Welcome to the Scholastic Chess of Indiana 2024 Individual Finals!

Please read the following carefully. It will tell you almost all you need to know about the 2024 SCI Individual Finals. Please recall that tournament organization is dependent on many factors, including the number of entrants, weather events, etc. We reserve the right to make changes as necessary to insure a good experience for students.

1. The Finals will be at Pike High School, 5401 W 71st St., Indianapolis, IN 46268 on January 27, 2024
2. The doors will open at 8:00AM Eastern time. Players should be in the building ready for the players' meeting by 8:30. Please allow time to find your way around what may be a large and unfamiliar campus. Players who are not present at the start of the first round may be forfeited.
3. Sections will not necessarily all end at the same time, but most will probably go into late afternoon. Come prepared for a full day of chess.
4. At the Finals, the Championship sections will play 4 rounds if there are 16 or fewer entrants. Otherwise, they will play 5 rounds. The High School JV, the Middle School JV, and First & Under sections will play 5 rounds. The Elementary School JV and Third & Under sections will play 6 rounds.
5. If the Championship sections have 4 rounds, they will play G/60;d5. If they have 5 rounds, they will play G/45;d5. The High School JV and the Middle School JV will play G/40;d5. The Elementary School JV and Third Grade & Under sections will play G/30;d5. First Grade & Under will play G/25;d5.
6. Sets and boards will be provided. Clocks will be provided only for games going long. Clocks will be added to games 20 minutes before the projected end time, with each player getting 10 minutes with a 5-second delay.
7. Students who bring legal chess clocks will be allowed to use them.
8. Notation will be required for all Championship sections and the High School Junior Varsity section.
9. All sections at the Finals will be rated, and entrants must have a valid US Chess number to play. Please take care of your US Chess number before continuing!.
10. You may enter the Finals at http://joepye.net/sci/24SCIIndFinals.htm. The entry deadlline is January 20 and the cost is $13 for those who qualified at a Regional, and $30 for those who qualified directly into a Championship section by virtue of their rating..
11. The winner of the High School Championship section will be the Indiana High School Champion and win the Teddy Jacobi scholarship. If he is otherwise qualified, he will be Indiana's representative to the Denker Tournament of High School Champions. The winner of the Middle School section will be the Indiana Middle School Champion and win the Billy Colias scholarship. If he is otherwise qualified, he will be Indiana's representative to the Barber Tournament of Middle School Champions. The winner of the Elementary School section will be the Indiana Elementary School Champion and win the Brian Yamin scholarship. If he is otherwise qualified, he will be Indiana's representative to the Rockefeller Tournament of Elementary School Champions.

Teachers, coaches, please contact me for information on entering multiple players with only one payment

Check your entry for accuracy. Entries may take up to 24 hours to be posted.

If you encounter any problems, please email me at scichessin@gmail.com.