First Annual Members Only Blitz Tournament - March 10th
On March 10th, we will be replacing the normally scheduled rapid event with a 3,+2 blitz tournament to celebrate US Chess passing the 100,000 member milestone for the first time in their 80 year history.
When: Friday March 10th 5pm Pacific, 8 PM Eastern
Where: The tournament will show up just like all normally scheduled tournaments and will be on the Play server and automatically paired.
Format:
Individual Swiss
Total Round: 9 rounds
Round times: consecutively, immediately started after the previous round finished
Time control: G/3+2 (Game in 3 minutes with 2 second increment with each move.)
Games will be US Chess online-rated affecting US Chess online blitz rating.
Sections: Open
Pairings are based on the actual chess.com blitz rating.
Additional Information
Please see the following link for additional information on the event including:
- Registration link to receive welcome email and Zoom link
- Special Tournament Rules including Fair Play provisions
https://new.uschess.org/news/announcing-first-annual-members-only-blitz-tournament
Prizes:
Top 5 players
1st: 1-year membership extension & 1-year Chess.com diamond membership
2nd: 6-month membership extension & 6-month Chess.com diamond membership
3rd: 3-month membership extension & 3-month Chess.com diamond membership
4th: 3-month Chess.com diamond membership
5th: 1-month Chess.com diamond membership
Top 5 U1800
1st: 1-year membership extension & 1-year Chess.com diamond membership
2nd: 6-month membership extension & 6-month Chess.com diamond membership
3rd: 3-month membership extension & 3-month Chess.com diamond membership
4th: 3-month Chess.com diamond membership
5th: 1-month Chess.com diamond membership
Top 5 U1200
1st: 1-year membership extension & 1-year Chess.com diamond membership
2nd: 6-month membership extension & 6-month Chess.com diamond membership
3rd: 3-month membership extension & 3-month Chess.com diamond membership
4th: 3-month Chess.com diamond membership
5th: 1-month Chess.com diamond membership
Special US Chess Employee Bounty Prizes!
We expect some US Chess full-time and part-time employees to play in this event. Should you happen to be paired against an employee and should you be the first person to defeat that employee you will be awarded a $20 certificate to US Chess Sales.
Class prizes are based on players' US Chess online blitz rating at the start of the tournament. However, pairings will be based on Chess.com blitz ratings.
