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CATEGORIES:Tournaments
CREATED:20210223T215538
SUMMARY:$1,000 Sunday Snowman Bonanza - US Chess Online Rated Event
LOCATION:Online
DESCRIPTION:<p>This event takes place on a Sunday</p><p><strong>DATE &amp; TIME:</stron
 g> Sunday, March 7 at 10:00am Central Time. This event is open to K-12 stud
 ents. Current US Chess membership is required (<a href="https://new.uschess
 .org/become-member">you may join or renew your membership here</a>).</p><p>
 <strong>REGISTER HERE:</strong> <a href="https://www.kingregistration.com/e
 vent/SundaySnowmanBonanza">$1,000 Sunday Snowman Bonanza - US Chess Online 
 Rated Event (kingregistration.com)</a></p><p><strong>FREE GAME ANALYSIS:</s
 trong> All participants will be invited to an analysis session via Zoom wit
 h titled players upon conclusion of their section!</p><p><strong>PLAYING SI
 TE:</strong> <a href="https://eur06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=h
 ttps%3A%2F%2Flichess.org%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7C725308d02afa4a30aff708d86
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 ps://lichess.org/</a> Players must join lichess. Membership is free.</p><p>
 <strong>PRIZES:</strong> $1,000 in Amazon Gift Cards (b/100 total). In case
  of ties, the prize will be split equally between tied players. One prize p
 er 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 tournam
 ent organizers.</p><p><strong>ENTRY FEE:</strong> $30. Please provide corre
 ct email address during registration: link and password for the tournament 
 will be emailed to that address. <strong>If the link is not received by 8:0
 0am the next morning, please contact the organizers at </strong><span id="c
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 swords will be sent is March 1st (Monday prior).</p><p><strong>BYES and LAT
 E REGISTRATION:</strong> Online registration closes on March 7th at 9:45am 
 Central Time. Contact <span id="cloaka1c11277fc89c973294e908b4e28dde2"><spa
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 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 by
 e). No other 1/2 byes can be requested. </p><p><strong>FORMAT AND TIME CONT
 ROL:</strong> G/10+5. All three sections are a <strong>5-round Swiss</stron
 g>. Rounds 2, 3, 4, and 5 will be paired five minutes after completion of t
 he final game in the section, so <strong>each section will run as an indepe
 ndent event</strong>. <strong>You must be logged in and have joined the tou
 rnament to be paired.</strong></p><p><strong>THREE SECTIONS: </strong>All p
 layers must have current US Chess Membership. Only US Chess Online Quick ra
 tings are affected.</p><p><strong>K-12 Section</strong> (all students can e
 nter, but grade 6/below are eligible only for top three prizes)</p><ul><li>
 1st $70</li><li>2nd $50</li><li>3rd $40</li><li>top grade 12 $40</li><li>to
 p grade 11 $40</li><li>top grade 10 $40</li><li>top grade 9   $40</li><li>t
 op grade 8 $40</li><li>top grade 7 $40</li></ul><p><strong>K-6 Section</str
 ong> (students in grades K-6 can enter, but grade 3/below are eligible only
  for top three prizes)</p><ul><li>1st $70</li><li>2nd $50</li><li>3rd $40</
 li><li>top grade 6 $40</li><li>top grade 5 $40</li><li>top grade 4 $40</li>
 </ul><p><strong>K-3 Section</strong> (students in grade 3 and younger can e
 nter)</p><ul><li>1st $70</li><li>2nd $50</li><li>3rd $40</li><li>top grade 
 3 $40</li><li>top grade 2 $40</li><li>top grade 1 $40</li><li>top K/below $
 40</li></ul><p><strong>QUESTIONS:</strong> Please email any questions to <s
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  case any fair play violations are discovered, none of the games played by 
 the violator will be US Chess rated. For the purposes of standings, any pla
 yers who lose to someone who violates fair play rules will be given 1/2 poi
 nt. Any wins or draws against fair play violators will stand, though the ga
 mes will not be rated.</p><p>Any participant may be invited to a subsequent
  Zoom interview to confirm their identity and/or chess-playing ability.</p>
 <p>By registering for this tournament, you agree that your child's lichess 
 username might be revealed on player registration and prize winner lists.</
 p>
CONTACT:Chris Wainscott
DTSTAMP:20260419T175308
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