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Chess Tournaments For Kids/Adults

Embassy Suites by Hilton Denver Downtown Convention Center – Just off the I-25 & W Colfax Ave. Exit

We have one last tournament for the 2021-2022 season.

Comes join us at the OTHER Embassy Suites on May 21st, 2022 located at 1420 Stout St. Denver, CO 80202 right next to the Big Blue Bear.

 

Stay tuned for our new future location for the 2022-2023 season!!

Chess Tournaments

May 21st, 2022

All times listed are Denver/USA Mountain Standard Time

Doors Open/Early Check-in & Registration: 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM

Morning meeting (mandatory): 8:30 AM

Round 1: 9:00 AM

Round 2: 10:00 AM

Round 3: 11:00 AM

Lunch: 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM ***The hotel will be providing freshly packaged lunches for $16 a person on site***

Round 4: 12:30 PM

Round 5: 1:30 PM

Awards: 2:30 PM

Game in 25 minutes with a 5-second increment per move; G/25+5

K – 3rd Grade (Under 800 USCF)

4th -6th Grade (Under 800 USCF)

7th – 12th Grade (Under 800 USCF)

K – 12th Grade (Under 1000 USCF)

K – 12th Grade (Under 1400 USCF)

OPEN (Open ALL ages and skill levels. Adults can play too!!)

Early Fee (registered at least one week prior to the tournament date):

K-3, 4-6, 7-12, U1000 + U1400 = $30

OPEN = $40

Late Fee (registered less than one week prior to the tournament date):

K-3rd, 4th-6th, 7th-12th, U1000 + U1400 = $35

OPEN = $45

We will have 1st – 5th place trophies for all scholastic sections. We will also have 1st – 3rd place overall School Team Trophies. A school must have 4 members to qualify as a team.

Open – 80% of entry fees!! Late fee charges not included in the prizes (based on 20 participants) 1st Place – $224 2nd Place – $168 3rd Place – $112 U1500 – $56 An under rating prize (e.g. U1500) will be in place as long if the number of participants is 10 or greater

A half-point bye will be given for any round prior to the start of the tournament. Once the tournament begins half-point byes can be requested for rounds 1-3 but only zero-point byes for rounds 4 + 5

Open – 80% of entry fees!! Late fee charges not included in the prizes (based on 20 participants) 1st Place – $224 2nd Place – $168 3rd Place – $112 U1500 – $56 An under rating prize (e.g. U1500) will be in place as long if the number of participants is 10 or greater

Fair Play: (taken from the chess.com website)

  • No chess programs or engines (e.g. Chessmaster, Fritz, Komodo, Houdini, Stockfish, Chessbase with any active UCI engine, etc.) can be used to analyze positions in ongoing games at any time.
  • No outside assistance OF ANY KIND is permitted.
  • Fixing game results by arranging games, playing with multiple accounts, or losing intentionally is also against the rules.

SANITATION POLICY ***NEW***

In light of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of the Delta variant; all participants that are unvaccinated (regardless of reason) will be REQUIRED to wear a mask at all times. Furthermore, all participants will be required to wash their hands in between rounds. Hand sanitizer will be made available at the tournament director’s desk.

For K-12 participants.
Required for those wishing to compete for school team trophies.
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