BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20200123T100000 RDATE:20200308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:America/Chicago CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T010000 RDATE:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:America/Chicago CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20211107T010000 RDATE:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:America/Chicago CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 RDATE:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:America/Chicago CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 RDATE:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:America/Chicago CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241103T010000 RDATE:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:America/Chicago CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T010000 RDATE:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:America/Chicago CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 RDATE:20270314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:America/Chicago CST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T030000 RDATE:20201101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/Chicago CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20210314T030000 RDATE:20211107T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/Chicago CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 RDATE:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/Chicago CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 RDATE:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/Chicago CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 RDATE:20241103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/Chicago CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 RDATE:20251102T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/Chicago CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 RDATE:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/Chicago CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cccb776dba83428e3bf582c15f649c14 CATEGORIES:Tournaments CREATED:20201215T195555 SUMMARY:$1,000 Frosty Festival LOCATION:Online DESCRIPTION:
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.