Trophy Hunter Swiss - US Chess Online Rated Event

ENTER: Trophy Hunter Swiss - US Chess Online Rated Event (kin gregistration.com)

MORE THAN TWE NTY TROPHIES AS PRIZES!

DATE & T IME: Saturday, April, 10th at 10:00am Central Time. This event is open to K-12 students. Current US Chess membership is required (you may join or renew your membership here).

FREE GAME ANALYSIS: Al l participants will be invited to an analysis session via Zoom with titled players upon conclusion of their section!

PLAYING SITE: https://lich ess.org/ Players must join lichess. Membership is free.

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PRIZES: Trophies for top three in eac h section, plus top grade in each section. We do not use tiebreaks, so ever yone who ties for a grade prize is considered a winner. One prize per perso n. FREE ENTRY into a future event may be chosen instead of a trophy for those who wish. Prizes may take up to a week after the event concludes as games need to be checked for fair play violations. These check s are done through the proprietary methods used by lichess and independent analysis by the tournament organizers.

ENTRY FEE: $30. Please provide a correct email address du ring registration: the link and password for the tournament will be emailed to that address. If the link is not received by 8:00am the next mo rning, please contact the organizers at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. For this event the earl iest the links and passwords will be sent is April 5th (Monday prior).

< p>BYES AND LATE REGISTRATION: Online registration closes o n April 10th at 9:45am Central Time. Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript 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 requ ested.
FORMAT AND TIME CONTROL: G/10+5. All three s ections 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 each section will run as an independent event. You must be logged in and have joined the tournament to be paired.
THREE SECTIONS: All players must have current US Chess Membersh ip. Only US Chess Online Quick ratings ar e affected.

K-12 Section (all stud ents can enter, but grade 6/below are eligible only for top three prizes)

Trophies for
1st
2nd
3 rd
top grade 12
top grade 11
top grade 10
top grade 9
top grade 8
top grade 7

K-6 Section (students in grades K-6 can e nter, but grade 3/below are eligible only for top three prizes)

Trophies for
1st
2nd
3rd
top grade 6
top grade 5
top grade 4

K-3 Section (students in grade 3 and younger can enter)

Trophies for
1 st
2nd
3rd
top grade 3
top grade 2
top grade 1
top K/below

QUESTIONS: Please email any questions to This email address is being protected fr om spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
FAIR PLAY: In case any fair play violations are discovered, none of the games pla yed by the violator will be US Chess rated. For 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 play violators will stand, though the games will not be rated.
Any participant may be invited to a sub sequent Zoom interview to confirm their identity and/or chess-playing abili ty.
By registering for this tournament, you agree that your child's l ichess username might be revealed on player registration and prize winner l ists.
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