Play in my upcoming USCF rapid tournament on Jan. 20
Happy new year everyone!
You all are invited to play in my upcoming USCF rapid online tournament on Saturday, January 20th. For your info, you must be a USCF (United States Chess Federation) member to partcipate. Click here to join the USCF, if you haven't done already.
Here's the official USCF tournament listing: https://new.uschess.org/laurens-january-monthly-online-tournament
How to sign up for this tournament: Click here to fill out the form to participate.
Here's more details about this tournament:
What: A US Chess (United States Chess Federation) online-rated chess tournament
When: Saturday, January 20 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.
How to sign up for this tournament: Click here to fill out the form to participate.
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.
Have more questions about the tournament? Attend my LIVE Q&A Zoom meeting on Friday, January 19th 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.
