Competitor’s entry fee will help cover travel, lodging, and long luncheon. You will need to plan ahead for clothing and such to accompany winners’ lodging extension thru the Championship on Day 7.
All ChessQuake Champions [and guardians/+1s] are also invited to eat at Breaks & Luncheon while they prepare for the Championship.

ChessQuake Open’s Rules

Each day competitors play [x4] 2h10min Rounds of [x3] Games, clock set to 20min:20min with two 5min breaks that flank Game #2

Within each Round; Players will be divided into groups of [6] competing on three Boards in alternating fashion for swapping seats within the Round so as to play 12 others by day’s end – for a more final placement.

Each Exhibition Ballroom is staged sets of twelve tables divided into groups of [3] tables/[6] players where current 1st, 7th, 13th and 19th plays black and 6th, 12th, 18th and 24th plays white [repeat 25th-48th for Scholastic].

At the start of Round [1] players will be arranged 1st-24th [25th-48th] first by FIDE rating and then if tie rating, the younger is considered as higher rated – and so on if multiple. 

After each of [3] Games in a Round, players will accrue points based on the standard point system:
Win= +1 – Draw= +.5 – Lose= 0

Rounds 2-4 will be accrued points followed by the above listed hierarchy.

ChessQuake Round Description
Players 1st-6th will be described; and each section will repeat in style.

1. Players check Expo App or ChessQuake’s Digital Displays for current placements/points and seating chart. 

2. Tables/Boards Alternating as Black-White-Black
a. 1st Player sits on Board 1 playing Black.
b. 3rd Player sits on Board 2 playing White.
c. 5th Player sits on Board 3 playing Black.
d. 2nd Player sits on Board 1 playing White.
e. 4th Player sits on Board 2 playing Black.
f. 6th Player sits on Board 3 playing White.

3. Game 1 of the Round begins by Players shaking hands.
White moves and starts the 20m:00s v 20m:00s clock.
If White is late, Black starts the clock.

4. Conclusion of Game 1: Players take 5min Break and on return swap seats within their section this Round.
Players stay same table side because the Boards alternate.
Odd Players rotate left; Even Players rotate right
a. 1st Player goes to Board 3
b. 3rd Player goes to Board 1
c. 5th Player goes to Board 2
d. 2nd Player goes to Board 2
e. 4th Player goes to Board 3
f. 6th Player goes to Board 1 

5. Game 2 of the Round begins by Players shaking hands.
White moves and starts the 20m:00s v 20m:00s clock.
If White is late, Black starts the clock.

6. Conclusion of Game 2: Players take 5min Break and on return swap seats within their section this Round.
Players stay same table side because the Boards alternate.
Odd Players rotate left; Even Players rotate right
a. 1st Player goes to Board 2
b. 3rd Player goes to Board 3
c. 5th Player goes to Board 1
d. 2nd Player goes to Board 3
e. 4th Player goes to Board 1
f. 6th Player goes to Board 2

7. Game 3 of the Round begins by Players shaking hands.
White moves and starts the 20m:00s v 20m:00s clock.
If White is late, Black starts the clock.

8. Arbiters spend the Players’ Post-Round Break to post results to algorithms to update ChessQuake’s Seating for the next Round on the Expo App and Tournament Digital Displays.
a. New Placements will be by total number of points won and then by FIDE rating and then by youngest age for 1st-24th [or 25th-28th].

Repeat thrice for four Rounds.

Event Schedule
9:30AM-9:30PM EST

Round 1 = 9:30AM-11:40AM
Break 1 = 11:40AM-12:15PM
*Catered Cont. Breakfast
Round 2 = 12:15PM-2:25PM
Luncheon= 2:25PM-3:55PM 
Round 3 = 3:55PM-6:05PM
Break 2 = 6:05PM-6:40PM
*Catered Subs and Such
Round 4 = 6:40PM-8:50PM
Tallying= 8:50PM-9:00PM
Sudden Death Tiebreakers
9:00PM-9:20PM
Lower Rating plays White

Pro Tiers:
10min:10min Rapid Tiebreaker

Scholastic Tier: 
x2 5min:5min Rapid Tiebreaker

Awards = 9:20PM-9:30PM
Any Final Point Ties after Sudden Death are ranked by entry FIDE Rating and then again by Youngest Age.

Prizes in Overview dropdown above.