Georgia 2020-Virtual K-12-Grade Level Championship

Georgia 2020-Virtual K-12-Grade Level Championship

 2020 GA K-12 Virtual Grade Level Championship 

Saturday, December 5th, 2020

List of Pre-Registered Players -> Link  

Who Can Play: Open to all Georgia students in grades K-12

Where: Chestronics-Virtual Platform link -> https://virtual.schoolchessleague.us/

Registration Link : https://chesstronics.com/georgia-k-12-gradelevel/

 

Sections: 13 sections (one for each grade K-12). Your child MUST register to play in his/her grade. *Sections may be combined if there are not enough players in one section.

 

Entry fee: Early Bird $27 online through MIDNIGHT on Nov 30th; Late Registration $32 online from Dec. 1st through MIDNIGHT Thursday, December 3rd.   No registration after December 3rd. Early Bird Registrants will get a username and password by Midnight on December 1st and late registrants get their info by Midnight before the tournament day. 

 

Registration: You must register online by midnight on Thursday, December 3rd. 

Please note: USCF membership required. See FAQ for cancellation details. Refunds may be issued 5-7 business days after the tournament.  

Format for Grades K-12

 

Grades K-8:  5 rounds, rated, Swiss-Style tournament, 25 minutes per player with a 5 second delay (G25;d5)

Schedule for Grades K-8:  1st round 10:00 a.m , 2nd round ASAP after end of 1st round, then lunch break – 3rd round 1:00 p.m. 4th and 5th rounds ASAP after end of previous rounds . All participants should be logged in by 9:30 a.m. for instructions. 

Grades 9-12: 4 rounds, rated Swiss-Style tournament, 40 minutes per player with a 5 second delay (G40;d5)

Schedule for Grades 9-12: 1st Round 10:00 a.m. – 2nd Round ASAP after end of 1st Round – 3rd Round 1:00 P.M. – 4th Round ASAP after end of 3rd Round. All participants should be logged into virtual platform by 9:30 a.m..  

Byes for Grades K-12:  No Bye available in  the First Round. All players must play Round 1. You may request a maximum of ONE, ½ point bye from 2nd round to last round.          

Prizes for Grades K-12: Trophies for Top 3 in each Grade! A Special award of $100 (Value) for 1000+ Puzzles, Access Membership including Free Game Review by National Master for each Grade Champion!  Trophies will be shipped within 7-10 business days. 

Information: schoolmaster@schoolchessleague.us

Email for Tournament Coordinators: headcoach@schoolchessleague.us and TD@schoolchessleague.us

             

NOTE:
Please review tournament entry fee refund policy and online tournament ratings regulations with your child before registering: 

  As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this tournament will be held online only.   

  This tournament is USCF Rated, which will impact your "ONLINE USCF Rating" not your current Regular Rating.  

  The Tournament Entry Fee is not refundable unless you inform us via email you cannot attend at least 24 hours before the start of the tournament.    

  To prevent cheating and encourage fair play, we randomly monitor players based on their game performance, our AI Enabled assistance and Tournament Director Game Review Insights.  

  If we suspect a player is using an online tool to aid in their game, we may ask them to share the screen on Zoomor enable their web-cameras, 

  Players found to violating USCF rules by the TDs will have all rights suspended immediately and the tournament entry fee and/or prize money they may be winning will not be  awarded/refunded.  The games of suspicious player will not be submitted for USCF rating, we may report unethical play to the US Chess Federation. 

  Please click the following link to know more rules on online rating rules agreements: LINK