AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE TROPHIE S AS PRIZES!
DATE & TIME: Saturday, Dec ember 19th at 10:00am Central Time. This event is open to all K-12 students . Current US Chess membership is required.
REGISTRATION: https://www.kingregistration.com/event/ThoughtfulChessRe treat
FREE GAME ANALYSIS: All participants will be invited to an analysis session via Zoom with IM Erik Santarius upon conc lusion of their section!
US CHESS MEMBERSHIP: You may join or renew your membership here .
PLAYING SITE: https://lichess.org/ Players must jo in lichess. Membership is free.
PRIZES: Trophies fo r top three in each section, plus top grade in each section. Free e ntry into an upcoming event may be chosen instead of a trophy for those who wish. Prizes may take up to a week after the event concludes as g ames need to be checked for fair play violations. These checks are done thr ough the proprietary methods used by lichess. All potential fair play viola tions will be reviewed by the tournament organizers.
ENTRY FE E: $30. Players will receive an email with a link and password to join the appropriate section of the tournament. If the link is not received within 12 hours of entering, please contact the organizers at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need Ja vaScript enabled to view it.
BYES and LATE JOIN: On line registration closes on December 19th at 9:15am Central Time, contact < span id="cloakbd0e28ae90d3e3da9d2409fbf510c17c">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you wish to register after regis tration is closed. Players may request a 1/2 bye in round one (players who "late join" after 10:00am will also receive a 1/2 bye). No other 1/2 byes c an be requested.
FORMAT AND TIME CONTROL: G/10+5. A ll four sections are a 5-round Swiss. Rounds 2, 3, 4, and 5 will be paired five minutes after completion of the final game in the sec tion, so each section will run as an independent event. On ly US Chess Online Quick ratings are affected. Lichess Rapid Ratings are us ed for pairings. You have to be logged in and have joined the tourn ament in order to be paired.
FOUR SECTIONS: Current US Chess Membership is required
K-12 US CHESS ONLINE
RATED RAPID SWISS (all students can enter, but grade 8/below are
eligible only for top three prizes)
Trophies for
K-8 US CHESS ONLINE
RATED RAPID SWISS (students in grades K-8 can enter, but grade 5/b
elow are eligible only for top three prizes)
Trophies for
K-5 US CHESS ONLINE RATED RAPID SWISS
(students in grades K-5 can enter, but grade 3/below are eligible
only for top three prizes)
Trophies for
K-3 US CHESS ONLINE RATED RAPID SWISS (students in grades K-3 can
enter)
Trophies for
QUESTIONS: Please email any questions to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
FAIR PLAY:
In case any fair play violations are discovered, none of the games played by the violator will be US Chess rated. For the purposes of standings, any pla yers who lose to someone who violates fair play rules will be given 1/2 poi nt. Any wins or draws against fair play violators will stand, though the ga mes will not be rated.
Winners may be invited to a quick Zoom intervi ew with the organizers after the event.
By registering for this tourn ament you agree that your child's lichess username might be revealed on pla yer registration and prize winner lists.
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