The Pacific Regional Grade Level Online Championship

The Pacific Regional Grade Level Online Championship

Scholastic Special Event
USCF Online Regular Rated!

All games on ChessKid.com

Open for everyone in PK through Grade 12!

Pairing --- Standing --> Please scroll down!

Event Schedule:  Rounds are manually paired by Chief TD Judit Sztaray. 

Round 1 -   9:30AM PT
Round 2 - 11:00AM PT
Round 3 - 12:30PM PT
Round 4 -   2:00PM PT
Round 5 -   3:30PM PT

Estimated endtime: 5PM PT

Help desk is available and open from 8:30AM - Email us for the zoom link! 

TD Announcements:

• I've made a short video this morning for everyone to watch it together before the tournament. 
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C-Cwynhk80&list=PLrIIWIIu-6XqaV5E9l5mNrvt3Nnd-VhFM&index=6  
  These are mostly TD announcements, so it's very important to listen to it!
  I do appreciate your time and support and it will directly contribute to the success of this tournament.
   
• I've also made a tutorial video on how to get ready on ChessKid: where to go and what to do and not to do, and what to expect. If you haven't watched this, please do:
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lge9Cc8Ecc0&list=PLrIIWIIu-6XqaV5E9l5mNrvt3Nnd-VhFM&index=5

Eligibility - Players must have:

- current US Chess Federation membership
- chesskid.com account that is part of Mechanics' Chess Club (free account is perfectly sufficient) 
 

Format:

- 5 rounds of G/25+5  -- US Chess Online Regular Rated

Sections: UPDATE: all sections are played on ChessKid!!

• Kindergarten - Grade1
• Grade 2 - Grade 3
• Grade 4 - Grade 5
• Merged Sections: Grade 6 - Grade 8 (Junior High) & Grade 9 - Grade 12 (High School) 

Players are ordered in their sections based on OTB or ONL (whichever is the higher) November 2020 supplemental regular rating!
No playup allowed.
All games are played on ChessKid.com
 

List of regsitered players as of 11/28 12:00AM

Scroll down to standing please :)

General Tournament Details

- pairing will be done manually using match command on chesskid.com 
 You'll need to be on https://www.chesskid.com/play/fastchess and wait for your game to pop up!  

- Games will be US Chess Online regular rated - tournament will be submitted 5-7 days after the tournament to allow all games to be screened for fair play.
- BYE: byes are allowed and possible! if you can't make one or more rounds, simply ask for a half point bye in advance!
  Round 5 byes must be requested before the start of the tournament. Byes for Round 1-4 must be requested 30 minutes before round start.
- more rules might be published as we move forward

Rules: standard USCF rules apply with special attention to the newly approved Chapter 10 rules for Online Chess.

• Mouse slips count, no take-backs.
• No notation is neccessary.
• For standings and pairings - please check back on this page.
   

Prizes:  

Entry Fee: 

Mechanics' Institute members: $25
Non-members: $35    -- Student membership for the Mechanics' Institute is only $65 - Please consider joining here: www.milibrary.org/join and put Chess in your referred by.
Cancellation within 24 hours will have a $10 processing fee. Thank you for your kind understanding.

Fair Play

US Chess online rated tournament - most USCF rules and consequences apply.
Players should not use any outside assistance: not have other browsers open and not be talking to other people during their games
Parents are strongly encouraged to monitor their kids' activity during the tournament to ensure fair play.
All games will be carefully reviewed by chess.com and Mechanics' Institue Chess club staff during and after the event.
Players found or believed to be violating fair play are not eligible for a prize and their account will be removed from Mechanics' group.
Players who are confirmed to be using outside assistance will be reported to US Chess and restricted from future Mechanics' online and over-the-board events.

Parents - Please help us educate your child that IT'S SIMPLY NOT WORTH THE RISK!

For some helpful links regarding fair play, please check these out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KHWnA9snAQ&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2UAZBQvHRyTlc1f7t9UtcwEJW43YmPOgb22fXeP_imQ4Nga07Knx2Dyws
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knvySXCNfd8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7PI9Q9uoSE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5KaxBW7rlU

Fair play screening: all games will be screened by both ChessKid.com and by Dr. Kenneth W. Regan, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo. 

The Organizer and/or the Chief Tournament Director can require players to play their games with a camera that records the player playing with a view to the screen. Players should be prepared to provide this precaution if asked to do so.

For players who are interested in play in our online tournament,
PLEASE fill out our online Players database: https://forms.gle/X3hChCWbusHp4Ze56
to get email notifications about last minute changes and invitational opportunities.