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Chess Helps Fundraiser for US Chess
Event Details
Note:
Online registration for this event will not be available after August 28, 2020 at 7:00 PM PDT.
On-site registration is not available for this event.
When: | Saturday, August 29, 2020, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM PDT | ||||||||||||
Where: |
Chess.com
This is a virtual event where participants experience the event and its content online rather than gathering in-person. |
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Sponsor: | ChessHelps | ||||||||||||
Event Type: | Open | ||||||||||||
Entry Fees: |
Online registration only. No on-site registration. |
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Schedule: | First round starts at 10 am PDT sharp. Rounds will be paired consecutively after every game is completed from the previous round. There are no breaks between rounds. | ||||||||||||
Time Control: | Open, U2000, U1600. 4 rounds; G/15;+2. K-8 scholastic. 5 rounds; G/10;+5 | ||||||||||||
Contact: |
Prateek Pinisetti or Jonathan Martinez chesshelps@gmail.com |
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Event URL: | Click for more information | ||||||||||||
Notes/Terms: | Two non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations have partnered together to hold a charity event on August 29th to benefit the US Chess Federation: ChessHelps, founded by Prateek Pinisetti, a sophomore at Harvard, and The Pawn Initiative, founded by Jonathan Martinez, a junior at Catalina Foothills High School. The tournament for charity has been held the past six years over the board and has benefitted organizations such as KIVA, BASIS Chandler and Legends Chess. For its 7th iteration, the tournament has moved online to Chess.com and ChessKid.com with a focus on raising money to benefit the US Chess Federation. Registration Details:
Tournament schedule and prizes: Open, U2000, U1600 on Chess.com at 10 am PDT 4 rounds; G/15;+2 Open: 1st: $100, 2nd: $75, 3rd: $50 U2000: 1st: $60, 2nd: $30, 3rd: $20 U1600: 1st: $60, 2nd: $30, 3rd: $20 Scholastic K-8 on ChessKid at 10 am PDT 5 rounds; G/10; +5 K-8: 1st: $15 Amazon GC, 2nd: $10 Amazon GC, 3rd: $5 Amazon GC All participants receive a participation certificate Tournament Format:
Fair Play:
How to Join a Tournament:
Questions: chesshelps@gmail.com or jonathan@pawninitiative.org |