LEARNING PAWN

6-ROUND SWISS — FULL WEEKEND, FIDE-RATED TOURNAMENT (MASTER, EXPERT SECTION ONLY)

1. DATES & LOCATION

  • SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21 – SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22
  •  LOCATION: LEARNING PAWN, 9706 FAIROAKS BLVD, FAIROAKS CA 95628

 

2. TOURNAMENT FORMAT:

  • TOURNAMENT FORMAT: INDIVIDUAL SWISS
  • TOTAL ROUNDS: 6
  • ROUND TIMES: SATURDAY 10:00 AM, 2:00 PM 6:00 PM AND SUNDAY 09:00 AM, 1:00 PM 5:00 PM
  • TIME CONTROL: G/90+5S INC  (GAME IN 90 MINUTES WITH A 5-SECOND INCREMENT AFTER EACH MOVE.)
  • GAMES WILL BE US CHESS REGULAR-RATED AND FIDE-RATED. TOURNAMENT RESULTS WILL BE SUBMITTED

         IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE LAST ROUND IS FINISHED.

  • SECTIONS: MASTER (2000+), EXPERT(2000-) AND UNDER1200.
  • PAIRINGS ARE BASED ON THE NOVEMBER 2024 SUPPLEMENTAL REGULAR US CHESS RATINGS.
  • PLAY-UP:NO PLAY UP FOR 2000+ RATED TOURNAMENT, AND BUT ALLOWED IN EXPERT SECTION
  • UNRATED PLAYERS CAN ONLY PLAY IN THE U1200 SECTION.
  • TO REQUEST ANY CHANGE, PLEASE SEND EMAIL TO LEARNINGPAWN@GMAIL.COM 

         WITH PLAYER’S LAST, FIRST NAME  AND USCFID.


  • SCHOLASTIC SECTION
  • TOTAL ROUND: 5
  •  SECTION: U300, U600
  • ROUND TIME: 10:00AM, 11:20AM, 01:00AM, 2:30PM, 4:00PM 
  • TIME CONTROL: G30;D0  


3. BYES

  • 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 2 HALF-POINT BYES CAN BE REQUESTED IN THIS TOURNAMENT.

         ROUND 1-3 BYES MUST BE REQUESTED 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ROUND START TIME. 

  • ROUND 4 BYES MUST BE REQUESTED BEFORE THE START OF ROUND 1. 

         ROUND 4 BYE IS IRREVOCABLE TO PREVENT PRIZE-FUND MANIPULATIONS. 

  • LATE REGISTRATIONS WILL RECEIVE A HALF-POINT BYE FOR ANY MISSED ROUND,

         UP TO A TOTAL OF 1 ROUNDS.

  • TO REQUEST A BYE AFTER REGISTRATION, PLEASE SEND EMAIL TO LEARNINGPAWN@GMAIL.COM 

         WITH NAME(LAST, FIRST) AND USCFID

 

4. PRIZE FUND

    • PRIZE DISTRIBUTION BASED ON A MINIMUM OF 20 ENTRIES PER SECTION 

 

Place Master Expert U1200
1st Place $500 $350 $200
2nd Place $300 $200 $100
3rd Place $200 $100 $50
4th Place $100 $50 $25
5th Place $50 $50 $25

ADDITIONAL CASH PRIZE DISTRIBUTION:  IF THERE ARE MORE THAN 20 ENTRIES IN ANY SECTION, 60% OF THE ADDITIONAL ENTRY FEES COLLECTED WILL BE DISTRIBUTED AS  BONUS PRIZES, PRORATED ACROSS THE PLACEMENTS.

  •  PLEASE ALLOW 1-2 WEEKS FOR PROCESSING PRIZE CHECKS.
  •  PER IRS RULES ANYONE WITH A CUMULATIVE $600+ PRIZES IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR WILL NEED 

          TO FILL OUT A W-9 FORM AND LEARNING PAWN WILL BE PROVIDING A 1099 FORM

          AT THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR.

 

5. REGISTRATION

  • ONSITE REGISTRATION: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21: 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM
  •  ENTRY FEE: MASTER (2000+) – $150, EXPERT(2000-) – $100 AND UNDER1200 – $70 , SCHOLASTIC(U300, U600, U1000) – $50                    BY DECEMBER 19 AFTER THAT $20 EXTRA.  

          ENTRY FEE NEEDS TO SEND THROUGH ZELLE OR PAYPAL WITH ‘FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY’



          OPTION TO LEARNINGPAWN@GMAIL.COM .

  •  PLAY-UP FOR MEMBER: $20 (NO PLAY UP FOR MASTER SECTION)
  •  LATE FEE ON THE DAY OF THE TOURNAMENT: $20
  •  10% OF ENTRY FEE WILL BE CHARGED FOR ALL CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS BEFORE .
  •  FREE ENTRY FOR GM/IM/WGM/WIMS AND 2300+ RATED PLAYERS BY DECEMBER 19.
  • https://forms.gle/GVbGiPezrZSTmU5u7  TO REGISTER OR CLICK ON BELOW SECTION  “REGISTER HERE” 
  •  TO REQUEST ANY CHANGE, PLEASE SEND EMAIL TO LEARNINGPAWN@GMAIL.COM WITH SUBJECT: 

          REQUEST TO CHANGE WITH PLAYERS NAME, USCF ID.

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

 

 7. TOURNAMENT RULES

  • STANDARD US CHESS AND MODIFIED FIDE RULES APPLY.
  • FORFEIT TIME IS 60 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, G/90+5INC MEANS GAME IN 90 MINUTES WITH A 5-SECOND INCREMENT WITH EACH MOVE. 

         THIS MEANS  YOU GET 90 MINUTES, YOUR OPPONENT GETS 90 MINUTES, AND AT EACH MOVE 5 SECONDS ARE 

         ADDED TO YOUR CLOCK.

  • HOW MANY GAMES/ROUNDS?

         THE 6SS BEFORE THE TIME CONTROL MEANS THERE ARE SIX ROUNDS OR FOUR GAMES A PLAYER CAN PLAY

         IN THE TOURNAMENT. THE TOURNAMENTS ARE NEVER ELIMINATION, SO WIN OR LOSE YOU CAN STAY IN THE

         TOURNAMENT.

9. CONTACTS:

    EMAILID – LEARNINGPAWN@GMAIL.COM 

    PHONE (TEXT ONLY)– MADHUSMITA ROUT (916-467-0742)

                                                BRAHMA MOHANTY  (916-612-9711)

    FIDE RELATED QUESTION – FA SCOTT MASON (SCOTT-MASON@OUTLOOK.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.

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3RD ANNUAL JAI JAGANNATH CHESS TOURNAMENT (FIDE RATED)

DEC 21-22, 2023


Advance Entries
Last, First NameUSCF IDUSCF RATINGSection
Gopalakrishnan, Kritin165451302170MASTER (2000+) (FIDE)
Nanugonda, Vishva163803122229MASTER (2000+) (FIDE)
Viswanath, Tejaswini165575941371EXPERT(2000-) (FIDE)
Vuluvala , Ritvik314996761243EXPERT(2000-) (FIDE)
Yenamandra, Srinadh306835481186EXPERT(2000-) (FIDE)
Rout, Mohit Kumar30672059943U1200
Padhi, Ayan173108931065U1200
KAVANDAL, PRANAV 302561141915EXPERT(2000-) (FIDE)
KAVANDAL, ARNAV302558671735EXPERT(2000-) (FIDE)
Bogi, Yudhin310062321158EXPERT(2000-) (FIDE)
Dysart, Damyan313494841388EXPERT(2000-) (FIDE)
HEBERT D GARCIA129192241724EXPERT(2000-) (FIDE)
Chu, Alexandru307926271184U1200
Chu, Maximo31585973599U1000
BELLAMKONDA, JAYANI306772081034U1200
Alonzo McCaulley124503211862EXPERT(2000-) (FIDE)
Deeble, Mason32146430760U1000
Hundiwale, Aarjav31862011109U300
Pullela Sricharan155803372208MASTER (2000+) (FIDE)
Suresh, Abinav32000573102U300
Bemgal, Arjun31186524519U1000
Wexler, Jadon32203341unrU1200
Patel, Tanush32204014unrU300
Khandelwal, Pranav31756384870U1200
Annamalai, Diya31768419384U600
Samanu, Adarsh30446393883U1200
Yuktaa Sundarakamalan32212643unrU300
Vergara, Daniel32200840unrU1200
Chiam, Aiden30980719880U1200
Bachhav, Rudra31011672660U1000
Rangel, Carlos148898532055MASTER (2000+) (FIDE)
SATPATHY, SAANVI30680723362U600
SATPATHY, SRIMANN160371101212EXPERT (2000-) (FIDE)
Gupta, Ivansh31372558625U1000
Mallela, Abhishek128888112096MASTER (2000+) (FIDE)
Kayal, Rishan304071601412EXPERT(2000-) (FIDE)
Wang,Jacob170836552005MASTER (2000+) (FIDE)
Narayanan, Ravi127630811604EXPERT(2000-) (FIDE)
Venkataramani, Rithvik173155811040EXPERT(2000-) (FIDE)
Hitesh kundanuru31590385615U1000
Yao, Hanchi165129982120MASTER (2000+) (FIDE)
Srihaan, Edla30980767389U600
Youting Long312641731382EXPERT(2000-) (FIDE)
Teresa Long316627521026U1200
RITHAMAN KUMAR LEXMISREE31428478101U300
LINGESH KUMAR LEXMISREE31427867254U300
Rowshandel, Armiya316897131200U1200
Madraswala, Zahra32212669unrU1000
Madraswala, Idris 32212659unrU1000
Richards, Derek32020463946U1200
Liu, Emily30887875840U1200
Liu, Yang308878401084EXPERT(2000-) (FIDE)
Srikar Yenamandra32000581257U600
Tankhiwale Aayush31266771363U600
Basra, Sehj31989465420U600
Nakate, Ayush31889522423U600
Nakate, Anaaya31889537213U300
Advik Lad31997361211U300
Akepati, Arin31150773743U1000
Anika Kalidindi32021338590U600
Saurjyesh Potla32024889507U600
Konduru Khushi30528448871U1200
Srinivasan, Sivavishnu167780042068MASTER (2000+) (FIDE)
Pinak Phelps, Avatar31024655302U600