Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship ("World Series of College Chess") is the foremost intercollegiate team chess championship in the Americas. Organized by the United States Chess Federation, the Pan-Am Intercollegiate is open to any team comprising four players and up to two alternates from the same post-secondary school (university, college, community college) in North America, Central America, South America, or the Caribbean. The Pan-Am began in 1946 and is held annually, usually December 27-30. It has been held in the United States for virtually all of its history; however, it was hosted in Canada three times (1969, 1984, 1999). The current format is a six-round fixed-roster team Swiss System tournament scored by team points. Sometimes the Pan-Am Intercollegiate is held as part of a larger event called the Pan-American Chess Championships comprising the Pan-Am Intercollegiate, Pan-Am Scholastic Team Championship, and Pan-Am Open (for any individual).