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

Questions? Email info@startrightchess.com or call “Coach Mac” at (917) 525-9561.

We look forward to seeing you in the tournament!