DATE & TIME: Saturday, February 20 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 Badger Challe nge - US Chess Online Rated Event (kingregistration.com)
FREE GAME ANALYSIS: All participants will be invited to an analysi s 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 else proportional). No tie-breaks: everyone who ties for a prize is conside red a co-winner and the prize is split equally. One prize per person. Prize s may take up to a week after the event concludes as games need to be check ed for fair play violations. These checks are done through the proprietary methods used by lichess. All potential fair play violations will be reviewe d by the tournament organizers.
ENTRY FEE: $30. Play ers will receive an email with a link and password to join the appropriate section of the tournament. If the link is not received by 8:00am the next m orning, please contact the organizers at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to vi ew it.< /span> If entering more than one week prior to the event, please note that we don't set up the events in lichess and email links until the Monday prio r. For this event the earliest the links and passwords will be sent is Febr uary 14th.
BYES and LATE REGISTRATION: Online regist ration closes on February 20th at 9:45am 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 three 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.
THREE SECTIONS: All players must have current US Chess Membership
K- 12 Section (all students can enter, but grade 6/below are eligible only for top three prizes)
K-6 Section (students in grades K-6 can ent er, but grade 3/below are eligible only for top three prizes)
K-3 Section (students in grades K-3 can enter)
QUESTIONS: Pl ease email any questions to This email address is be ing protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
FAIR PLAY:
In case any fair play violations are dis covered, none of the games played by the violator will be US Chess rated. F or 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 pla y violators will stand, though the games will not be rated.
Winners m ay be invited to a quick Zoom interview with the organizers after the event .
By registering for this tournament you agree that your child's lich ess username might be revealed on player registration and prize winner list s.
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