2ND ANNUAL RIVER CITY CHESS FIDE TOURNAMENT

1. DATES & LOCATION 

• SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 – SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24
•  LOCATION: LEARNING PAWN, 9706 FAIROAKS BLVD, FAIROAKS CA 95628

2. TOURNAMENT FORMAT:

• TOURNAMENT FORMAT: INDIVIDUAL SWISS
• TOTAL ROUNDS: 6
• ROUND TIMES: SATURDAY 10:00 AM, 2:00 PM 6:00 PM AND SUNDAY 09:00 AM, 1:00 PM 5:00 PM
• TIME CONTROL: G/90+5S INC  (GAME IN 90 MINUTES WITH A 5-SECOND INCREMENT AFTER EACH MOVE.)
• GAMES WILL BE US CHESS REGULAR-RATED AND FIDE-RATED. TOURNAMENT RESULTS WILL BE SUBMITTED

         IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE LAST ROUND IS FINISHED.

• SECTIONS: MASTER (2000+), EXPERT(2000-) AND UNDER1200.
• PAIRINGS ARE BASED ON THE OCTOBER 2024 SUPPLEMENTAL REGULAR US CHESS RATINGS.
• PLAY-UP:NO PLAY UP FOR 2000+ RATED TOURNAMENT, AND BUT ALLOWED IN EXPERT SECTION
• UNRATED PLAYERS CAN ONLY PLAY IN THE U1200 SECTION.
• TO REQUEST ANY CHANGE, PLEASE SEND EMAIL TO [email protected] 

         WITH PLAYER’S LAST, FIRST NAME  AND USCFID. 

3. BYES

• BYES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PLAYERS IN ANY ROUND IN CASE THEY CAN’T PARTICIPATE

         BUT WOULD LIKE TO STAY IN THE TOURNAMENT.

• A MAXIMUM OF 2 HALF-POINT BYES CAN BE REQUESTED IN THIS TOURNAMENT.

        ROUND 1-3 BYES MUST BE REQUESTED 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ROUND START TIME. 

• ROUND 4 BYES MUST BE REQUESTED BEFORE THE START OF ROUND 1. 

         ROUND 4 BYE IS IRREVOCABLE TO PREVENT PRIZE-FUND MANIPULATIONS. 

• LATE REGISTRATIONS WILL RECEIVE A HALF-POINT BYE FOR ANY MISSED ROUND,

         UP TO A TOTAL OF 1 ROUNDS.

• TO REQUEST A BYE AFTER REGISTRATION, PLEASE SEND EMAIL TO [email protected] 

         WITH NAME(LAST, FIRST) AND USCFID

4. PRIZE FUND

• PRIZE DISTRIBUTION BASED ON A MINIMUM OF 20 ENTRIES PER SECTION 

   Place          Master         Expert        Beginner

  1st               $500             $350            $200

  2nd            $300              $200            $100

  3rd            $200              $100            $50

  4th            $100              $50              $25

  5th            $50                $50              $25

          ADDITIONAL CASH PRIZE DISTRIBUTION:  IF THERE ARE MORE THAN 20 ENTRIES IN ANY SECTION,          60% OF THE ADDITIONAL ENTRY FEES COLLECTED WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AS  BONUS PRIZES, PRORATED ACROSS THE PLACEMENTS.

•  PLEASE ALLOW 1-2 WEEKS FOR PROCESSING PRIZE CHECKS.
•  PER IRS RULES ANYONE WITH A CUMULATIVE $600+ PRIZES IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR WILL NEED 

          TO FILL OUT A W-9 FORM AND LEARNING PAWN WILL BE PROVIDING A 1099 FORM

          AT THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. 

5. REGISTRATION

• ONSITE REGISTRATION: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23: 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
•  ENTRY FEE: MASTER (2000+) – $200, EXPERT(2000-) – $100 AND UNDER1200 – $70 BY NOVEMBER 20

          AFTER THAT $20 EXTRA. ENTRY FEE NEEDS TO SEND THROUGH ZELLE OR PAYPAL WITH ‘FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY’

          OPTION TO [email protected] .

•  PLAY-UP FOR MEMBER: $20
•  LATE FEE ON THE DAY OF THE TOURNAMENT: $20
•  10% OF ENTRY FEE WILL BE CHARGED FOR ALL CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS BEFORE .
•  FREE ENTRY FOR GM/IM/WGM/WIMS AND 2300+ RATED PLAYERS BY NOVEMBER 20.
•  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER:
•  TO REQUEST ANY CHANGE, PLEASE SEND EMAIL TO [email protected] WITH SUBJECT: 

          REQUEST TO CHANGE WITH PLAYERS NAME, USCF ID.6. ELIGIBILITY

• PLAYERS MUST HAVE CURRENT US CHESS FEDERATION MEMBERSHIP. 
• EXPIRATION DATE OF THEIR US CHESS  MEMBERSHIP MUST BE LATER THAN THE LAST DAY OF THE TOURNAMENT.
• NOT SURE IF YOU HAVE A MEMBERSHIP? NEED TO CHECK THE EXPIRATION DATE OF YOUR MEMBERS?

         VISIT: HTTPS://NEW.USCHESS.ORG/PLAYER-SEARCH

• BECOME A MEMBER OR RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP: HTTPS://NEW.USCHESS.ORG/PLAYER-SEARCH

7. TOURNAMENT RULES

• STANDARD US CHESS AND MODIFIED FIDE RULES APPLY.
• FORFEIT TIME IS 60 MINUTES. PLEASE BE CONSIDERATE OF YOUR OPPONENT, AND DON’T BE LATE!

         LET US KNOW IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TO ONE ROUND!8. FAQ

• WHAT DO THE TIME CONTROLS MEAN?

         THE TIME CONTROLS TELL YOU HOW MUCH TIME YOU HAVE FOR EACH GAME.

         FOR EXAMPLE, G/90+5INC MEANS GAME IN 90 MINUTES WITH A 5-SECOND INCREMENT WITH EACH MOVE. 

         THIS MEANS  YOU GET 90 MINUTES, YOUR OPPONENT GETS 90 MINUTES, AND AT EACH MOVE 5 SECONDS ARE 

         ADDED TO YOUR CLOCK. 

• HOW MANY GAMES/ROUNDS?

         THE 6SS BEFORE THE TIME CONTROL MEANS THERE ARE SIX ROUNDS OR FOUR GAMES A PLAYER CAN PLAY

         IN THE TOURNAMENT. THE TOURNAMENTS ARE NEVER ELIMINATION, SO WIN OR LOSE YOU CAN STAY IN THE

         TOURNAMENT.

9. CONTACTS:

    EMAILID – [email protected] 

    PHONE (TEXT ONLY)– MADHUSMITA ROUT (916-467-0742)

                                                         BRAHMA MOHANTY  (916-612-9711)

    FIDE RELATED QUESTION – FA SCOTT MASON ([email protected])

LEARNING PAWN RESERVES THE RIGHT TO UPDATE ANY DETAILS OF THIS EVENT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SECTIONS, TIME CONTROL, ROUND TIMES, PRIZE FUND, ETC.) AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT DATE TO ENSURE AN EXCELLENT TOURNAMENT EXPERIENCE FOR PLAYERS.