| What?: | Chess RVA “Cross Round” Chess Tourney |
| Who?: | Kindergarten through 8th grade (two sections) |
| When?: | Sunday, June 5th from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm (3 hours) |
| Where?: | Unplugged Café : 1300 Sycamore Square, Midlothian, VA 23113 |
| Why?: | Chess RVA’s cross round tourney will have you playing between 5 to 9 games in 3 hours. |
| How?: | As soon as your game ends, you are paired with the next available player. |
| How much?: | $20 if paid by May 28th, $25 if paid after May 28th. Register online at www.ChessRVA.com under Tournaments. |
| Other: | Trophies for section K-3 and 4-8 grade. Quick Rated, both rated and non-rated sections. USCF membership not required but recommended. Clocks at G/15 or less with delay 0 will be used if needed. |
Chess RVA’s tournaments:
- Occur in person every 4-6 weeks (non-COVID)
- Are only 3 hours long
- Have participants playing anywhere from 4-8 games
- Combine both unrated and quick rated (G/15) – membership with USCF for 4th graders and higher is recommended but not necessary – https://secure2.uschess.org/webstore/member.php?wkmemtp=U1)
- Have two sections K-3rd and 4th-8th with trophies for the top 2 in each section
- Give out chess key chains for all participants
- Applies the “touch move” rule
- Recording of moves not required
- Once game is completed, you will be matched with next available player
- Players may end up with a different number of games completed
- Clocks may be used to keep tournament on schedule
- Parents are free to stay or to go, but do not linger over your child’s chess board
- Free adult quad sections available, Quick Rated, G/20, delay 3 seconds
Contact Information: Brian Garbera 804-921-2410 cell/text