Event Overview
3/25- ST. PETERSBURG QUAD CHESS TOURNAMENT BEGINNING 11:00 AM AND BLITZ TOURNAMENT BEGINNING 4:00 PM
FUTURE TOURNAMENTS:
Swiss: 4/1; 5/6 ; 6/3
Quad & Blitz:3/25 ; 4/15; 5/27 ; 6/17
Extra: 4/8; 4/22; 5/13; 5/27 ; 6/10
Summer Chess & Art camp at Saint Petersburg Chess Club:
Week 1 is from May 29th to June 2nd.
Week 2 is from June 5th to June 9th.
Week 3 is from June 12th to June 16th.
Week 4 is from June 19th to June 23rd.
Week 5 is from July 17th to July 21st.
Week 6 is from July 24th to July 28th.
Week 7 is from July 31st to August 4th.
WHAT IS THE QUAD CHESS TOURNAMENT? After all the players have entered, they’re ordered from highest rating to lowest. Unrated players are placed at the low end. The top four players are placed into their own section (a “quad”), then the next four highest in another section, and so on down the list. The players in each quad play a round robin, one game against each of the players in their section, for a total of three games each. If there is not an even multiple of four players, the lowest section (usually) will have the few extra players and play a three round Swiss tournament rather than a round robin. The quad format is popular in one day events, and results in players of the most similar playing strengths being paired together for all three rounds. A Quad Tournament consists of the top four ranked players (#s 1-4) on the Chess Ladder playing each other, then the second top four ranked players (#s 5-8) playing each other, then the third top four ranked players (#s 9-12) playing each other, and so forth. Each group of four chess players is called a Quad.
ADVANTAGES OF QUAD TOURNAMENTS: The advantage of Quad Tournaments, and why players enjoy them so much, is that players of the same strength and experience are able to compete against each other. In addition, the less experienced players are able to win the same "First Place" prizes as their more experienced, stronger counterparts in Quad I and II. You have opportunity your rating to go up faster!!!
LOCATION: Saint Petersburg Chess Club 540 4th Avenue North Saint Petersburg, FL 33701 (it is located in between Mirror Lake and the Coliseum, next to the Sunshine Center.)
REGISTRATION: 10:00-10:45 a.m. If you want to make sure you can play, you need to Pay ahead of time. You can pay with credit card on my website: https://chessclubjoy.webs.com/ or If you have Pay Pal you can pay me through email-timotey_gospodinov@yahoo.com. You can pay with Zelle to my email or with Venmo to Timotey Gospodinov. If you come without registration you will play at last section.
ENTRY FEE: $25.00 if you pay in advance (to the day before the tournament)
$30 if you pay Saturday
USCF membership is required. Please check your USCF ID and renew it if it has expired. If you need me to do it on site add $5 to your bill.
ROUNDS: Three Rounds, First starts at approx. 11:00 a.m.
TIME CONTROL: G40; d5
PRIZES: $65 for first place at each Quad (if two players tied for 1st place $33 each)
Trophies for 1st to 3rd place for last section!
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Due to space limitation to secure your spot Pay online ahead of time! BRING YOUR CHESS CLOCK!!!
Website & Facebook groups: Visit our website- https://chessclubjoy.webs.com/ for more info, pre-registration and prepay. Join our Facebook groups Saint Petersburg Chess Tournaments - https://www.facebook.com/groups/385692191510406/
and Group Chess lessons at Saint Petersburg Chess Club-https://www.facebook.com/groups/242753537398112
For more information you can call (727) 776-5583, or send me email to timotey_gospodinov@yahoo.com
BLITZ CHESS TOURNAMENT
UNRATED
ENTRY FEE: $10. You can pay on my website.
TIME CONTROL: 5 min
ROUNDS: 5 ROUNDS, NO ELIMINATION
START TIME 4:00 pm to about 5:30 pm
UNRATED -YOU DO NOT NEED TO HAVE A USCF ID TO PLAY AT THIS TOURNAMENT
PRIZES: MONEY BASED ON 20 ENTRIES:
1ST PLACE-$70
2ND PLACE-$45
3RD PLACE -$25
You can play in both tournaments or you can choose to play in only one!
For questions email to - timotey_gospodinov@yahoo.com or call (727) 776-5583
540 4th Ave N
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
United States