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CATEGORIES:Tournaments
CREATED:20210203T210955
SUMMARY:Holiday Happiness - US Chess Online Rated Event
LOCATION:Online
DESCRIPTION:<p><strong>MORE THAN TWENTY TROPHIES AS PRIZES!</strong></p><p><strong>DATE
  &amp; TIME:</strong> Saturday, February 27th at 10:00am Central Time. This
  event is open to all K-12 students. Current US Chess membership is require
 d.</p><p><strong>REGISTER HERE</strong>: <a id="LPlnk" href="https://www.ki
 ngregistration.com/event/HolidayHappiness">Holiday Happiness - US Chess Onl
 ine Rated Event (kingregistration.com)</a></p><p><strong>FREE GAME ANALYSIS
 :</strong> All participants will be invited to an analysis session via Zoom
  with titled players upon conclusion of their section!</p><p><strong>US CHE
 SS MEMBERSHIP: <a href="https://new.uschess.org/become-member">You may join
  or renew your membership here.</a></strong> </p><p><strong>PLAYING SITE:</
 strong> <a title="Protected by Outlook: https://lichess.org/. Click or tap 
 to follow the link." href="https://eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?
 url=https%3A%2F%2Flichess.org%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7C725308d02afa4a30aff7
 08d86e30d0a9%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C63738050321608945
 0&amp;sdata=IhqurSi3qek6q8cttY7ZR7VjPMqIEkqYDxk%2BXoOi6ZE%3D&amp;reserved=0
 " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="Verified">https://li
 chess.org/</a> Players must join lichess. Membership is free. </p><p><stron
 g>PRIZES:</strong> Trophies for top three in each section, plus top grade i
 n each section. No tie-breaks: everyone who ties for a prize is considered 
 a co-winner. One prize per person. <strong>Free entry into an upcoming even
 t may be chosen instead of a trophy for those who wish. </strong>Prizes may
  take up to a week after the event concludes as games need to be checked fo
 r fair play violations. These checks are done through the proprietary metho
 ds used by lichess. All potential fair play violations will be reviewed by 
 the tournament organizers.</p><p><strong>ENTRY FEE:</strong> $30. Players w
 ill receive an email with a link and password to join the appropriate secti
 on of the tournament. If the link is not received by 8:00am the next mornin
 g, please contact the organizers at <span id="cloakdefff283d12d7b4057a4ddca
 f893b3f3"><span id="cloak586c4ca6ff713327a46572c0fb9c273f">This email addre
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 > If entering more than one week prior to the event, please note that we do
 n't set up the events in lichess and email links until the Monday prior. Fo
 r this event the earliest the links and passwords will be sent is February 
 21st..</p><p><strong>BYES and LATE JOIN:</strong> Online registration close
 s on February 27th at 9:45am Central Time, contact <span id="cloakb6a8917c5
 5cf8bfb68e10cdd1b16fba5"><span id="cloak6cfe73d90fc63249ceb9714bcdd2db0b">T
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 </script></span> if you wish to register after registration is closed. Play
 ers may request a 1/2 bye in round one (players who "late join" after 10:00
 am will also receive a 1/2 bye). No other 1/2 byes can be requested. </p><p
 ><strong>FORMAT AND TIME CONTROL:</strong> G/10+5. All three sections are a
  <strong>5-round Swiss</strong>. 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. </strong>Only US Chess Online Qui
 ck ratings are affected. Lichess Rapid Ratings are used for pairings. <stro
 ng>You have to be logged in and have joined the tournament in order to be p
 aired.</strong></p><p><strong>THREE SECTIONS: Current US Chess Membership i
 s required</strong></p><p><strong>K-12 Section</strong> (all students can e
 nter, but grade 6/below are eligible only for top three prizes)<br />Trophi
 es for</p><ul><li>1st </li><li>2nd </li><li>3rd </li><li>top grade 12 </li>
 <li>top grade 11 </li><li>top grade 10 </li><li>top grade 9   </li><li>top 
 grade 8</li><li>top grade 7</li></ul><p><strong>K-6 Section</strong> (stude
 nts in grades K-6 can enter, but grade 3/below are eligible only for top th
 ree prizes)<br />Trophies for</p><ul><li>1st </li><li>2nd </li><li>3rd </li
 ><li>top grade 6</li><li>top grade 5 </li><li>top grade 4 </li></ul><p><str
 ong>K-3 Section</strong> (students in grades K-3 can enter)<br />Trophies f
 or</p><ul><li>1st </li><li>2nd </li><li>3rd</li><li>top grade 3</li><li>top
  grade 2</li><li>top grade 1</li><li>top K/below</li></ul><p><strong>QUESTI
 ONS:</strong> Please email any questions to <span id="cloak37be7ca13ca75b5b
 fa419b01b39d922d"><span id="cloak9b41feaf8b4984bf18c6d32e12e3bc53">This ema
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 olations are discovered, none of the games played by the violator will be U
 S Chess rated. For the purposes of standings, any players who lose to someo
 ne 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.
 </p><p>Winners may be invited to a quick Zoom interview with the organizers
  after the event.</p><p>By registering for this tournament you agree that y
 our child's lichess username might be revealed on player registration and p
 rize winner lists.</p>
CONTACT:Chris Wainscott
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