You are invited to play in my very first USCF (United States Chess Federation) online rated tournament on Saturday, July 15th at 10am PST!
Update on Thursday, July 12 at 3:24pm PST: 9 players have signed up for this Saturday! Join the fun and sign up below!
Here's more details:
What: A US Chess (United States Chess Federation) online-rated chess tournament
When: Saturday, July 15th at 10am PST
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: one open section with no rating restriction (open to all ratings!)
Pairing: based on chess.com rapid rating.
Entry Fee: $15
Prizes: First place wins $20. Second place wins $15. Third place wins $5.
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.
Here is my official United States Chess Federation tournament listing.
If you aren't a USCF (United States Chess Federation) member, you must be a USCF member to play in my my tournament. You can join the USCF here.
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.
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 will also be offering a LIVE Q&A session on Zoom on Thursday, 7/13 at 5:40pm PST, in case anybody has questions about my tournament.
I hope you can play in the tournament! I want people to have fun while they play in my tournaments!
If your rating is under 1000, I'll analyze your chess games on my Twitch livestream!
Play in my next FREE monthly online chess tournament this
Saturday, June 24th at 10am PST.
To ensure fairplay, here are the requirements to play in this tournament:
1) You must be rated below chess.com's 1800 rating
2) You must have played a minimum of 12 chess games on chess.com.
The tournament is 5 rounds and the time control is G/10. That means one game can last 20 minutes.
First place wins a $20 Amazon.com gift card and a Chessable membership! Second and third place winners gets Chessable memberships too!
In order to play in the chess tournament, then you must be a member of my chess.com club.
Join my club here.
After you join, then you will see the link to join my chess tournament on my club's homepage.
If you don't see the link, here is the tournament link.
I host these monthly chess tournaments for my students and followers to have fun and learn. This is a great opportunity to play against my other students and followers!
I will be broadcasting all the tournament action on my YouTube chess channel. If you play in my tournament, then I will analyze at least one of your chess games on my YouTube chess channel.
This is a great way to get better in chess.
I DO NOT TOLERATE cheating in my tournaments. If you want to cheat, then DON'T play in my tournament. You WILL get CAUGHT cheating if you do cheat in my online chess tournaments! In other words, cheating is a very bad idea!
On a side note,
Orca Financial Group (www.OrcaFG.com) is graciously doubling our prize fund for the upcoming tournaments. OrcaFG was started by Georgiy Krasnopolskiy, who learned chess as a child, went to college on a chess scholarship, and then had a chess school. Chess is a passion of his and we are excited to have his help!
Play in my next FREE monthly online chess tournament on
Saturday, May 27th at 10am PST.
To ensure fairplay, here are the requirements to play in this tournament:
1) You must be rated below chess.com's 1800 rating
2) You must have played a minimum of 10 chess games on chess.com.
The tournament is 5 rounds and the time control is G/10. That means one game can last 20 minutes.
First place wins a $20 Amazon.com gift card!
In order to play in the chess tournament, then you must be a member of my chess.com club.
Join my club here.
After you join, then you will see the link to join my chess tournament on my club's homepage.
If you don't see the link, here is the tournament link.
I host these monthly chess tournaments for my students and followers to have fun and learn. This is a great opportunity to play against my other students and followers!
I will be broadcasting all the tournament action on my YouTube chess channel. If you play in my tournament, then I will analyze at least one of your chess games on my YouTube chess channel.
This is a great way to get better in chess.
I DO NOT TOLERATE cheating in my tournaments. If you want to cheat, then DON'T play in my tournament. You WILL get CAUGHT cheating if you do cheat in my online chess tournaments! In other words, cheating is a very bad idea!
On a side note, Orca Financial Group
(www.OrcaFG.com) is graciously doubling our prize fund for the upcoming tournaments. OrcaFG was started by Georgiy Krasnopolskiy, who learned chess as a child, went to college on a chess scholarship, and then had a chess school. Chess is a passion of his and we are excited to have his help!
Play in my next FREE monthly online chess tournament on
Saturday, April 29th at 10am PST. This tournament is for players who are rated below chess.com's 1800 rating.
The tournament is 5 rounds and the time control is G/10. That means one game can last 20 minutes.
First place wins a $20 Amazon.com gift card!
In order to play in the chess tournament, then you must be a member of my chess.com club.
Join my club here.
After you join, then you will see the link to join my chess tournament on my club's homepage.
If you don't see the link, here is the tournament link.
I host these monthly chess tournaments for my students and followers to have fun and learn. This is a great opportunity to play against my other students and followers! I will be broadcasting all the tournament action on my YouTube chess channel.
On a side note, I DO NOT TOLERATE cheating in my tournaments. If you want to cheat, then DON'T play in my tournament. You WILL get CAUGHT cheating if you do cheat in my online chess tournaments! In other words, cheating is a very bad idea!
On a side note, Orca Financial Group
(www.OrcaFG.com) is graciously doubling our prize fund for the upcoming tournaments. OrcaFG was started by Georgiy Krasnopolskiy, who learned chess as a child, went to college on a chess scholarship, and then had a chess school. Chess is a passion of his and we are excited to have his help!
This tournament starts at 10am PDT (Pacific Time). This tournament is for players who are rated below chess.com's 1800 rating.
The tournament is 5 rounds and the time control is G/10. That means one game can last 20 minutes.
Lots of prizes to be won:
First place wins a $20 Amazon.com gift card!
+Top female wins a chess.com 3 month diamond membership
+2nd place female wins a chess.com 2 month diamond membership
+ 3rd place female wins a chess.com one month diamond membership
In order to play in the chess tournament, then you must be a member of my chess.com club.
Join my club here.
After you join, then you will see the link to join my chess tournament on my club's homepage.
If you don't see the link, here is the tournament link.
I host these monthly chess tournaments for my students and followers to have fun and learn. This is a great opportunity to play against my other students and followers! I will be broadcasting all the tournament action on my YouTube chess channel.
On a side note, I DO NOT TOLERATE cheating in my tournaments. If you want to cheat, then DON'T play in my tournament. You WILL get CAUGHT cheating if you do cheat in my online chess tournaments! In other words, cheating is a very bad idea!
On a side note, Orca Financial Group
(www.orcafg.com) is graciously doubling our prize fund for the upcoming tournaments. OrcaFG was started by Georgiy Krasnopolskiy, who learned chess as a child, went to college on a chess scholarship, and then had a chess school. Chess is a passion of his and we are excited to have his help!
Play in my next monthly online chess tournament on
Saturday, Feb. 25th at 9am PST.
The tournament is 4 rounds and the time control is G/10. That means one game can last 20 minutes.
First place wins a $10 Amazon.com gift card! All skill levels and ages are welcome to partcipate.
In order to play in the chess tournament, then you must be a member of my chess.com club.
Join my club here. Free entry!
After you join, then you will see the link to join my chess tournament on my club's homepage.
I host these monthly chess tournaments for my students and followers to have fun and learn. This is a great opportunity to play against my other students and followers! I will be broadcasting all the tournament action on my YouTube chess channel.
On a side note, I DO NOT TOLERATE cheating in my tournaments. If you want to cheat, then DON'T play in my tournament. You WILL get CAUGHT cheating if you do cheat in my online chess tournaments! In other words, cheating is a very bad idea!
Play in my next monthly online chess tournament on
Sunday, January 29th at 4pm PST.
The tournament is 4 rounds and the time control is G/10. That means one game can last 20 minutes.
First place wins a $10 Amazon.com gift card! All skill levels and ages are welcome to partcipate.
In order to play in the chess tournament, then you must be a member of my chess.com club.
Join my club here. Free entry!
After you join, then you will see the link to join my chess tournament on my club's homepage.
I host these monthly chess tournaments for my students and followers to have fun and learn. This is a great opportunity to play against my other students and followers! I will be broadcasting all the tournament action on my YouTube chess channel.
On a side note, I DO NOT TOLERATE cheating in my tournaments. If you want to cheat, then DON'T play in my tournament. You WILL get CAUGHT cheating if you do cheat in my online chess tournaments! In other words, cheating is a very bad idea!
Play in my next monthly online chess tournament on
Saturday, December 24, at 12:07pm PST.
The tournament is 4 rounds and the time control is G/10. That means one game can last 20 minutes.
First place wins a $10 Amazon.com gift card! All skill levels and ages are welcome to partcipate.
In order to play in the chess tournament, then you must be a member of my chess.com club.
Join my club here. Free entry!
After you join, then you will see the link to join my chess tournament on my club's homepage.
I host these monthly chess tournaments for my students and followers to have fun and learn. This is a great opportunity to play against my other students and followers! I will be broadcasting all the tournament action on my YouTube chess channel.
On a side note, I DO NOT TOLERATE cheating in my tournaments. If you want to cheat, then DON'T play in my tournament. You WILL get CAUGHT cheating if you do cheat in my online chess tournaments! In other words, cheating is a very bad idea!
Play in my next monthly online chess tournament on
Sunday, November 13, at 6pm PST.
The tournament is 4 rounds and the time control is G/10. That means one game can last 20 minutes.
First place wins a $10 Amazon.com gift card! All skill levels and ages are welcome to partcipate.
In order to play in the chess tournament, then you must be a member of my chess.com club.
Join my club here. Free entry!
After you join, then you will see the link to join my chess tournament on my club's homepage.
I host these monthly chess tournaments for my students and followers to have fun and learn. This is a great opportunity to play against my other students and followers! I will be broadcasting all the tournament action on my YouTube chess channel.
On a side note, I DO NOT TOLERATE cheating in my tournaments. If you want to cheat, then DON'T play in my tournament. You WILL get CAUGHT cheating if you do cheat in my online chess tournaments! In other words, cheating is a very bad idea!
