ICA Spring Online Tournament
Sunday March 21st, 2021
5 Round Swiss at G/30;+10
Online Rated Tournament at ICC (free 6 month membership included)
$2,000 prize fund based on 50 entries (open section)
2 Sections - Open and Scholastic Under 1000 - both sections are Online Rated
Round times (all in CDT): 10 am, noon, 2 pm, 4pm and 6pm
Open Section Prizes:
Scholastic Under 1000 Prizes: Trophies to top 5 players
Cameras/Prize eligibility: To be eligible for a prize you must join the zoom meeting using your real name with your camera on. Open section players must have a side/rear camera. Best angle shows the player and the monitor with the game at the same time.
Open Section Entry Fee: $45 by 3/10, $50 by 3/15, $55 by 3/19. Registration closes 3/19.
Scholastic Under 1000 Entry Fee: $20 by 3/10, $25 by 3/15, $30 by 3/19. Registration closes 3/19.
Internet Chess Club has graciously offered to give all players a free six-month membership to ICC and donate $500 worth of prizes of products available through ICC.
Additional benefits: Any player that does not have a membership will receive a free 6-month membership for the Illinois Chess Association. Having a membership with ICA comes with benefits, such as five dollars ($5) off many tournaments, including all ICA state sponsored tournaments, discounts on Chess Base (We still have some left from our last batch), etc.
US Chess membership is required. You can purchase or a renew a membership from the US Chess member store at https://new.uschess.org/become-member.
All games are reviewed for fair-play. Prizes may take at least two weeks depending on the fair-play review.
Ratings are based on the higher of the regular or online regular rating.
After registration: If you have not yet played a rated tournament at ICC, go to register.chessclub.com/ica to link your US Chess ID and your ICC username.
Game Link: All games will be played on ICC. Join the tournament at play.chessclub.com/ica.
Zoom link: Click the Zoom button to join the zoom meeting: Join ICA Zoom