Twin Rook - Online Scholastic Tournament - 17th July 2021

Twin Rook online scholastic tournament is focused on encouraging school students to experience rated competitive circuits. The objective is to give the younger generation a platform to develop their chess skills and their overall social personality. Twin Rook tournaments are USCF rated are run on chesskid.com platform.

Prizes:

Top 3 in each section will be awarded cash prize. 1st place - $25, 2nd place - $15, 3rd place - $10. Cash prize for a section is applicable only if there is at-least 6 entries in that section. In addition, trophies and e-certificates will be awarded.

1st place winner in each category will also receive a free entry for the following Twin Rook tournament.

Rules:

Swiss pairing system and standard USCF tournament rules shall apply.

Each player will get 25 minutes with a 5-second increment.

5 rounds for K-1 & K2/3. 7 rounds for K4/5 and K6.

Subsequent round will start 10 mins after the last game of the previous round.

Pre-requisites:

An active USCF membership is required. You can join the USCF or renew an expired USCF membership at this link: https://new.uschess.org/become-member.

Players must be registered for the tournament via https://www.twinrookchess.com/reservations at-least 1 hour prior to the tournament. Early registration discounts are available.

Sections: K-1, K-2/3, K-4/5, K-6 and above

Fees: $23 if registered by 12-Jul-21, use Early Bird Coupon - EARLYBIRD12 and $28 if registered on or after 13-Jul-21. Twin Rook chess members can avail a 20% discount.