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Thematic, open and invite-only: a status of my tournaments

Thematic, open and invite-only: a status of my tournaments

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Dear readers, today I'm making a simple post to give a status on the tournaments I'm organizing and give you the opportunity, if you want to, to register to the open tournaments that are in the registration phase.

Open tournaments:

There's currently two series of open tournaments I'm organizing. Both are open to all players.


Promote to King open tournaments series:

This series proposes one tournament a month of classical chess, in the format of 3 days per move, groups of 5, top 1 qualifies. Start date is around the beginning of the month.

First place Second place Third place

Promote to King open tournaments series trophies

Name Status Start date
Promote to King January 2024 open on-going 14/01/2024
Promote to King February 2024 open on-going 31/01/2024
Promote to King March 2024 open on-going 28/02/2024
Promote to King April 2024 open open to registration 01/04/2024
Promote to King May 2024 open to be created 01/05/2024
Promote to King June 2024 open to be created 01/06/2024
Promote to King July 2024 open to be created 01/07/2024
Promote to King August 2024 open to be created 01/08/2024
Promote to King September 2024 open to be created 01/09/2024
Promote to King October 2024 open to be created 01/10/2024
Promote to King November 2024 open to be created 01/11/2024
Promote to King December 2024 open to be created 01/12/2024


Promote to King and Opening Book Club open thematic book openings tournaments series:

This series proposes tournaments on a regular basis, each with a different setup from the opening book, in the format of 1 day per move, groups of 5, top 1 qualifies. 

First place Second place Third place

Promote to King and Opening Book Club open thematic book openings tournaments series trophies

Name Status Start date
P2K+OBC open thematic tournament #1: Alapin Sicilian Defense open to registration 01/04/2024*
P2K+OBC open thematic tournament #2: Alekhine's Defense open to registration 01/04/2024*
P2K+OBC open thematic tournament #3: Benko Gambit open to registration 01/04/2024*
P2K+OBC open thematic tournament #4: Benoni Defense: Modern Variation open to registration 01/04/2024*
P2K+OBC open thematic tournament #5: Bishop's Opening open to registration 01/04/2024*

*: tournament might start sooner if full before the start date.


Invite-only tournaments:

Those tournaments are open to the team members of Promote to King that meet the required conditions.


Promote to King monthly top 10 knock-out series:

Each month, the 10 members of Promote to King who scored the greatest amount of points in team match during the month are invited to a knock-out tournament in the format 1vs1, 3 days per move, no vacations.

First place Second place Third place

Promote to King monthly top 10 knock-out series trophies

Name Status Start date
Promote to King top 10 players of January 2024 knock-out on-going 10/02/2024
Promote to King top 10 players of February 2024 knock-out on-going 03/03/2024
Promote to King top 10 players of March 2024 knock-out pending candidates 05/04/2024
Promote to King top 10 players of April 2024 knock-out to be created 05/05/2024
Promote to King top 10 players of May 2024 knock-out to be created 05/06/2024
Promote to King top 10 players of June 2024 knock-out to be created 05/07/2024
Promote to King top 10 players of July 2024 knock-out to be created 05/08/2024
Promote to King top 10 players of August 2024 knock-out to be created 05/09/2024
Promote to King top 10 players of September 2024 knock-out to be created 05/10/2024
Promote to King top 10 players of October 2024 knock-out to be created 05/11/2024
Promote to King top 10 players of November 2024 knock-out to be created 05/12/2024
Promote to King top 10 players of December 2024 knock-out to be created 05/01/2025

Promote to King quarterly intra-ranks knock-out series:

Every quarter, players from each rank of Promote to King (Pawn, Knight, Bishop, Rook, Queen and King) that have at least three members are invited to play with one another in a tournament in the format  1vs1, 3 days per move, no vacations. 

First place (Pawns) Second place (Pawns) Third place (Pawns)
First place (Knights) Second place (Knights) Third place (Knights)



First place (Bishops) Second place (Bishops) Third place (Bishops)



First place (Rooks) Second place (Rooks) Third place (Rooks)



First place (Queens) Second place (Queens) Third place (Queens)



First place (Kings) Second place (Kings) Third place (Kings)

Promote to King quarterly intra-ranks knock-out series trophies

(trophies for Bishops, Rooks, Queens and Kings are still being designed)

Name Status Start date
Promote to King quarterly Pawns knock-out Q1 2024 pending candidates 10/04/2024
Promote to King quarterly Knights knock-out Q1 2024 pending candidates 10/04/2024
Promote to King quarterly Bishops knock-out Q1 2024 pending candidates 10/04/2024
Promote to King quarterly Rooks knock-out Q1 2024 pending candidates 10/04/2024
Promote to King quarterly Queens knock-out Q1 2024 pending candidates 10/04/2024
Promote to King quarterly Kings knock-out Q1 2024 pending candidates 10/04/2024
Promote to King quarterly Pawns knock-out Q2 2024 to be created 10/07/2024
Promote to King quarterly Knights knock-out Q2 2024 to be created 10/07/2024
Promote to King quarterly Bishops knock-out Q2 2024 to be created 10/07/2024
Promote to King quarterly Rooks knock-out Q2 2024 to be created 10/07/2024
Promote to King quarterly Queens knock-out Q2 2024 to be created 10/07/2024
Promote to King quarterly Kings knock-out Q2 2024 to be created 10/07/2024
Promote to King quarterly Pawns knock-out Q3 2024 to be created 10/10/2024
Promote to King quarterly Knights knock-out Q3 2024 to be created 10/10/2024
Promote to King quarterly Bishops knock-out Q3 2024 to be created 10/10/2024
Promote to King quarterly Rooks knock-out Q3 2024 to be created 10/10/2024
Promote to King quarterly Queens knock-out Q3 2024 to be created 10/10/2024
Promote to King quarterly Kings knock-out Q3 2024 to be created 10/10/2024
Promote to King quarterly Pawns knock-out Q4 2024 to be created 10/01/2025
Promote to King quarterly Knights knock-out Q4 2024 to be created 10/01/2025
Promote to King quarterly Bishops knock-out Q4 2024 to be created 10/01/2025
Promote to King quarterly Rooks knock-out Q4 2024 to be created 10/01/2025
Promote to King quarterly Queens knock-out Q4 2024 to be created 10/01/2025
Promote to King quarterly Kings knock-out Q4 2024 to be created 10/01/2025


Thanks for reading, more to come later. Come back to register to open tournaments or check the progress of the on-going ones!

Want to play tons of daily matches and get a chance to play in invite-only tournaments? Promote to King (link) is the perfect club for daily chess addicts, join us and enjoy!