DATE & TIME: Saturday, December 26th at 10:00am Cen tral Time. This event is open to all K-12 students. Current US Chess member ship is required.
REGISTRATION: https://www.kin gregistration.com/event/CaribouChessHoliday
FREE GAME ANA LYSIS: All participants will be invited to an analysis session via Zoom with IM Erik Santarius upon conclusion of their section!
PLAYING SITE: ht tps://lichess.org/ Players must join lichess. Membership is free.
< p>PRIZES: $1,000 in Amazon Gift Cards (b/100 or else propo rtional). Prizes may take up to a week after the event concludes as games n eed to be checked for fair play violations. These checks are done through t he proprietary methods used by lichess. All potential fair play violations will be reviewed by the tournament organizers.ENTRY FEE: $30. Players will receive an email with a link and password to join t he appropriate section of the tournament. If the link is not received withi n 12 hours of entering, please contact the organizers at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScri pt enabled to view it.
BYES and LATE REGISTRATION: Online registration closes on December 26th at 9:15am Central Time, contact This email address is being protected from spambots . You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you wish to register after reg istration is closed. Players may request a 1/2 bye in round one (players wh o "late join" after 10:00am will also receive a 1/2 bye). No other 1/2 byes can be requested.
FORMAT AND TIME CONTROL: G/10+5. All four sections are a 5-round Swiss. Rounds 2, 3, 4, an d 5 will be paired five minutes after completion of the final game in the s ection, so each section will run as an independent event.< strong> Only US Chess Online Quick ratings are affected. Lichess R apid Ratings are used for pairings. You have to be logged in and ha ve joined the tournament in order to be paired.
FOUR SECTIONS: All players must have current US Chess Membership
K-12 US CHESS ONLINE RATED RAPID SWISS (all students can enter, but grade 8/below are eligible only for top two prizes)
K-8 US CHESS ONLINE RATED RAPID SWISS (students in grades K-8 can enter, but grade 5/below are eligible only for top two prizes)
K-5 US CHESS ONLINE RATED RAPID SWISS (students in grades K-5 can enter, but grade 3/below are eligible onl y for top two prizes)
K-3 US CHESS ONLINE RATED RAPID SWISS (students in grades K-3 can enter)
QUESTIONS: Please email any questions to This email address
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/p> FAIR PLAY: In case any fair play violations ar
e discovered, none of the games played by the violator will be US Chess rat
ed. For the purposes of standings, any players who lose to someone who viol
ates fair play rules will be given 1/2 point. Any wins or draws against fai
r play violators will stand, though the games will not be rated. Winn
ers may be invited to a quick Zoom interview with the organizers after the
event. By registering for this tournament you agree that your child's
lichess username might be revealed on player registration and prize winne
r lists.