Chess Tournament

Welcome to the Idlescape Chess Tournament, where chess enthusiasts of all skill levels are invited to participate in an exciting and friendly competition. Whether you’re a seasoned chess player or just starting out, this tournament is a great opportunity to test your skills, meet new people, and have fun. The tournament will be held on chess.com, with games played in a rapid format and scores tracked on Challonge. There are prizes for the top three places, so give it your best shot! Don’t miss out on this chance to be a part of the Idlescape Chess Tournament!

Rules

Games must be held on Chess.com
First to 2 points win. Win = 1. Loss = 0. Draw = 0.5 to each player. Maximum of 4 games.
If there is a tie. a subsequent game of Blitz (3+2) will be played. First to win, wins the match.
Games will be of the rapid format. 10+0 (10 minutes, 0 second increment)
You will have a day to play your game, or be forfeited for that match.
Scores and matches will be tracked on Challonge. Link to be given in Discord after registration ends.
The winner of the match must report the score in the #chess-tournament Discord channel.
The tournament is a double elimination bracket where losing a match will result in being placed in the loser’s bracket. Two losses will result in elimination.
Cheating and/or outside help will get you disqualified.

Prizes

1st place: 5000 Platinum & Gold Medal
2nd place: 3000 Platinum & Silver Medal
3rd place: 2000 Platinum & Bronze Medal

Imporant Dates

Registration opens on Friday, May 5th at 2:00 PM Idlescape server time (UTC)
Registration closes on Friday, May 12th at 8:00 PM Idlescape server time (UTC)
Tournament will start on May 15th. Schedule will be announced in #chess-tournament later
Tournament length depends on the amount of participants

How to join

Fill out the form here and you are in!

Make sure to join the Discord channel #chess-tournament for the tournament. All announcements, schedules, planning of games will take place in there.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Scrubbus#4589 or Boohi#4553 in Discord!