked–IMHO, no you don’t. Quads are quads, RRs are RRs, etc. They have to be submitted as a Swiss to count.
You have been the chief of a 9 player Swiss. You have been the chief assistant of two Swisses: 22 players and 14 players. So, that is 45 players total. The Quads do not count towards the total. However, that is only my opinion as per the regulations as I understand (and have authored) them. If you want to influence the office to count the quads (they administer the exam without much TDCC input), please feel free to do so.
I hesitate to disagree with my most distinguished colleague, but I do note item 19 in the current tournament director certification rules:
19. Category D.
Any USCF-rated Swiss system tournament or section of a tournament, except Category I or N, drawing fewer than 50 entrants. Club TDs may direct such tournaments or sections of
I do believe that the “SMALL SWISS” section of the “March 2014 PCC Quad 45” would count toward Local TD credit, as it is a six player Swiss system section. Perhaps it is accidental that there was a swiss section in a tournament intended to be quads, but so it happened.
It might be possible that credit for that section would be denied because the entire event was not a Swiss system tournament. However, that is not my reading of rule 19. For that one section, you did have to perform the tasks related to running a Swiss (notably, making pairings, assigning colors).
Oh well, I am old and errors are part of that formula.
Anyone wishing to take any TD exam should contact tdcert@uschess.org . Include all the links possible to the events that are being used as TD experience requirements. And note which requirement they fulfill. Making the job easier for the USCF staff will probably get you a faster more positive response.