The Hong Kong TCA Scholastic Championship 2024 organized by The Chess Academy of ActiveKids will take place on June 2, 2024. This will be a special and meaningful Interschool Charity Event whereby a portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Children’s Medical Foundation, a reputable nonprofit organization dedicated to providing medical care and support to underprivileged children in Hong Kong.

 

The format of this interschool event is a competition among schools in Hong Kong.  There will be 3 Divisions:  Secondary, Upper Primary and Lower Primary sections and a school may enter as many teams for each division, each team will have 4 players and a captain. There will be overall school winners, as well as Individual board winners.

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Event Details are as follow:

Date & Time:     June 2, 2024 (Sunday); 9:00am – 6:00pm

Venue:               Crowne Plaza Hong Kong Kowloon East, Tower 5, No. 3 Tong Tak Street, Tseung Kwan O, HK

Format:              7 rounds Swiss

Time control:     15 mins + 5 sec

Points:               Every match victory will be awarded with 2 points, draw 1 and lose 0

Tiebreaks:         1. Game points  2. Direct Encounter  3.Buchholz  4. Best board 1

Section:             Lower Primary (U9 - Players born in 2015 or after), Upper Primary (U12 - Players born in 2012 or after), Secondary (U18 - Players born in 2006 or after)

Awards:             Trophies for Top 3 School Teams, and Best Board Winners in all section; Medals for Top 5 board winners in all section; Everyone will receive a certificate!

Lunch:               Further details will be provided.

Entry fee:           $1000 per team for early registration ends on May 20, 2024, 

                          and $2000 per team afterwards.