$1,000 Scholastic Fall Extravaganza - US Chess Online Rated Event
DATE & TIME: Saturday, November 7 at 10:00am Central Time. This event is open to all K-12 students. Current US Chess membership is required.
PRIZES: $1,000 in Amazon Gift Cards (b/100 or else proportional). 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. All potential fair play violations will be reviewed by the tournament organizers.
ENTRY FEE: $30. Payers will receive an email with a link and password to join the appropriate section of the tournament.
BYES and LATE JOIN: Online registration closes at 9:15am Central Time, contact td@ia-chess.com if you wish to join after registration is closed. Players who join after 10:00am will receive a 1/2 bye for round one.
FORMAT AND TIME CONTROL: G/10+5. All four sections are a 4-round Swiss. Rounds 2, 3, and 4 will be paired five minutes after completion of the final game in the section, so each section will run as an independent event. Only US Chess Online Quick ratings are affected. Lichess Rapid Ratings are used for pairings.
FOUR SECTIONS
K-12 US CHESS ONLINE RATED RAPID SWISS (all students can enter, but grade 8/below are eligible only for top two prizes; all players must have current US Chess memberships):
1st $70
2nd $50
top grade 12 $40
top grade 11 $40
top grade 10 $40
top grade 9 $40
K-8 US CHESS ONLINE RATED RAPID SWISS (students in grades K-8 can enter, but grade 5/below are eligible only for top two prizes; all players must have current US Chess memberships):
top grade 8 $40
top grade 7 $40
top grade 6 $40
K-5 US CHESS ONLINE RATED RAPID SWISS (students in grades K-5 can enter, but grade 3/below are eligible only for top two prizes; all players must have current US Chess memberships)
top grade 5 $40
top grade 4 $40
K-3 US CHESS ONLINE RATED RAPID SWISS (students in grades K-3 can enter, all players must have current US Chess memberships)
top grade 3 $40
top grade 2 $40
top grade 1 $40
top K/below $40
QUESTIONS: Please email any questions to td@ia-chess.com
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 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.
Winners may be invited to a quick Zoom interview with the organizers after the event.
By registering for this tournament you agree that your child's lichess username might be revealed on player registration and prize winner lists.