George Floyd Memorial

George Floyd Memorial

Join fellow chess players in a blitz tournament in memory of George Floyd.

100% of donations from the tournament will go towards local organizations fighting against racial inequality in Minnesota and Nationwide.

 The MSCA will be sponsoring a $250 Prize Fund, and covering the costs from USCF and PayPal fees.

Tournament Info

  • Date: Saturday, June 20th
  • Time: 5-7pm (Central Time)
  • Time Control: 12 Rounds of 5+0
  • USCF Online Blitz Rated
  • Tournament Link: https://lichess.org/team/george-floyd-memorial-tournament
  • Format: This tournament uses the built-in Lichess Swiss. This means:
    • No advance bye requests
    • Each round starts immediatly after the previous one ends
    • Paired using Lichess Ratings 

$250 Prize Fund:

  • Prizes are sponsored by the MSCA
  • 1st $60, 2nd $30
  • u2200, u2000, u1800, u1600, u1400, u1200, u1000, u800 each $20

Donations:

  • $10 entry fee for the tournament. If you wish to give more, or you want to give money without registering for the tournament, you can send it to https://paypal.me/msca2020
  • Entry fee will go up to $15 on Friday. Registrations close at 3pm on Saturday.
  • If you want to mark your donation as going to a specific organization, please let us know.
List of organizations:

Send any questions about registration to to msca.board@gmail.com, and questions on the Fundraiser to ChessEducationAcrossTheGlobe@gmail.com

Online registration is currently closed.

Tournament time zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
Starting date: 2020-06-20
Registration form closing date-time: 2020-06-20 17:00 *
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