Play in my August 2024 USCF rapid online U1200 tournament

$40 in prize money!


Here is more info about this tournament:


When: Saturday, August 17th at 1pm Eastern Time
Tournament Format Type: Swiss-system. That means nobody gets eliminated from the tournament, even if she/he looses.

# of Rounds: 5 rounds
Time control is G/10 + 2 (affecting US Chess online quick rating).

Sections: Open to any unrated player or anyone who has a USCF rating of 1200 or under.
Pairing: based on chess.com rapid rating.

Entry Fee: $15

Prizes: First place wins $20. Second place wins $15. Third place wins $5.

Click here to sign up for the tournament.



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.

Other things to know: My monthly USCF rated 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.

If you aren't a USCF (United States Chess Federation) member, you must be a USCF member to play in my tournament. You can join the USCF here. For your info, foreigners are welcome to join the USCF.
If you want me to sign you up to be an USCF member, you'll get a discount! Please email me about this.

I have been a USCF member since 1999! Here is my USCF rating page. You will get a USCF rating page once you are a USCF member too.

Here is my official United States Chess Federation tournament listing.


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.


I also am offering a LIVE Q&A session on Zoom on Friday, 8/16 at 9:30pm Eastern Time, in case anybody has questions about my tournament.

Zoom details: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89923682338?pwd=wa6QacikJCzh16Ug0b4pyxFFHVqeVc.1
Password: 044383

Alternatively, you can click here to join the Zoom meeting.








Posted 4 months ago by Lauren Goodkind
Chess tournaments

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