20241stAnnualTRI-VALLEYJUNCTION1

1ST ANNUAL TRI-VALLEY JUNCTION (USCF RATED) CHESS TOURNAMENT Saturday, October 19, 2024 5-Round Swiss, USCF-Rated Tournament Open to Everyone! Tournament capacity: 60 players   1. Dates & Location

•  Saturday, October 19, 2024
•  Location: 1662 SANDERLING AVE, MANTECA, CA 95337

2. Tournament Format:

• Tournament Format: Individual Swiss
• Total Rounds: 5
• Round Times: Saturday 11:00 am, 12:20 pm, 02:00 pm, 3:10 pm, 4:20 pm followed by prize distribution
• Time Control: G30;D0  (Each player will get 30 minutes with a 0-second delay after each move.)
• Games will be US Chess regular-rated. Tournament results will be submitted after the last round is finished.
• Sections: U300, U600 and U1200. U300 and U600 are scholastic and U1200 adults can participate.
• Pairings are based on the Oct 2024 supplemental regular US Chess ratings.
• Unrated players can only play in the any section.
• To request any change, please send email with player name and USCF ID one day before the tournament.

3. Byes

• 0.5 Byes are available for players in any round in case they can’t participate but would like to stay in the tournament.
• A maximum of 1 half-point byes can be requested in this tournament.
• Round 1-5 byes must be requested 15 minutes prior to the round start time.
• Late registrations will receive a half-point bye for any missed round, up to a total of 2 rounds.
• To request a bye after registration, please send email to learningpawn@gmail.com.

4. Prize Fund

• Top 5 will receive trophy on each section.

5. Registration

• Online Registration: • Click here to register on “Register Here” in below next section.
• Entry Fee: $40 (Entry Fee needs to send through zelle or paypal WITH ‘FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY’ OPTION to learningpawn@gmail.com ) and $50 for adults (age 18 above)
•  Late fee on the day of the tournament: $10 after October 17, 2024
•  $10 admin fee for all cancellations & refunds.

6. Eligibility

• Players must have current US Chess Federation membership. Expiration date of their US Chess membership must be later than the last day of the tournament.
• Not sure if you have a membership? Need to check the expiration date of your members? Visit: https://new.uschess.org/player-search
• Become a member or renew your membership: https://new.uschess.org/player-search
• Learning Pawn can help to renew/new membership: Need to fill up form https://forms.gle/7SWdaF9VR6sV7ysg7 with $20 fee. 

7. Tournament Rules

• Standard US Chess apply.
• Forfeit time is 30 minutes. Please be considerate of your opponent, and don’t be late! Let us know if you can’t make it to one round!

8. FAQ

• What do the time controls mean?

          The time controls tell you how much time you have for each game.           For example, G30;D0 means game in 30 minutes with a 0-second delay with each move. This means you get 30 minutes, your opponent                  gets 30 minutes, and at each move 0 seconds are delay to your clock

• How many games/rounds?

         The 5SS before the time control means there are 5 rounds or 5 games a player can play in the tournament. The tournaments are never                     elimination, so win or lose you can stay in the tournament. 9. CONTACT US

•     PHONE – MADHUSMITA ROUT (916-467-0742 – TEXT ONLY) BRAHMA MOHANTY (916-612-9711 TEXT ONLY)
•    EMAIL – LEARNINGPAWN@GMAIL.COM

LEARNING PAWN RESERVES THE RIGHT TO UPDATE ANY DETAILS OF THIS EVENT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SECTIONS, TIME CONTROL, ROUND TIMES, PRIZE FUND, ETC.) AS WE GET CLOSER TO THE EVENT DATE TO ENSURE AN EXCELLENT TOURNAMENT EXPERIENCE FOR PLAYERS.