Date: May 16th, 2020
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Platform: https://www.chesskid.com/
Grades: K-8
Swiss-Style, 3 Rounds at G/15, G/20 for intermediate and advanced sections.
After a successful tournament in April, with 88 participants, CCF has decided to continue to host online tournaments for Chicagoland chess players. Our next tournament will be on May 16th, and we will have three different tournaments for tiered competition. All tournaments will begin at 10:00am, but we will have different tournaments for advanced, intermediate and novice players. Requirements for sections:
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.
Advanced Tournament: Elective tournament for players with any ChessKid rating, but this is for players that have won multiple trophies at different levels in our CCF tournaments.
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 registered in the April 25th tournament are already set-up to join this tournament without registering again. These players will be required to join their tournament through the waiting room, which opens at 9:45am on May 16th.
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 by May 14th to ensure your child has an account made for them and has access to the tournament.
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.
Tournament Expectations
Due to our inability to monitor all games, no awards will be given for this tournament. Players will benefit from the opportunity to come together with the Chicago chess community for healthy and fun competitive chess. To make this experience great for all, participants will be expected to:
Commit to playing all three 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.