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Registration Information
- Open to all students and adults, including those outside of Georgia.
- Online registration and
pre-payment option opened October 4, 2011.
- All participants are strongly urged to register online. Online registration will close at 6:00 pm on the Friday preceding each tournament.
- All online registrations received will be posted on the web site. Please check the web site regularly to confirm the accuracy of your registration. A maximum of 200 players will be allowed to participate.
- Players in the Grand Prix and Adult sections should have their USCF card. Remember, the more on-site registrations that must be processed, the more difficult it will be for organizers to begin the tournament on time.
- On-Site registration is available at the tournament site (Jekyll Island Convention Center). All on-site registrations and must be completed between 8:30 am and 9:00 am. This deadline will be strictly enforced.
Registration and Entry Fees:
PLEASE NOTE:
If you did not pre-pay for a specific tournament, all fees are to be paid on-site the day of the tournament. Fees may be paid by cash or check made out to GISCA. Credit Cards cannot be accepted
at the tournament site.
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USCF Membership Information:
- All GISCA chess players are encouraged to obtain United States Chess Federation (USCF) membership, although players competing in the Junior Novice (K-5) and Senior Novice (6-12) sections do not require USCF membership.
- Scholastic players in the Grand Prix sections (i.e. not the Junior Novice (K-5) and Senior Novice (6-12)sections)
and Adult section
players must have valid USCF membership.
- You may obtain or renew USCF membership by visiting the USCF web site at https://secure.uschess.org/webstore/member.php preferred) or we will assist you with your membership application or renewal on the day of the tournament.
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3 month "trial"
Scholastic Membership (age 12 and under):
$8/three months
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Available at the tournament site on the day of the tournament
for players 12 years or younger.
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Includes Chess Life For Kids (2 issues)
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Includes the right to earn a chess rating in the official national rating system
and compete in USCF tournaments for a 3 month period.
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Part of the dues can be
applied toward upgrading to a normal year membership, if
desired, by calling the USCF on weekdays from 8AM to 5PM
central time at 800-903-8723.
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Multiple 3 month
"trial" Scholastic Memberships may be purchased.
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Regular Scholastic Membership (age 12 and under):
$17/year
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Includes online access to Chess Life For Kids.
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Includes the right to earn a chess rating in the official national rating system.
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Regular Scholastic members must be 13 years old
or under at expiration, whether paying for one year
or multiple years.
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Premium Scholastic Membership (age 12 and under):
$24/year
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Includes Chess Life For Kids (6 issues).
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Includes the right to earn a chess rating in the official national rating system.
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Premium Scholastic members must be 13 years old
or under at expiration, whether paying for one year
or multiple years.
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Regular Youth Membership (age 15 and under):
$22/year
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Includes online access to Chess Life For Kids.
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Includes the right to earn a chess rating in the official national rating system.
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Regular Youth members must be 16 years old or
under at expiration, whether paying for one year or
multiple years.
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Premium Youth Membership (age 15 and under):
$28/year
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Includes Chess Life For Kids (6 issues).
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Includes the right to earn a chess rating in the official national rating system.
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Premium Youth members must be 16 years old or
under at expiration, whether paying for one year or
multiple years.
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3 month "trial" Young Adult Membership
(age 24 and under): $10/three
months
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Available at the tournament site on the day of the tournament
for players 24 years or younger.
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Includes Chess Life
Magazine (3 issues)
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Includes the right to earn a chess rating in the official national rating system
and compete in USCF tournaments for a 3 month period.
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Part of the dues
can be applied toward upgrading to a normal year
membership, if desired, by calling the USCF on weekdays
from 8AM to 5PM central time at 800-903-8723.
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Multiple 3 month
"trial" Young Adult Memberships may be purchased.
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Regular Young Adult Membership (age 24 and under):
$26/year
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Includes online access to Chess Life.
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Includes the right to earn a chess rating in the official national rating system.
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Regular Young Adult members must be 25 years old
or under at expiration, whether paying for one year
or multiple years.
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Premium Young Adult Membership (age 24 and under):
$33/year
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Includes Chess Life (12 issues).
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Includes the right to earn a chess rating in the official national rating system.
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Premium Young Adult members must be 25 years old
or under at expiration, whether paying for one year
or multiple years.
3 month "trial" Adult
Membership (age 25 and over):
$15/three months
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Available at the tournament site on the day of the tournament
for players 25 years or older.
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Includes Chess Life
Magazine (3 issues)
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Includes the right to earn a chess rating in the official national rating system
and compete in USCF tournaments for a 3 month period.
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Part of the dues
can be applied toward upgrading to a normal year
membership, if desired, by calling the USCF on weekdays
from 8AM to 5PM central time at 800-903-8723.
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Multiple 3 month
"trial" Adult Memberships may be purchased.
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Regular Adult Membership:
$40/year
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Premium Adult Membership:
$46/year
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Senior Membership (age
65 and older): $40/year
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Adult Tournament Membership (one day only): $12/tournament
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Available at the tournament site on the day of the tournament
for players 25 years or older.
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Each TM entitles the player to one issue of Chess Life, plus the option of applying
$10 of the TM fee, within 60 days, to a full USCF membership.
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No more than one TM fee may be applied to the cost of any one-year membership.
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Junior Tournament Membership (one day only): $7/tournament
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Available at the tournament site on the day of the tournament
for players 24 years or younger.
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Each TM entitles the player to one issue of Chess Life
or Chess Life for Kids, plus the option of applying
$5 of the TM fee, within 60 days, to a full USCF membership.
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No more than one TM fee may be applied to the cost of any one-year membership.
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Family membership Plan #1:
$75/year
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This is a membership plan for the entire family!
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Provides USCF memberships for both parents and all children under 25 in the family, providing they are living at the same address.
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Includes USCF memberships for any full-time college students up to age 24, even if living at a different address, such as a college dorm.
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Includes Chess Life (12 issues). For families with college student family members, the family's monthly copy of Chess Life will be sent to the home address, not to the college student's address
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For families with children enrolled in the family membership plan who are under 14, it also includes a subscription to Chess Life for Kids, the USCF's bi-monthly magazine for younger members.
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Family Membership Plan #2:
$47/year
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This is a plan just for the kids.
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Provides USCF memberships for all children under 25 in the family who are living at the same address.
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Includes Chess Life (12 issues). For families with college student family members, the family's monthly copy of Chess Life will be sent to the home address, not to the college student's address.
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For families with children enrolled in the family membership plan who are under 14, it also includes a subscription to Chess Life for Kids, the USCF's bi-monthly magazine for younger members.
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