AT LEAST TWENTY-FIVE TROPHIES AS PRIZES!
DATE & TIME: Saturday, January 30th at 10:00am Central Time. T his event is open to all K-12 students. Current US Chess membership is requ ired.
REGISTER HERE: Winter Trophy Bonanz a - US Chess Online Rated Event (kingregistration.com)
FR EE GAME ANALYSIS: All participants will be invited to an analysis session via Zoom with titled players upon conclusion of their section!
< p>US CHESS MEMBERSHIP: You may join or renew your membership here.PLAYING SITE: https://lichess.org/ Players must join lichess. Membership is fre e.
PRIZES: Trophies for top three in each section, plus top grade in each section. No tie-breaks: everyone who ties for a priz e is considered a co-winner. One prize per person. Free entry 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 games need to be checked for fair play violations. These checks are done through the p roprietary 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 the a ppropriate 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 e nabled to view it.
BYES and LATE JOIN: Online regis tration closes on January 30th at 9:15am Central Time, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need Ja vaScript 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 reque sted.
FORMAT AND TIME CONTROL: G/10+5. All four sec
tions are a 5-round Swiss. Rounds 2, 3, 4, and 5 will be p
aired five minutes after completion of the final game in the section, so each section will run as an independent event. Only US Chess
Online Quick ratings are affected. Lichess Rapid Ratings are used for pair
ings. You have to be logged in and have joined the tournament in or
der to be paired.
FOUR SECTIONS: Current US Chess Me mbership is required
K-12 Section (all stud ents can enter, but grade 8/below are eligible only for top three prizes)
Trophies for
1st
2nd
3rd
top grade 12
top
grade 11
top grade 10
top grade 9
K-8 Section (students in grades K-8 can enter, but grade 5/below are eligible only for top three prizes)
Trophies for
1st
2nd
3rd
top grade 8
top grade 7
top grade 6
K-5 S ection (students in grades K-5 can enter, but grade 3/below are el igible only for top three prizes)
Trophies for
1st
2nd
3rd
top grade 5
top grade 4
K-3 Section (students in grades K-3 can enter)
Trophies for
1st
2n
d
3rd
top grade 3
top grade 2
top grade 1
top K/b
elow
QUESTIONS: Please email any questions to This email address is being protected from spambots. You n eed 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 players who lose to someone who violates fair play rules will be given 1/2 point. Any wins or draws against fair play violators will stand, though the games will not be rated.
Winners may be invited to a quick Zoom inte rview with the organizers after the event.
By registering for this to urnament you agree that your child's lichess username might be revealed on player registration and prize winner lists.
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