Play in my upcoming USCF February online tournament
Hi everyone! You all are invited to play in my upcoming USCF February online tournament.
Details are below.
PLEASE NOTE THAT IN ORDER TO PLAY IN THIS TOURNAMENT, YOU MUST JOIN MY OTHER CHESS CLUB ON CHESS.COM: https://www.chess.com/club/chess-by-laurens-uscf-online-tournament-club
I am not hosting my USCF online tournaments in this club anymore.
Here's more details:
What: A US Chess (United States Chess Federation) online-rated chess tournament
When: Saturday, February 17 at 10am PST
Tournament Format:
Type: Swiss-system
# of Rounds: 5 rounds
Time control is G/10 + 2 (affecting US Chess online quick rating)
Sections: one open section with no rating restriction (open to all ratings!)
Pairing: based on chess.com rapid rating.
Entry Fee: $15
Prizes: First place wins $20. Second place wins $15. Third place wins $5.
Rating of the event: The tournament will be submitted to US Chess for rating after the fair play screening has been completed. Any adjustment due to fair play violation will follow the standard US Chess Online Play guidelines.
Other things to know: My monthly USCF online chess tournaments will always be the third Saturday of every month at 10am PST. The platform for the chess tournament is chess.com. Cheating is never tolerated in my tournaments. No camera set up needed.
Only players with a chess.com account in good standing are qualified to play in the tournament. At any point a player has an account that's been closed, they loose the right to play in the tournament. No exceptions.
To sign up for the oturnament, complete this form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pAxnDy9pypJyBVHP9DbyAbv2OZNVvUvryj7gpy9ZF-Q/viewform?edit_requested=true
Have more questions about the tournament? Attend my LIVE Q&A Zoom meeting on Friday, February 16th at 6:30pm PST. I'll be happy to answer your questions.
Here's the Zoom link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89923682338?pwd=wa6QacikJCzh16Ug0b4pyxFFHVqeVc.1
Password: 044383
More about Coach Lauren Goodkind: I am a well established chess teacher, chess book author, and live-streamer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. I have been a USCF member since 1999. My website is www.ChessByLauren.com
