DATE & TIME: Saturday, January 9th at 10:00am Centr al Time. This event is open to all K-12 students. Current US Chess membersh ip is required.
REGISTER HERE: $1,000 Winter Ext ravaganza - US Chess Online Rated Event (kingregistration.com)
FREE GAME ANALYSIS: All participants will be invited to an a
nalysis session via Zoom with titled players upon conclusion of their secti
on!
US CHESS MEMBERSHIP: You may join or renew your membership here.
PLAYING SITE: https://lichess.org/ Players must join lichess. Membershi p is free.
PRIZES: $1,000 in Amazon Gift Cards (b/1 00 or else proportional).No tie-breaks: everyone who ties for a prize is co nsidered a co-winner and the prize is split equally. One prize per person. Prizes may take up to a week after the event concludes as games need to be checked for fair play violations. These checks are done through the proprie tary methods used by lichess. All potential fair play violations will be re viewed by the tournament organizers.
ENTRY FEE: $30. Players will receive an email with a link and password to join the appropr iate 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 JavaScript enabled to view it. if you wish to register after registration 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 can be requ ested.
FORMAT AND TIME CONTROL: G/10+5. All four se ctions are a 5-round Swiss. Rounds 2, 3, 4, and 5 will be paired five minutes after completion of the final game in the section, so < strong>each section will run as an independent event. Only US Chess Online Quick ratings are affected. Lichess Rapid Ratings are used for pairings. You have to be logged in and have joined th e tournament in order to be paired.
FOUR SECTIONS: A ll players must have current US Chess Membership
K-1 2 Section (all students can enter, but grade 8/below are eligible only for top two prizes)
1st $70
2nd $50
top grade 12 $40top grade 11 $40
top grade 10 $40
top grade 9 $40
1st $70
2nd $50
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op grade 8 $40
top grade 7 $40
top grade 6 $40
K-5 Section (students in grades K-5 can enter, but grade 3/below are e ligible only for top two prizes)
1st $70
2nd $50
top grade
5 $40
top grade 4 $40
K-3 Section (students in grades K-3 can enter)
1st $70
2nd $50
top grade 3 $40
top grade 2 $40
top grade 1 $40
top K/below $40
FAIR PLAY:
In case any f air play violations are discovered, none of the games played by the violato r will be US Chess rated. For the purposes of standings, any players who lo se to someone who violates fair play rules will be given 1/2 point. Any win s or draws against fair play violators will stand, though the games will no t be rated.
Winners may be invited to a quick Zoom interview with the organizers after the event.
By registering for this tournament you a gree that your child's lichess username might be revealed on player registr ation and prize winner lists.
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