The October Action Swiss Tournament #3 (DMV Open Grand Prix Event) – Sunday, October 18th at 2 pm Eastern Daylight Time (1 pm CT, 12/noon MDT, or 11 am PDT)
This tournament will feature Swiss pairings, which are very different from our typical arena-style pairings. The different format is designed for players who have been asking for online Swiss tournaments which mimic over-the-board tournament conditions (i.e. relatively longer time controls, predetermined round times, etc.).
The time control will be game in 30 minutes with a 5-second increment. There will be four rounds. Rounds will be held at (Eastern Time): 2 pm, 3:20 pm, 4:40 pm, and 6 pm. The tournament will last for approximately 5 hours.
This event will be rated under the USCF online reqular (slow) rating system. The tournament will be run on lichess.org.
This tournament is open to both children and adults of any age or rating.
Before signing up for the tournament, please register for a lichess.org account (it's free!) if you do not have an existing account. If you have any issues try watching this video we originally made for our scholastic tournaments about how to register an account on lichess: https://www.
There will be four sections: Open, Under 1600, and Under 1100, and Under 700. These sections are determined by over-the-board USCF-regular rating. For example, a player with a rating of 1400 would belong in the Under 1600 section, a player rated 600 would belong in the Under 700 section, and so forth. Unrated players can play in any section. If you don't know which section you belong in, feel free to contact us.
All participants must be active members of the US Chess Federation.
Players can withdraw from the event at any time by pressing the "withdraw" button.
Prizes: Plaques for 1st, and trophies for 2nd and 3rd in every section. All plaques and trophies will be inscribed with the winner's name.
5 DMV Open Grand Prix points will be awarded for participation. 1 Grand Prix point will be awarded for each victory.
After you register, you will receive an email from us with instructions on how to join the tournament online. If you don't receive the email, please check your spam folder by typing the word instructions into your spam or junk folder.
We encourage players to complete the registration process and join the tournament online before 1:45 pm. If you're late to the tournament you could end up missing round 1!
Players will not be required to join a Zoom call during the tournament, but we will monitor the games very closely to ensure fair play. Lichess has an excellent algorithim for detecting cheating, and we will also do a post-tournament fair-paly inspection. If a participant's account is flagged for cheating by lichess, we have the prerogative to submit the player's games as losses for USCF-rating purposes, or (in rare cases) annul the games.
The entry fee is $20 by Saturday 10/17/2020 and then $25 on Sunday 10/18/2020
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to Josh Hiban at 703-415-6600 or tournaments@dmvchess.com
DMV Chess also offers online courses for scholastic players and private lessons for both children and adults. For more information, please visit dmvchess.com/courses-overview