Can you pair my child against...?

We very often receive questions requesting special pairings or placement of players in certain sections. 

It is against USCF rules for us to pair players according to parent or player request. 

We understand that parents are only asking with the best of intentions, but we just have to do pairings consistently, and according to USCF rules. The process is automatically done with the SwissSys or WinTD software.

We do set the computer to “avoid" sibling pairings, when possible, but this only happens in early rounds. 

All special rules regarding pairings (like how we avoid sibling pairings) must be announced ahead of time, according to USCF rules. 

Code of Conduct: Noise levels.

Players and parents must be very quiet Friday 6:00pm-9:30pm and Saturday 4:00pm-7:30pm. 

Any noise that is deemed to be distracting to players and tournament staff will result in the player being suspended, forfeited, or expelled from Panda Chess Academy events. If the player, the player’s parent, the player’s guest, or the player's guardian breaks this rule, the result will be in the player not being allowed to play at Panda Chess Academy. For the Spring 2014 semester, and for remaining semesters, we will offer a prorated refund (the cost of the remaining tournaments after the violation). 

Our goal is to provide a safe and friendly environment for our players (who are as young as 5 years old) as well as our more experienced players. 

This rule is effective as of February 7, 2014.