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Some websites will link to this site. This is for our past tournament on December 21st, 2024. For our upcoming tournament on January 25, with a CHANGE IN FORMAT, go to this link: mukilteochess.pbworks.com/Free2

Saturday, December 21 & Saturday, January 25 Mukilteo Free Library Arena Tournaments!

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See the Results and Recap of our December 21, 2024 tournament.

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Free Chess Tournament @ Mukilteo Library!

4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd, Mukilteo, WA 98275

Saturday, December 21st 2024 & Saturday, January 25th 2025

Beginners, seasoned players, and spectators are welcome!

Arena Format like on LiChess.org . For full details see below v.

Join us for casual play in the library when it opens @ 10:00am.

Meeting room for the tournament opens at 1:00pm.

Rules overview 1:15. Games begin at 1:30. Games end 4:45.

To Register to Play, or for any inquiries, email ThisIsTravisJOlson@gmail.com

Register early! There is a strict limit of 24 players!

No more entries accepted after 11:59am the day of.

No registration is required for spectators!

> All players receive a free NWSRS rating after the tournament!

> Learn about other chess tournaments in the Seattle area.

> Learn more about tournaments in general!

> Learn how to qualify for the WA State Elementary Chess Championships in April!

> Learn the 6 essential rules of tournament play.

> Players of all ages and backgrounds are welcome!

All Chess Sets and Clocks will be provided!

Clocks will be placed at boards for each game that lasts over 30 minutes.

Then each player has 10 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 10-second delay each move.

(G/10, d10) Prizes will be awarded at the end based on donations.

This tournament format will be based on lichess.org Arena pairings.

1. There are no set round numbers.
2. Each player receives a card, one side green, the other side red. If you want to be paired, turn your card to the green side. If you want a break, turn it to the red side.
3. Each idle player with their card set to green is paired with another green-idle player of the most similar score and rating*.
4. Pairings should be avoided, whenever possible, between two players that have played each-other in the last hour, or if one of the players has faced the other in his / her last 3 games, whichever is shorter.
5. A player should not have to wait more than 10 minutes to receive a pairing, if there are unpaired players available.
6. Each win is worth one (1) point. Each draw is worth one-half (1/2 or 0.5) point.
7. Tiebreaks at the end are (A) number of games played, followed by (B) rating*, then (C) head-to-head score, then (D) dice roll.
8. There will be no "Berzerking" allowed in this tournament. (If you don't know what that is, then you don't need to worry!)
9.  There will be no "Streaks" counted for the purposes of scoring in this tournament. All wins are worth 1 point, and all draws are worth 0.5 point.
10. At 22 minutes before the official "games end" time (4:23pm, where games end at 4:45), all games in progress will receive a clock (G/10 d10) regardless of how long it has been since they started. No new games will be started after this time.
11. All games will be NWSRS rated. There are no memberships required for this tournament!

 *Regarding tiebreaks and pairing "similar" players: Lower rating breaks ties. Unrated beats rated player in tiebreaks. If both players in question are unrated, lower grade level wins. 

Is this your first chess tournament? Please review the following Rules for your First Chess Tournament before playing.

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