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Tournament Policies:
Tournament Registration: Initial Registration must be done on our website. The registration deadline for the tournament is 30 minutes before the scheduled start time. Players who register after this cutoff may receive a bye for the first round. Refunds are available 1 hour before the tournaments; no refunds for no-shows. If a player is familiar with the rules and possess an active US Chess ID, you're eligible to participate. Players of all ages and skill levels are welcome. Players obtain a chess rating through the United States Chess Federation (USCF) by participating in rated tournaments. The US Chess ID is unique to each player, facilitating tracking of progress, tournament history, and rating adjustments. NM+ (National Master and above) play for free in our non-FIDE tournaments.
Tournament Refund Policy: For scholastic, blitz, and weekly Swiss tournaments, a full refund is available if cancellation is made at least 2 hours before the start time. No refunds are issued for cancellations within 2 hours of the start time or for no-shows. To cancel your registration, please contact us before the applicable deadline. Refunds are typically processed within five business days. Missed tournaments are not eligible for refunds.
Commitments and Missed Rounds: Inform us as soon as possible if you cannot play a round. Half-point byes are available if requested before the start of the preceding round. If not requested in time, the bye will be worth zero points.
2) If you don’t have a USCF rating yet, but you do have a FIDE rating or substantiated online chess rating, you can request to play up based on that alternate rating, provided that it is reasonably correlated with the section that you’re seeking. (The FIDE conversion formula we use is [USCF = (-1073 + 1.5667*FIDE if FIDE ≤ 2000) OR (20 + 1.02 × FIDE if FIDE > 2000)].
Section Placement: You are automatically placed in a section based on the monthly rating supplement in effect on the day of the tournament. Unrated Players are placed in the lowest section unless you provide evidence of a convertible rating (e.g., FIDE or recognized online). The Tournament Director (TD) has final discretion.
Prize Claims: Players have up to one month from the tournament date to claim their prize winnings before they expire.