National Chess Day 2014 and into the future

[MichaelAtkins]

Below is the language from the National Chess Day motion from the EB meeting this past weekend. It includes wording to make it an annual program implemented by the office so that it doesn’t require an EB motion each year. Plenty of time for organizers to get their plans and tournaments ready.

Mike Atkins moves that the USCF will celebrate National Chess day each year on the Second Saturday of October, this year being Oct 11. The office will put the program below into effect each year. And be promoted in Chess Life and CL Online by a program of free TLAs for tournaments with National Chess Day in the title and free rating fees as established in a recent motion. National Chess Day 2014 will be Saturday, October 11th. In order to promote National Chess Day as a day for special activities and promotion of chess throughout the country, the following is proposed:

a. Any Rated Beginner Open that includes “National Chess Day” in its TLA title gets both a free TLA and free rating fees.

b. Any 1-day event for Oct 12 which has “National Chess Day” in its TLA title gets a free TLA

c. Any 2-3 day event held over a period which encompasses Oct 11-12, which has “National Chess Day” in its TLA title, will get a free TLA and free rating fees

d. For organizers/affiliates, In the TLA, be sure to mention National Chess Day in the title and that it actually happens on Saturday Oct 11, and then expect to receive an e-mail from the office explaining how to get the free rating fee.

e. Organizers are encouraged to submit articles and photographs for publication for Chess Life Magazine and Chess Life Online. Affiliates are encouraged to plan a tournament or an event of any kind in order to promote chess on National Chess Day. The USCF will send out at least one e-mail blast to all TDs and Affiliates before April 1 to enable organizers to have multiple weeks to plan events before the June 10 TLA deadline for getting Chess Life TLA’s in August and September.

[Scott_Strattner]

Not a complaint, just curious why a one day event on the actual National Chess Day (10/11) would not qualify for free TLA.

[nolan]

I think that’s a typo in (b), it should probably say the 11th. I seem to recall that last year 1, 2 and 3 day events which had some or all rounds on Saturday all got both a free TLA (up to 6 lines) and free ratings fees, though.

There aren’t a lot of Friday-Saturday events, but should they get NCD benefits the same way that Saturday-Sunday and Friday-Saturday-Sunday events do?

I’ve notified Jean Hoffman of this possible typo.

[MichaelAtkins]

@Scott Strattner

Not a complaint, just curious why a one day event on the actual National Chess Day (10/11) would not qualify for free TLA.

Yes, a typo… Used last year’s motion for a template. Fixable

thanks
Mike