DATE & TIME: Saturday, January 23rd at 10:00am Cent ral Time. This event is open to all K-12 students. Current US Chess members hip is required.
REGISTER HERE: $1,000 Frosty Festiv al - US Chess Online Rated Event (kingregistration.com)
F REE GAME ANALYSIS: All participants will be invited to an analysis session via Zoom with titled players upon conclusion of their section!
US CHESS MEMBERSHIP: You may join or renew your membership here.
PRIZES: $1,000 in Amazon Gift Cards (b/100 or e lse proportional). No tie-breaks: everyone who ties for a prize is consider ed 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 checke d for fair play violations. These checks are done through the proprietary m ethods used by lichess. All potential fair play violations will be reviewed by the tournament organizers.
ENTRY FEE: $30. Playe rs will receive an email with a link and password to join the appropriate s ection of the tournament. If the link is not received within 12 hours of en tering, please contact the organizers at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to vi ew it.< /span>
BYES and LATE REGISTRATION: Online registrat ion closes on January 23rd at 9:15am Central Time, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaSc ript enabled to view it. if you wish to register after registration is clos ed. Players may request a 1/2 bye in round one (players who "late join" aft er 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 section
s are a 5-round Swiss. Rounds 2, 3, 4, and 5 will be paire
d five minutes after completion of the final game in the section, so
FOUR SECTIONS: All pl ayers must have current US Chess Membership
K-12 Sec tion (all students can enter, but grade 8/below are eligible only for top two prizes)
1st $70
2nd $50
top grade 12 $40
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op grade 11 $40
top grade 10 $40
top grade 9 $40
K-8 Section (students in grades K-8 can enter, but grade 5/below a re eligible only for top two prizes)
1st $70
2nd $50
top gr
ade 8 $40
top grade 7 $40
top grade 6 $40
K-5 Secti on (students in grades K-5 can enter, but grade 3/below are eligib le only for top two prizes)
1st $70
2nd $50
top grade 5 $40
top grade 4 $40
K-3 Section (students in grade s K-3 can enter)
1st $70
2nd $50
top grade 3 $40
top g
rade 2 $40
top grade 1 $40
top K/below $40
QUESTIONS: Please email any questions to Th is email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enab led to view it.