YOUTH $1,300 CHAMPIONSHIP - US Chess Online Rated
ENTER: Youth $1,3 00 Championship - US Chess Online Rated (kingregistration.com)
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DATE & TIME: Saturday, May 15th at 10:00am Central Time. This eve nt is open to K-12 students. Current US Chess membership is required (you may join or renew your membe rship here). Only US Chess Online Quick ratings are affected.
PLAYING SITE: https://lichess.org/ Players must join lichess. Mem bership is free. Lichess Rapid Ratings are used for pairings.
FORMAT: K-12 and K-6 sections with 10+5 time control. Bot h 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 section, so each section will run as an independent event. You must be logge d in and have joined the tournament to be paired.
ENTRY FEE: $40. Please provide a correct email address durin
g 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 morni
ng, please contact the organizers at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need Ja
vaScript enabled to view it.. For this event the earliest the links and p
asswords will be sent is May 10th (Monday prior).
PRI ZES: $1,300 in Amazon Gift Cards (b/100 total). In case of ties, t he 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 proprie tary methods used by lichess and independent analysis by the tournament org anizers. Free entry into an upcoming event may also be selected as a prize.
K-12 SECTION (all students can enter)
1st $100
2nd $70
3rd $60
top grade 12 $60
top grad e 11 $60
top grade 10 $60
top grade 9 $60
top grade 8 $ 60
top grade 7 $60
top grade 6/below $60
K-6 SECTION (students grade 6 and younger may enter)
1st $10 0
2nd $70
3rd $60
top grade 6 $60
top grade 5 $60
top grade 4 $60
top grade 3 $60
top grade 2 $60
top grade 1 $60
top grade K/below $60
FREE GAME ANA LYSIS: All participants will be invited to an analysis session via Zoom with titled players upon conclusion of their section.
< strong>BYES AND LATE REGISTRATION: Online registration closes on M ay 15th 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 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 .
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< strong>FAIR PLAY: In case any fair play violations are discovered, none of the games played by the violator will be US Chess rated. For the p urposes of standings, any players who lose to someone who violates fair pla y rules will be given 1/2 point. Any wins or draws against fair play violat ors will stand, though the games will not be rated.
Any participant m ay be invited to a subsequent Zoom interview to confirm their identity and/ or chess-playing ability.
By registering for this tournament, you agr ee that your child's name and lichess username might be revealed on player registration and prize winner lists.