Event Details

Note:

Online registration for this event will not be available after August 6, 2020 at 12:00 AM EDT.
On-site registration is not available for this event.

When: August 8-9, 2020
Where:
ChessKid.com
This is a virtual event where participants experience the event and its content online rather than gathering in-person.
Sponsor: US Chess Federation
Event Type: Scholastic (K-6)
Entry Fees:
Section Fees & Conditions
K-1 $40 USD initial ; $60 USD effective 07/29/2020 ; $75 USD effective 08/03/2020
Pre-Kindergarten through 1st grade.
2-3 $40 USD initial ; $60 USD effective 07/29/2020 ; $75 USD effective 08/03/2020
School grades 2 and 3 only.
4-5 $40 USD initial ; $60 USD effective 07/29/2020 ; $75 USD effective 08/03/2020
School grades 4 and 5 only.
Grade 6 $40 USD initial ; $60 USD effective 07/29/2020 ; $75 USD effective 08/03/2020
School grade 6 only.

Online registration only. No on-site registration.

Schedule: The K-1 and 2-3 sections will be Saturday, August 8 at 9am Pacific/12pm Eastern.
The 4-5 and grade 6 sections will be Sunday, August 9 at 9am Pacific/12pm Eastern.
In addition, there will be a "warmup" event for all sections on Saturday, August 1 at 9am Pacific/12pm Eastern.
Time Control: 15+5 (15 minutes + 5-second increment per move)
Contact:
US Chess / ChessKid
pete.karagianis@uschess.org
Notes/Terms:
UPDATE: 8/4/20

Update 1: The 2-3 Section has been re-opened, will be split.
Due to the fantastic turnout, the K-1, 2-3 and the 4-5 section will be split into two groups to improve player experience and help in narrowing the field down to a clear winner... or three. And yes, this does mean double the prizes!
Sections will be split with roughly equal rating strength distribution between the sections, and an additional awards suite (including extra jerseys) will be awarded. Players will now have twice as good a shot at taking home a prize!

UPDATE: 8/3/20
Update 2: There is currently a sync delay for NEW and some renewing US Chess memberships. If you are a new or renewing member, this sync could take up to 24 hours. As such, if you are a new or renewing US Chess member, you will need to join or renew your US Chess membership BEFORE 8/4/20 at 11:59pm CT in order to ensure you are able to enter the tournament.

Sections

Section eligibility is determined by the grade just completed, not the grade entering into this fall.

ChessKid Queries: enterprisesupport@chesskid.com US Chess Queries: pete.karagianis@uschess.org

The event is open to any child in grades K-6 attending school in the U.S. or its territories (grades are based on the grade just completed, not the upcoming grade in the fall).

The tournament will take place in four sections: K-1, 2-3, 4-5, and grade 6. Children are not allowed to "play up" into an older grade section, with one exception: Kids who were in Pre-K and are going to be in Pre-K again, or are entering K in the fall, may play in the K-1 section.

The K-1 and 2-3 sections will be Saturday, August 8 at 9am Pacific/12pm Eastern.
The 4-5 and grade 6 sections will be Sunday, August 9 at 9am Pacific/12pm Eastern.

In addition, there will be a "warmup" event for all sections on Saturday, August 1 at 9am Pacific/12pm Eastern. This event is only open to those registered prior to 7/28 and is highly encouraged so that kids and families can practice using the ChessKid.com "Fast Chess" server, test their internet and browser, and other areas of troubleshooting.

Format
All sections will play under the same format, which is a seven-round Swiss, with time control of 15+5 (15 minutes + 5-second increment per move).

The maximum time for each round is therefore about 40 minutes, meaning the total possible time would be a little lesson than 5 hours.
However, there are not "set" round times like an over-the-board tournament; the next round begins when all games have finished from the previous round. In practice, this means the tournament will likely take about 3.5-4 hours to complete, although you should plan for five hours.

The tournament will be US Chess Online Quick-Chess Rated. Players will be assigned a special one-time use ChessKid account (not their normal account) so a child's "normal" ChessKid rating will not be affected.

Prizes
The top 20 finishers in each section, after tiebreaks, will receive a custom plaque via mail. The plaque will include the tournament's logo. Note that ChessKid's standard tiebreak of Sonneborn-Berger will be used as the first tiebreak. If needed, tournament directors will also manually compute Modified Median, Solkoff, and then Cumulative as the second through fourth tiebreaks. Please note: the exact value of tiebreaks shown on ChessKid at the immediate conclusion of the event may be different from the official results.  All results - including tiebreaks - are tentative until the 72 hour review period has been completed.

The first-place winner in each of the four sections, after tiebreak, will also receive a USA Replica Team jersey. Note that only in the case of two or more perfect-score finishers (7-0), ChessKid will host a blitz tiebreak match at a later date to determine the champion and the jersey winner.

ChessKid reserves the right to ask for proof of identity for all prize winners.