BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago 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:20200416T100000 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:976fa3269f960c04d2fd97e40f42dc00 CATEGORIES:Tournaments CREATED:20210404T102031 SUMMARY:$1,000 Spring Into Spring Swiss - US Chess Online Rated Event LOCATION:Online DESCRIPTION:
DATE & TIME: Saturday, April 17th at 10:00am Central Time. This event is open to K-12 students. Current US Chess member ship is required (you may j oin or renew your membership here).
FREE GAME ANALYSIS: strong> All participants will be invited to an analysis session via Zoom wi th titled players upon conclusion of their section!
PLAYING S ITE: ht tps://lichess.org/ Players must join lichess. Membership is free.
PRIZES: $1,000 in Amazon Gift Cards (b/100 total). In cas e of ties, the prize will be split equally between tied players. One prize per person. 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 proprietary methods used by lichess and independent analysis by the to urnament organizers.
ENTRY FEE: $30. Please provide
a correct email address during registration: the link and password for the
tournament will be emailed to that address. If the link is not rece
ived by 8:00am the next morning, please contact the organizers at
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BYES AND LATE REGISTRATION: Online registratio n closes on April 17th at 9:45am Central Time. Contact This email address is being protected from spa mbots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you wish to register after regis tration 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 c an be requested.
FORMAT AND TIME CONTROL: G/10+5. A ll three sections are a 5-round Swiss. Rounds 2, 3, 4, and 5 will be paired five minutes after completion of the final game in the se ction, so each section will run as an independent event. < strong>You must be logged in and have joined the tournament to be paired. strong>
THREE SECTIONS: All players must have current US Ches s Membership. Only US Chess Online Quick ratings are affected.
K-12 Section (all stu dents can enter, but grade 6/below are eligible only for top three prizes)< /p>
1st $70
2nd $50
3rd $40
top grade 12 $40
top grade 11 $40
top grade 10 $40
top grade 9 $40
top grade 8 $40
top grade 7 $40
K-6 Section (students i n grades K-6 can enter, but grade 3/below are eligible only for top three p rizes)
1st $70
2nd $50
3rd $40
top grade 6 $40
< p>top grade 5 $40top grade 4 $40
K-3 Section (students in grade 3 and younger can enter)
1st $70
2nd $50
3rd $40
top grade 3 $40
top grade 2 $40
top grade 1 $4 0
top K/below $40
QUESTIONS: Please email any questions to This email ad dress is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
FAIR PLAY: In case any fair play violations are discov ered, 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 fai r play rules will be given 1/2 point. Any wins or draws against fair play v iolators will stand, though the games will not be rated.
Any particip ant may be invited to a subsequent Zoom interview to confirm their identity and/or chess-playing ability.
By registering for this tournament, yo u agree that your child's lichess username might be revealed on player regi stration and prize winner lists.