Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024

6/SS, G/10, Unrated Event (Not USCF rated)

Bethesda Fountain Central Park
Enter at 72nd Street

FREE EVENT 

This event is not USCF rated.

COMPETITION SECTIONS (SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

All sections are playing "Clock Move" and not Touch Move. All moves are complete once a player hits their clock. Also, illegal moves result in the loss of one minute, and an illegal move with less than a minute on the clock, results in a loss.

Youth Unrated: Open to unrated players under age 12
Adult/Teen Unrated: Open to unrated players ages 13 and up
Novice: Open to players rated under 900
Reserve: Open to players rated 900-1299
Intermediate: Open to players rated 1300 to 1699
Open Championship: Open to players rated 1700 and above

THE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Check-in: 8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.
Opening Remarks: 10:45 a.m.
Rounds: 11:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., and 4:00 p.m.
Awards Ceremony: 4:30 p.m.

Public Bathrooms located on middle staircase passed the terrace playing area.

Are CIS tournaments public events? 

Yes, CIS tournaments are public events. By registering to the tournaments, participants (and their caregivers, if applicable) grant full permission to Chess in the Schools to use photographs, video- and/or audio-recordings of them, and/or their children, taken during CIS events in publications, news releases, online, and in other communications related to the mission of Chess in the Schools. No registrants and/or participants are entitled to compensation for their appearance in such materials. All registrants and participants release and discharge CIS from all liability, losses, and damages for libel, slander, invasion of privacy or any other claim arising out of or relating to the use of videotapes, recordings and/or photographs.