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August Knights Online

The Saint Louis Chess Club will be hosting our monthly Knights tournament online through Lichess.org!

Format:

4SS; G/60+5
This event is NOT USCF rated
One Open Section

Registration & Entry:

Must be a monthly or annual member of the Saint Louis Chess Club
Registration ends at 6:30 PM on August 6th
Entry: No entry fee
MUST be a member of the Saint Louis Chess Club Discord server
- You will be required to check in through Discord 20+ minutes in advance before each round
- Pairings & real time tournament updates will also be posted on Discord

Rounds:

Every Thursday in the month of July at 7:00 pm
- 4 rounds of G/60+5

Prize fund:

USCF classical ratings will be used to calculate prizes

Top finisher overall receives an annual Saint Louis Chess Club membership and a free 1 hour lesson with the Grandmaster in residence
Top U2000, U1600, and U1200 will receive a free 1 hour lesson with the Grandmaster in residence
All tiebreakers will be decided by a best of two 15+2 match followed by a blitz armageddon match if necessary

When

August 6th, 2020 7:00 PM through August 27th, 2020 9:30 PM

Location

Online - Lichess.org
United States

Contact

Phone: (314) 361-2437
Email: info@saintlouischessclub.org

OUR MISSION It is the mission of the Saint Louis Chess Club, an educational organization, to maintain a formal program of instruction to teach the game of chess and to promote and support its educational program through community outreach and local and national partnerships to increase the awareness of the educational value of chess.

NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Wheelchair/disability access is available in the rear - please proceed through the parking lot to our east and around to our back door. If you need additional assistance, please let us know.

The Saint Louis Chess Club admits students of any gender, race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

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