Date: November 14th, 2020
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Platform: https://www.chesskid.com/
Grades: K-8
Swiss-Style, 5 Rounds at G/15, G/20 for intermediate and advanced sections.
The Chicago Chess Foundation wants to invite all K-8 Chicago chess players to participate in our online scholastic chess tournament events throughout the fall. Two Saturdays per month we will be hosting fast-game events through the ChessKid.com platform. This event will consist of two different levels:
Novice Tournament: No players with a ChessKid rating over 1000 will be permitted to join.
Intermediate Tournament: Elective tournament for players with any ChessKid rating, but this is for players with at least 3-5 chess tournaments worth of experience, or a ChessKid rating of over 1000.
Please note that these tournaments MUST BE ACCESSED THROUGH A BROWSER and not a mobile device of any kind (phone, tablet, etc.) Visit, https://www.chesskid.com/tournaments/how-to-join-live-tournaments for more information on technical recommendations for participating in this tournament. In April, we did have a number of technical difficulties, but if players use a Google Chrome browser, we should be able to avoid a number of these problems.
Tournament Registration
*All players who have joined the CCF ChessKid enterprise already set-up to join this tournament. This means that if your son or daughter has participated in a CCF online event through ChessKid, they are not required to re-register for this tournament. These players will be required to join their tournament through the waiting room, which opens at 9:45am on the day of the tournament.
Students without existing ChessKid accounts:
For students who do not currently have a ChessKid account, CCF will be able to create one for you. All we will need from you is your first and last name, school name, and a contact email address. Please email this information to programs@chicagolandchess.org.
Students with an existing ChessKid account:
CCF owns what is called an Enterprise Account. All Chicagoland players who wish to participate in any of our online programming is qualified to join our enterprise. Players will join our enterprise and be organized by their school. Below are instructions for how to join the CCF enterprise:
As you see, your will need a school code. Please click here to find your player's school code. If you do not see your school on the list, please reach out to programs@chicagolandchess.org and we will give you further instructions.
*COACHES: please feel free to add your complete team into the CCF enterprise group and your students will have access to all CCF programming.
Awards
The top 3 finishers in each section will have their highest rated game analyzed from a high rated chess instructor.
Tournament Expectations
To make this experience great for all, participants will be expected to:
Commit to playing all rounds of the tournament.
Arrive at the tournament at least 5 minutes prior to the start (9:55 am) of the first round. Players will be able to access the tournament 15 minutes prior to the start at 10:00am
Play with integrity and sportsmanship.
Please reach out to programs@chicagolandchess.org for any questions or concerns. More information on accessing the tournament will be sent out next week before the tournament.