Black Friday Blitz (Online)

Black Friday Blitz (Online)

Date: Friday, November 27, 2026
Location: Online, on Strategem Play (play.strategem.us), with Zoom camera monitoring

US Chess Online Rated (Online Blitz). 7-round Swiss, Game in 5 minutes with a 3-second increment (G/5;+3). Open to all US Chess members.

Entry fee: $20 ($10 for Strategem Club paid members). Register by Friday, November 27, 6:00 PM CT.

Prizes (based on 30 entries; prizes are reduced in proportion if fewer players enter): $200, $125, $75; Top Under-1600 $50; Top Under-1200 $50.

Ties for prize places: two 3+2 blitz playoff games, then an Armageddon game if still tied.

Minimum 10 players, or the event is cancelled and every entry fee is refunded in full.

Rounds: Round 1 at 7:00 PM CT; later rounds as soon as possible. Zoom check-in opens at 6:30 PM CT.

Fair play: camera on (face, hands and desk) for the entire event, a single screen and no headphones. Every game is engine-reviewed, and prizes are paid after the fair-play review is certified.

US Chess membership required. Join at new.uschess.org/join-us-chess

Live stream: top boards on YouTube with a 15-minute delay: youtube.com/@StrategemClub

Register: strategem.us/event/black-friday-blitz-us-chess-rated/

Tournament Director: Jay Bhatt. Information: Click here to show mail address

Also from Strategem Club: free Thursday Night Blitz arenas (not US Chess rated), Thursdays at 7:00 PM CT from October 29 to November 19, with the Strategem Cup Final on November 22. strategem.us/strategem-cup/