2021 Schutt / Brandwein / Jay Whitehead Memorial Blitz - ONLINE | Mechanics' Institute

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2021 Schutt / Brandwein / Jay Whitehead Memorial Blitz - ONLINE

Sunday, May 2, 2021

 

 

2021 Schutt/Brandwein/Jay Whitehead Memorial Blitz Online

via Chess.com

Open for everyone!
 

Platform -- Tournament format -- Byes -- Prize Fund

Registration -- Eligibility -- Tournament rules -- Fair Play -- FAQ
 

1. Platform & Date

  • Date: Sunday, May 2 @ 3PM Pacific Time
  • The tournament is played on Chess.com (automatically run tournament - tournament link will be provided).
  • Free account is sufficient to play in the tournament. No Chess.com account yet? Easy to make, just follow the instructions below.
  • See Eligibility for more details on chess.com accounts.
     

2. Tournament format:

  • Tournament format: individual Swiss
  • Total Round: 12 rounds
  • Round times: consecutively, immediately started after the previous round finished
  • Time control: G/3+2  (Game in 3 minutes with 2 second increement with each move.)
  • Games will be not be USCF rated.
  • Sections: Open
  • Pairings are based on the actual chess.com blitz rating.
     

3.A. How to Play?

  • Welcome email is sent out before the tournament that explains all the details how to play in the tournament. Be sure to provide a correct email when registering for the event!
  • Players must be logged in to chess.com and go to the tournament link.
  • Players must JOIN the tournament, we can not do this for them! They can join the tournament anytime up to 60 minutes before the tournament starts.

Chess.com --> Log in --> Play --> LIVE Chess --> Tournament tab --> Upcoming Tournaments

or click on this link:

https://www.chess.com/live#t=2287367

  • Games are paired automatically by chess.com. Most USCF pairing rules are followed, however, players MUST be active on the tournament page in order to get paired. Inactive players will receive a 0 (zero) point bye.
  • Tournament Help Desk is available for any player who needs to get in touch with the Chief TD. Zoom link to the Help Desk is shared with every player regsitered for the event.
  • NEW: communication channel for the players to interact with each other is now available through Discord.
    Join us via: https://discord.gg/CXktQgn4MC

     

3. Byes

  • Byes are NOT available for players.
  • Late registration and Late joins are OK and it's possible, however, they will receive a 0 bye for any missed round.
     

4. Prize Fund

  • No prize fund - Award: the glory of this year's Champion title!
     

5. Registration

  • FREE Event. Registration is needed!
     

6. Eligibility

7. Tournament rules

  • Standard US Chess rules apply, with special focus on the Chapter 10 Online Chess rules.
  • NEW: Announced variation:
    When a player is removed due to fair play violation, scores will be adjusted as follows:
    1. If two or more rounds remain, all opponents of the disqualified player will receive a win by forfeit, unless they defeated the disqualified player, in which case they will retain a rated win.
    2. If the tournament has concluded, or if there is only one round remaining:
    The last opponent of the disqualified player will receive a win by forfeit.
    Other opponents who lost to the disqualified player will receive a half-point bye.
    Other opponents who drew with the disqualified player will receive a win by forfeit.
    Anyone who defeated the disqualified player will retain a rated win, instead of a forfeit win.

     

8. Fair play

  • Fair play screening: all games will be screened by both Chess.com and by Dr. Kenneth W. Regan, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo.
  • Players should not use any outside assistance: not have other browsers open and not be talking to other people during their games
  • Parents are strongly encouraged to monitor their kids' activity during the tournament to ensure fair play.
  • Players found or believed to be violating fair play are not eligible for a prize and their account will be removed from Mechanics' group.
  • Players who are confirmed to be using outside assistance will be reported to US Chess and restricted from future Mechanics' online and over-the-board events.
  • Parents - Please help us educate your child that IT'S SIMPLY NOT WORTH THE RISK!
  • The Organizer and/or the Chief Tournament Director can require players to play their games with a camera that records the player playing with a view to the screen. Players should be prepared to provide this precaution if asked to do so.
  • Prize distributions and rating submission will take place AFTER all games have been screened.
     

9. FAQ

  • What do the time controls mean?
    Time controls are telling you how much time you have for each game.
    G/3+2 for example: Game in 3 minutes with 2 second increment. This means you get 3 minutes, your opponent gets 3 minutes and with each move every player gets 2 second added to the clock. So one game can last up to 6-8 minutes.
  • How many games/rounds?
    The 12SS before the time control means how many rounds, i.e. how many games can a player play in the tournament. The tournaments are never elimination, so win or lose you can stay in the tournament.
  • Do I need to join the club on chess.com to play? 
    YES! for the automatically run tournament, it's very important to join the club!
    https://www.chess.com/club/mechanics-institute-chess-club-1
  • Withdrawal: you can always leave a tournament if you wish. Once you leave the touranemnt, you can't rejoin unfortunately, so make sure you decide accordingly.
  • Players Database
    For players who are interested in play in our online tournament.
    PLEASE fill out our online Players database: https://forms.gle/X3hChCWbusHp4Ze56 to get email notifications about last minute changes and invitational opportunities. 

 

 

Standings: 

List of regsitered players as of 5/2 8AM

 

# First name Last name USCF ID USCF OTB USCF ONL Chess.com ID
1 Michael Aigner 12595730 2207 2187 fpawn
2 Gilbert Amparo 12488652 1855 unr Loquacious_Logorrhea
3 Yash Anand 16953502 414 468 Bentlimecave
4 advay bansal 16068511 1974 1959 chessforme17
5 Juan Cendejas 12717746 1718 unr jrcchessplayer
6 Alfonso Cheng 15976065 1973 unr chessbeeOnTikTok
7 Adithya Chitta 16695036 749 1100 adichi
8 Arun Dixit 14607904 2199 2192 Limelight2727
9 Mark Drury 12459313 1843 1873 BirdOrBust
10 Reyansh Dsouza 17163074 292 663 rey_dsouza
11 Oliver Ferber 16971556 484 unr oliverferber
12 Kevin M. Fong 17254586 1783 1620 chessappeals
13 Kritin Gopalakrishnan 16545130 1506 1581 chessboi2010
14 Isabella Greenblatt 30037568 unr 965 isabellag48
15 Hartej Hansra 16732735 313 311 Nhansrai
16 Ako Heidari 15206848 1980 1870 oka_h
17 Bryan Hood 12839763 1574 1443 fiddleleaf
18 Arjun Jain 30086547 unr 673 ArjunGameOn
19 Jules Jelinek 12058870 2090 unr twist_n_squeeze
20 Stewart Katz 12458563 1835 1755 knvsback
21 Adrian Kondakov 15082597 2137 2114 ChickenManMan4U
22 Linden Lee 16059633 2204 2155 infinitypoint
23 Clarence Lehman 10497272 1904 1885 FrankJamesMarshall
24 Hugh Lin 30027561 unr unr hlin10
25 Zachary Liu 17349625 unr 1508 zachhkl
26 Alec Liu 30020673 unr unr Alec12
27 Lowell Liwat 12707637 1904 1711 Travelux
28 Nishanth Mannem 30072402 unr unr Harishwar7
29 Callaghan McCarty-Snead 14948275 1700 1646 DoctorBanner
30 Mansoor Taj Mohammed 16086550 1893 1941 Mansoortaj22
31 Miles Morphopoulos 30123644 unr 363 Haku24
32 Jhonatan Ortiz       Mosti
33 Abhinav Penagalapati 15467440 2087 2037 Qing29
34 Oliver Rana 16880986 446 977 gmoliver
35 Diwakar Rana 13600428 1755 unr gmdiwakar
36 Sanjay Selvam 15304133 1931 1893 SanjaySelvam
37 Divit Sharma 30069379 unr 470 DivitMustang2RZX
38 Bhavesh Sivashankar 30146223 unr 1002 OneManArmy1008
39 Hao Chen Sun 17095711 801 901 HaoChen101113
40 Dmitry Vayntrub 12911242 2254 unr [email protected]
41 Michael Wang 13605850 2098 2030 coalescenet
42 Lisa Willis 12601676 1583 1538 LittlePinkCorvette
43 Elliott Winslow 10363365 2278 2258 ecwinslow
44 Tyler Wong 30135235 unr 1379 tdubchess
45 Jayden Xie 30133144 unr 439 DarkMilitaryFortress
46 aiden zhu 30141156 unr 701 aiden2014

 

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