Holiday Chess Happiness (Online Scholastic)

Holiday Chess Happiness - US Chess Online Rated

 

This event takes place on a Tuesday.

 

This event is part of the IAC Grand Prix: 11 events held from March through December. Top two players who complete the most games will receive FREE ENTRIES for the ENTIRE YEAR in 2024!

 

DATE & TIME: Tuesday, July 4th at 10:00am Central Time. This event is open to K-12 students. Current US Chess membership is required (you may join or renew your membership here). Only US Chess Online ratings are affected.

 

PLAYING SITE: https://lichess.org/ Players must join lichess. Membership is free. Lichess Rapid Ratings are used for pairings.

 

FORMAT: One section, 6-round Swiss with players from K-12 with 10+5 time control. Rounds 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 will be paired three minutes after completion of the final game. You must be logged in and have joined the tournament to be paired.

 

ENTRY FEE: Early entry fee is $40 until June 29th. $5 more after. Register online at: https://www.kingregistration.com/register/HolidayChessHappiness. Please provide a correct email address during registration: the link and password for the tournament will be emailed to that address. If the link is not received by 8:00am the next morning, please contact the organizers at Click here to show mail address. For this event the earliest the links and passwords will be sent is June 26th (Monday  the week prior).

 

DISCOUNT ENTRY FEE: Enter any three events and the entry fee is only $30 each! To do so, send $90 via PayPal to Click here to show mail address. Please also send the following information:

Player name:

USCF ID:

Grade:

Registration email (where to send passwords and links):

Address (where to ship the trophy in case a prize is won):

Phone Number:

prize choice if a grade prize is won (trophy, $25 Amazon gift card, or free entry into future event):

lichess username:

events entering:

If you do not use PayPal, please contact the organizers at Click here to show mail address for info on how to pay using Zelle or Venmo.

 

 

PRIZES: $650 in prizes will be awarded. No tie-breaks: money prizes are split equally, all players tied for grade prizes will be awarded free entry. A trophy or $25 Amazon gift card can be selected instead of Free Entry into one of our future events. The final list of prize winners may take up to a week after the event concludes as games need to be checked for fair play violations. These checks are done through the proprietary methods used by lichess and independent analysis by the tournament organizers.

 

K-12 SECTION (all students can enter)

1st Overall                        $80 Amazon Card

2nd Overall                       $50 Amazon Card

top grade 12                     $40 Free Entry (can choose Trophy or $25 Amazon card instead) 

top grade 11                     $40 Free Entry (can choose Trophy or $25 Amazon card instead) 

top grade 10                     $40 Free Entry (can choose Trophy or $25 Amazon card instead) 

top grade 9                       $40 Free Entry (can choose Trophy or $25 Amazon card instead) 

top grade 8                       $40 Free Entry (can choose Trophy or $25 Amazon card instead) 

top grade 7                       $40 Free Entry (can choose Trophy or $25 Amazon card instead) 

top grade 6                       $40 Free Entry (can choose Trophy or $25 Amazon card instead) 

top grade 5                       $40 Free Entry (can choose Trophy or $25 Amazon card instead) 

top grade 4                       $40 Free Entry (can choose Trophy or $25 Amazon card instead) 

top grade 3                       $40 Free Entry (can choose Trophy or $25 Amazon card instead) 

top grade 2                       $40 Free Entry (can choose Trophy or $25 Amazon card instead) 

top grade 1                       $40 Free Entry (can choose Trophy or $25 Amazon card instead) 

top grade K/below            $40 Free Entry (can choose Trophy or $25 Amazon card instead) 

 

FREE GAME ANALYSIS: All participants will be invited to an analysis session via Zoom with titled players. Session begins at 1:00pm Central Time.

 

BYES AND LATE REGISTRATION: Online registration closes on July 4th at 9:15am Central Time. Contact Click here to show mail address if you wish to register after registration is closed. Players may request a 1/2 bye in round one (players who "late join" after 10:00am will also receive a 1/2 bye). No other 1/2 byes can be requested. 

 

REFUND POLICY: If a refund is requested, the amount of the entry fee less the fees we pay for the entry and payment processing will be refunded. Entry to a different event can also be selected without penalty.

 

QUESTIONS: Please email any questions to Click here to show mail address

 

FAIR PLAY: In case any fair play violations are discovered, none of the games played by the violator will be US Chess rated. For the purposes of standings, any players who lose to someone who violates fair play rules will be given 1/2 point. Any wins or draws against fair play violators will stand, though the games will not be rated.

Any participant may be invited to a subsequent Zoom interview to confirm their identity and/or chess-playing ability.

By registering for this tournament, you agree that your child's name and lichess username might be revealed on player registration and prize winner lists.