AUGUST 13 USCF-RATED SWISS TOURNAMENT | $20 ENTRY FEE
STEP 1: Read the Info CAREFULLY
Tournament will take place on Sunday, August 13, at 2 PM Eastern Time (1 pm CT, 12/noon MT, or 11 am PT).
This tournament will use Swiss pairings.
The time control will be game in 30 minutes with a 5-second increment. There will be four rounds. The first round will begin at 2 PM Eastern Time. Subsequent rounds will begin shortly after the previous round concludes. The tournament will last for approximately 3 hours.
There will be two sections: Open and Under 700. These sections are determined by over-the-board USCF-regular rating. For example, a player with a rating of 1000 would belong in the Open section, and a player rated 600 would belong in the Under 700 section, and so forth. Unrated players can play in either section, and rated players may “play up” into a higher section. If you don't know which section you belong in, please contact us.
This event will be rated under the USCF online regular (slow) rating system. The tournament will be run on Lichess. Players will need a free Lichess account (sign up here).
Within 24 hours of registration, you will receive an email with information for logging into Lichess and playing in the tournament.
Participants must join the tournament Zoom with video on as a condition for participation. This may mean that you will have to use a second device to join our Zoom meeting with video on. Lichess has a built-in engine for detecting cheating, and we will do a post-tournament fair-play inspection. If a participant's account is flagged for cheating by Lichess, we may submit the player's games as losses for USCF-rating purposes or annul the games.
Standings will not be finalized until after fair-play review.
All participants must be active members of the US Chess Federation. If you don’t have a current USCF membership, please sign up or renew here: https://new.uschess.org/become-member (if you are unsure, please check the status of your membership at https://new.uschess.org/player-search.)
Players can withdraw from the event at any time by notifying the Tournament Director (TD).
Prizes: $25 for top finisher in each section.
REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE SATURDAY, AUGUST 12 AT 11:59 PM ET, NO EXCEPTIONS.
The entry fee is $20 by 11:59 PM ET on Wednesday, August 9, and $25 thereafter.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to Start Right Chess at (917) 525-9561 or info@startrightchess.com.
STEP 2: Register
Note: All players will need to have a current USCF member ID to register. If you don’t not have a USCF membership yet, please sign up or renew here: https://new.uschess.org/become-member
August 13 @ 2 PM ET / 1 PM CT / 11 AM PT.
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Questions? Email info@startrightchess.com or call “Coach Mac” at (917) 525-9561.
We look forward to seeing you in the tournament!