Pan-American University Championship

1. General Regulations & Rules1.1. The Championships shall be governed by the General Regulations for CCACompetitions and

these Rules.

2. Participation2.1. All chess players, who must be studying at University level and shall not have reached the

age 27 before January 1st of the year in which the Championships are held, are eligible toparticipate.

2.2. All participants must have written accreditation from their University.2.3. The Universities intending to participate shall send their entries to the organizing federation

at least two months before the start of the Championship. Copies of the entries shall besent to the Continental President giving: names and birthdates of participants, FIDE10 andemail address, required information if visa required.

3. Schedule and System3.1. The Championships must not exceed 10 days including official day of arrival and departure.3.2. When there are 10 or fewer participants, a round robin Tournament shall be held.3.3. When there are 11-16 participants, the Championship shall be played with preliminaries

and final tournament.3.4. When there are more than 16 participants, the Championship shall be a 9 round Swiss

tournament.3.5. Participants must be present at the opening ceremony that shall be held in the evening of

the day of arrival. The closing ceremony shall take place not later than the day after the endof the Championships.

4. Designation of the Winners.4.1 The final ranking order of the players is determined by the number of points scored. If at theend of the tournament, two or more players are tied for the first place or for any prize, the tieshall be broken in accordance with the following tiebreak systems:

A. In a SwissSystem Championshipa. Results of direct encounters between the tied players (applies only if all tied players have

played each other)b. The greater number of winsc. The greater number of games with black (un-played games shall be counted as played

with white)d. Buchholz cut 1e. Buchholzf. Sonneborn-Berger.

B. In a Round Robin Championship:a. Direct encounterb. The greater number of winsc. Sonneborn-Bergerd. Koya system

S. Prizes5.1. The top three placed players shall receive trophies.5.2. The three best ranked Universities shall receive trophies. To determine the final ranking,

the three better ranked players of each University shall be awarded points as follows:a. 1stplace = 25 pointsb. 2nd place = 20 pointsc. 3rd place = 18 pointsd. 4th place = 16 pointse. 5thplace = 15 pointsf. s" place = 14 pointsg. r: place = 13 pointsh. 8thplace = 12 points.i. 9thplace = 11 pointsj. io'' place = 10 pointsk. ri" place = 9 pointsI. lih place = 8 pointsm. 13th place = 7 pointsn. 14thplace = 6 pointso. is" place = 5 pointsp. 16thplace = 4 pointsq. 17thplace = 3 pointsr. is" place = 2 pointss. 19thplace = 1 point

The total number of points scored by each University shall determine the final ranking.

6. Financial Regulations6.1. The travel expenses, board and lodging of the players and accompanying persons shall be

paid by their National federations or themselves.6.2. In addition to the requirements in the General Regulations, the Chief Arbiter shall be paid a

stipend USD1000 and the Appeals Committee President shall be paid an honorarium ofUSD500.

6.3. The Organizer shall offer free board and lodging for one coach per team with a minimum of3 players in the event. .•••4!? :>