Chess Helps Fundraiser Online Tournament for US Chess on August 29th

Join us on August 29th for an online event to support the US Chess Federation!

The Chess Helps Charity Tournament is an annual event that usually takes place in early fall, just as schools reopen in Arizona. 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 seventh iteration, the tournament has moved online to Chess.com and ChessKid.com with a focus on raising money to benefit the US Chess Federation.

The tournament will have three sections hosted on Chess.com: Open, U2000, U1600 (G/15;+2). A K-8 scholastic section will be hosted on ChessKid.com (G/10;+5). All sections start at 10 am PT/1 pm ET on August 29, 2020. Entry fee is just $20 if registering before 8/24, and just $25 after. The event is open to all and is not US Chess online rated. Register here: https://www.events4chess.com/events/?event_ID=1231

Several titled players have already committed to play in this event to support US Chess! GMs and IMs may play for free. Please send an email to chesshelps@gmail.com or jonathan@pawninitiative.org to be added to the registration.

Prizes:

Open: 1st: $100, 2nd: $75, 3rd: $50
U2000: 1st: $60, 2nd: $30, 3rd: $20
U1600: 1st: $60, 2nd: $30, 3rd: $20
K-8: 1st: $15 Amazon GC, 2nd: $10 Amazon GC, 3rd: $5 Amazon GC

Quick Links:

US Chess article: https://new.uschess.org/news/chess-helps-fundraiser-us-chess
Tournament information: https://pawninitiative.org/chess-helps-us-chess/ or http://www.chesshelps.org/p/tournaments.html
Registration: https://www.events4chess.com/events/?event_ID=1231
Donate to US Chess: new.uschess.org/give

Questions: chesshelps@gmail.com or jonathan@pawninitiative.org
The event will be streamed live on Twitch with commentary by FM Robby Adamson.

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NOTE: This email blast is being sent out under US Chess for the organizers, “Chess Helps” & “The Pawn Initiative” who are running the event. Please refer to the information above for contacting them.