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:20200423T100000 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:d49bbc01845dad1f9b5e37c92be85d54 CATEGORIES:Tournaments CREATED:20210404T102156 SUMMARY:April Showers Trophy Swiss - US Chess Online Rated Event LOCATION:Online DESCRIPTION:
FREE GAME ANALYSI S: All participants will be invited to an analysis session via Zoo m with titled players upon conclusion of their section!
PLAYI NG SITE: https://lichess.org/ Players must join lichess. Membership is free. p>
ENTRY FEE: $30. Please provide a correct em ail address during registration: the link and password for the tournament w ill be emailed to that address. If the link is not received by 8:00 am the next morning, please contact the organizers at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. For this event the earliest the links and passwords will be sent is April 19th (Mond ay prior).
BYES AND LATE REGISTRATION: Online regist ration closes on April 24th at 9:45am Central Time. Contact This email address is being protected fro m 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 b yes can be requested.
FORMAT AND TIME CONTROL: G/10 +5. All 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 t he section, so each section will run as an independent event. You must be logged in and have joined the tournament to be pair ed.
THREE SECTIONS: All players must have current US Chess Membership. Only US Chess Online Q uick ratings are affected.
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FAIR PLAY: In case any fair play violations are discovered, none o f the games played 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 wil l stand, though the games will not be rated.
Any participant may be i nvited to a subsequent Zoom interview to confirm their identity and/or ches s-playing ability.
By registering for this tournament, you agree that your child's lichess username might be revealed on player registration and prize winner lists.
CONTACT:Chris Wainscott DTSTAMP:20240328T190845 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210424T100000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR