As Martin stated, we currently have no plans to use this Club for any other events. Please feel free to leave the Club but we're leaving it open so players can see the confirmed results and prize winners. Many thanks for participating! Best, Chris Bird
Many thanks to everyone for the donations and participating! The unofficial prize lists have been posted in the News section. If you feel there is an error, please feel free to message me on Chess.com and I will look into it. Best, Chris
It is now possible to join the Rapid tournament at https://www.chess.com/live#t=1239203 (Unless you're still playing in the Blitz!) Play will start promptly at 3pm Eastern!
That is correct, as the event is not US Chess rated and we are not requiring US Chess membership, we ultimately have to use a rating to determine eligibility so we will use the Chess.com rating. Unrated players going into the event will not be eligible for the "under" prizes and we will unfortunately have to check for any form of deliberate reductions of ratings prior to the events, as well as Chess.com's fair play procedures, before awarding the prizes.
I just want to get something straight. I'm guessing that the class prizes for the Blitz and Rapid tourneys refer to the Chess.com ratings post-tourney.