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CATEGORIES:Tournaments
CREATED:20201112T190313
SUMMARY:$1,000 Scholastic Festival - US Chess Online Rated Event
LOCATION:Online
DESCRIPTION:<div><strong>$1,000 Scholastic Festival - US Chess Online Rated Event</stro
 ng></div><div> </div><div><strong>DATE &amp; TIME:</strong> Saturday, Novem
 ber 21st at 10:00am Central Time. This event is open to all K-12 students. 
 Current US Chess membership is required.</div><div> </div><div><strong>US C
 HESS MEMBERSHIP: <a href="https://new.uschess.org/become-member">You may jo
 in or renew your membership here.</a></strong> </div><div><div><div> </div>
 <div><strong>PLAYING SITE:</strong> <a title="Protected by Outlook: https:/
 /lichess.org/. Click or tap to follow the link." href="https://eur06.safeli
 nks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flichess.org%2F&amp;data=02%7C
 01%7C%7C725308d02afa4a30aff708d86e30d0a9%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa
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 %2BXoOi6ZE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" dat
 a-auth="Verified">https://lichess.org/</a> Players must join lichess. Membe
 rship is free. </div><div> </div><div><strong>REGISTER:</strong> <a href="h
 ttps://www.kingregistration.com/event/ScholasticFestival">https://www.kingr
 egistration.com/event/ScholasticFestival</a> </div><div> </div><div><strong
 >PRIZES:</strong> $1,000 in Amazon Gift Cards (b/100 or else proportional).
  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 propri
 etary methods used by lichess. All potential fair play violations will be r
 eviewed by the tournament organizers.</div><div> </div><div><div><strong>EN
 TRY FEE:</strong> $30. Players will receive an email with a link and passwo
 rd to join the appropriate section of the tournament. If the link is not re
 ceived within 12 hours of entering, please contact the organizers at <span 
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 v><strong>BYES and LATE REGISTRATION:</strong> Online registration closes o
 n November 21st at 9:15am Central Time, contact <span id="cloakf1b7e06f24eb
 91e9ebedb12912f32560">This email address is being protected from spambots. 
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  is closed. Players may request a 1/2 bye in round one (players who "late j
 oin" after 10:00am will also receive a 1/2 bye). No other 1/2 byes can be r
 equested. </div></div><div> </div></div><div><strong>FORMAT AND TIME CONTRO
 L:</strong> G/10+5. All four sections are a <strong>4-round Swiss</strong>.
  Rounds 2, 3, and 4 will be paired five minutes after completion of the fin
 al game in the section, so <strong>each section will run as an independent 
 event</strong>.<strong> </strong>Only US Chess Online Quick ratings are aff
 ected. Lichess Rapid Ratings are used for pairings. <strong>You have to be 
 logged in and have joined the tournament in order to be paired.</strong></d
 iv></div><div> </div><div><strong>FOUR SECTIONS:</strong><strong> All playe
 rs must have current US Chess Membership</strong></div><div> </div><div><st
 rong>K-12 US CHESS ONLINE RATED RAPID SWISS</strong> (all students can ente
 r, but grade 8/below are eligible only for top two prizes)</div><div> </div
 ><div>1st $70</div><div>2nd $50</div><div>top grade 12 $40</div><div>top gr
 ade 11 $40</div><div>top grade 10 $40</div><div>top grade 9   $40</div><div
 > </div><div><strong>K-8 US CHESS ONLINE RATED RAPID SWISS</strong> (studen
 ts in grades K-8 can enter, but grade 5/below are eligible only for top two
  prizes)</div><div> </div><div><div>1st $70</div><div>2nd $50</div></div><d
 iv>top grade 8 $40</div><div>top grade 7 $40</div><div>top grade 6 $40</div
 ><div> </div><div><strong>K-5 US CHESS ONLINE RATED RAPID SWISS</strong> (s
 tudents in grades K-5 can enter, but grade 3/below are eligible only for to
 p two prizes)</div><div> </div><div><div>1st $70</div><div>2nd $50</div></d
 iv><div>top grade 5 $40</div><div>top grade 4 $40</div><div> </div><div><st
 rong>K-3 US CHESS ONLINE RATED RAPID SWISS</strong> (students in grades K-3
  can enter)</div><div> </div><div><div>1st $70</div><div>2nd $50</div></div
 ><div>top grade 3 $40</div><div>top grade 2 $40</div><div>top grade 1 $40</
 div><div>top K/below $40</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><strong>QUESTION
 S:</strong> Please email any questions to <span id="cloakf0a26dd6794f85c62f
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 g></div><div> </div><div>In case any fair play violations are discovered, n
 one of the games played by the violator will be US Chess rated. For the pur
 poses 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 violator
 s will stand, though the games will not be rated.</div><div> </div><div>Win
 ners may be invited to a quick Zoom interview with the organizers after the
  event.</div><div> </div><div>By registering for this tournament you agree 
 that your child's lichess username might be revealed on player registration
   and prize winner lists.</div>
CONTACT:Chris Wainscott
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