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All about the Bye
| Bye Request | A bye request indicates the times and/or rounds for which you do not wish to be paired for a game. Bye requests are used when players cannot attend 1 or more rounds of a tournament because of an unavoidable conflict. You do not have to request a bye only request a bye if you need one. If you requested a bye in error notify the directors table immediately. A bye request should be requested before the start of the tournament. All byes request are irrevocable.
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| What is a bye? | A bye at a chess tournament means that a player wants to participant in the tournament, but will come late, leave early, or miss some of the games because of other commitments (ex: birthday party, other sports games or practices). If there is an odd number of players the computer will issue a bye for the odd player this player will receive a full point bye for that round.
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| How do I request a bye? | When you register for the tournament ask for a bye. If you are registering in person ask for a bye request form. If you are registering on line e-mail the registrar. If you request a bye for the last round of the tournament this request is done at the beginning of the tournament – The only exception is the State Tournament you cannot request a bye for the last round.
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| Do I need to request a bye? | No it is better if you play all your games, but if you need to leave the tournament you should request a bye.
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| What happens when I request a bye? | You will not be paired for the round you request a bye for. The
computer will give you ½ point bye for one missed game. All
the other games you miss you will receive zero points. You can request
as many 0 points byes as you want.
For the State Tournament ‘ONLY’ you can have up to (2) ½ point byes. In any tournament other than the State Tournament you can request (1) ½ point bye. |