USCF Online Rated, $1000 in Projected Prizes!

$1000 prize fund based on 100 paid entries. We will increase prizes if turnout increases over 100 (Online Swiss #3 had 229 entries and a $2500 prize fund!)

Tournament Info

• Date: Sunday, June 21st
  
• Sections: Open, U1600, U1000
• Entry Fee: $15 by 6/16, $20 by 6/20
  • Free entry for GMs, IMs, FMs.
  • Online Registrations close at Midnight (Central Time)
    
• Time Control: Game/15 Minutes, 5-second increment
• Schedule: 10, 10:45, 11:30, 12:45, 1:30, 2:15.
  • All times in Central
  • The tournament should finish around 3pm
    

Prizes

• $1000 in prizes based on 100 paid entries
  
• Open: 1st $200, 2nd $100, 3rd $50, U2200, U2000, U1800 each $50
• U1600: 1st $100, 2nd $50, U1400, U1200 each $50
• U1000: 1st $100, 2nd $50, U800, U600 each $50
• Prizes will increase if we get more thn 100 paid entries (One of our recent tournaments had over 220!)
  

Tournament Logistics

• Now that Lichess Swiss is out of beta, we have decided to move over from SwissSys.
• Unfortunatly, this means games will be paired using Lichess Ratings (instead of USCF), and no advance bye requests.
• However, we have found that format is easier for players to participate in, there will be less downtime between rounds, and our custom software will allow the tournament to still be USCF Rated.
   
• OPEN Tournament Links: 1. Join the following team: https://lichess.org/team/msca-swiss-open 2. After you are accepted into the team, join the following tournament: https://lichess.org/swiss/A8Ulle4f
• U1600 Tournament Links: 1. Join the following team: https://lichess.org/team/msca-swiss-u1600 2. After you are accepted into the team, join the following tournament: https://lichess.org/swiss/8uYLo7LB
• U1000 Tournament Links: 1. Join the following team: https://lichess.org/team/msca-swiss-u1000 2. After you are accepted into the team, join the following tournament: https://lichess.org/swiss/WQr3wXJu

• All communication between players, and TD announcements will be made over our Discord server at https://discord.gg/2xMxkKy.
• Make sure you provide your Lichess username when you sign up - Otherwise we will not be able to pair you for the tournament!
  

Cheating

• We will mainly determine if cheating occurred based on Lichess/Chess.com algorithms.
  
• A committee of players, including the TDs and several strong titled players, will analyze the games of all prize winners at the end of the tournament, looking for additional evidence that a player may have used computer assistance.
• The TDs reserve all rights to withhold prize money if we believe that cheating may have occured
• Penalties for cheating include but are not restricted to: Expulsion from the tournament, Suspension of MSCA membership, or Suspension of USCF membership.
• NEW: As an anti-cheating measure, we will be requiring players competing for prizes to share their videos and screens during the tournament. Players who don't turn on screen share are not elligible for any cash prizes.
• We will send out a link to all participants on Sunday morning.
  
• Please don't cheat! We have already caught several cheaters during the Online Grand Prix, before even adding these new measures. Confronting cheaters is the worst part about directing online tournaments, and we don't want to keep having to do it.