Strategem Rated Quick (Online)

Strategem Rated Quick (Online)
Date: Saturday, November 21, 2026
Location: Online, on Strategem Play (play.strategem.us), with Zoom camera monitoring

US Chess Online Rated (Online Quick). 5-round Swiss, Game in 15 minutes with a 5-second increment (G/15;+5).

Two sections:
Open: open to all US Chess members.
Scholastic: open to K–12 students only.

Entry fee: $20 ($10 for Strategem Club paid members). Register by Saturday, November 21, 12:00 PM CT.

Prizes (based on 30 entries in the Open and 20 in the Scholastic; prizes are reduced in proportion if fewer players enter):
Open: $200, $125, $75; Top Under-1600 $50; Top Under-1200 $50.
Scholastic: $125, $75, $50; Top Under-1000 $50.

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

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

Rounds: Round 1 at 1:00 PM CT; later rounds as soon as possible. Zoom check-in opens at 12:30 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. Students can get a discounted scholastic membership at chess.jliptrap.us/hgroup.htm

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

Register:
Open: strategem.us/event/strategem-rated-quick-open-section/
Scholastic: strategem.us/event/strategem-rated-quick-scholastic-section/

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/