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10/31 – SAINT PETERSBURG EXTRA QUAD CHESS TOURNAMENT G30;D5.HALLOWEEN PARTY WITH PRIZES!

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10\/31 \u2013 SAINT PETERSBURG EXTRA QUAD CHESS TOURNAMENT G30;D5.HALLOWEEN PARTY WITH PRIZES!
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10/31 – SAINT PETERSBURG EXTRA QUAD CHESS TOURNAMENT G30;D5.HALLOWEEN PARTY WITH PRIZES!
CHESS, HALLOWEEN FUN & LOTS OF PRIZES!
With a 30-minute time control and 3 rounds, our chess tournament will finish before 3:00 PM! After the tournament, we will have a Halloween party with lots of prizes and surprises! Everyone wearing a Halloween costume will receive a prize, and the best costume will win an extra prize! Everyone is invited to come play chess, have fun, eat candy, celebrate Halloween, and win prizes!
Future tournaments:
Two days tournaments:
12/19 – 12/20 – 14th Annual Saint Petersburg Open Championship
Swiss G40; d5: 11/7.
Quad G40; d5: 11/14, 12/26.
Extra quad G60; d5: 11/28.
Open & Scholastic: 12/5.

There will be no “Byes” or withdrawals allowed. Please complete all your Quad games.

WHAT IS THE QUAD CHESS TOURNAMENT? After all the players have entered, they’re ordered from highest rating to lowest. Unrated players are placed at the low end. The top four players are placed into their own section (a “quad”), then the next four highest in another section, and so on down the list. The players in each quad play a round robin, one game against each of the players in their section, for a total of three games each. If there is not an even multiple of four players, the lowest section (usually) will have the few extra players and play a three round Swiss tournament rather than a round robin. The quad format is popular in one day events, and results in players of the most similar playing strengths being paired together for all three rounds. A Quad Tournament consists of the top four ranked players (#s 1-4) on the Chess Ladder playing each other, then the second top four ranked players (#s 5-8) playing each other, then the third top four ranked players (#s 9-12) playing each other, and so forth. Each group of four chess players is called a Quad.If two family members are at the same Quad,I can move one of them to another Quad.

ADVANTAGES OF QUAD TOURNAMENTS: The advantage of Quad Tournaments, and why players enjoy them so much, is that players of the same strength and experience are able to compete against each other. In addition, the less experienced players are able to win the same "First Place" prizes as their more experienced, stronger counterparts in Quad I and II. You have opportunity your rating to go up faster!!!
LOCATION: Saint Petersburg Chess Club 540 4th Avenue North Saint Petersburg, FL 33701 (it is located in between Mirror Lake and the Coliseum, next to the Sunshine Center.)
REGISTRATION: 10:00-10:45 a.m. If you want to make sure you can play, you need to Pay ahead of time here - https://home.chessregister.com/
ENTRY FEE:
$25 if paid by Wednesday (3 days before the tournament)
$30 if paid by Friday.
$35 if paid on Saturday.

USCF membership is required. Please check your USCF ID and renew it if it has expired. If you need me to do it on site add $5 to your bill.
ROUNDS: Three Rounds, First starts at approx. 11:00 a.m.
TIME CONTROL: G60; d5
PRIZES: $65 for first place at each Quad or very big trophies for 1st place (if two players tied for 1st place $33 each, or chess trophies for 1st place for both)
Trophies for 1st to 3rd place for the last section!
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Due to space limitation to secure your spot Pay online ahead of time! BRING YOUR CHESS CLOCK!!!
Visit our website- https://saintpetersburgchessclub.com/ for more information about chess at Saint Petersbug.
Join our Facebook groups Saint Petersburg Chess Tournaments - https://www.facebook.com/groups/385692191510406/
For more information you can call (727) 776-5583, or send me email to [email protected]
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