Event Overview
Open Championship
World Series of Online Chess
Sunday, February 16th at 12 pm Eastern Time
By dmvchess.com
Register here: https://www.chessworldseries.com/open
This tournament will happen four times per year as part of the new quarterly World Series of Online Chess. View the information about the inaugural tournament below.
When/Where: Sunday, February 16th at 12 pm/noon Eastern Time (11 am CT, 10 am MT, or 9 am PT) on lichess.org
Format: 6 rounds, game 25;+5, USCF-online-regular rated, two sections (Open & Amateur/U1300)
Prizes: $1000 in cash prizes (Open: $300 for 1st, $200 for 2nd, $50 for 3rd, $100 for top U1700; Amateur: $200 for 1st, $100 for 2nd, $50 for top U800); trophies by mail available upon request (email us to ask for this—$25 deduct from cash prizes)
- In addition to cash prizes, the top finisher in each section will also receive free entry into DMV Chess online tournaments for three months.
Entry Fee Schedule (Signup Early!): $15 by 1/25, $20 by 2/1, $23 by 2/8, $26 by 2/15, and $30 on the day of the tournament. Note that the registration must be completed by 11:59 pm ET to be counted as received on that day.
- Players with USCF ratings of 2000 or higher can register for just $1.
Click here to view information about the World Series of Online Chess, including the open championship: https://www.chessworldseries.com/open
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