[PAST EVENT] Our October Tournament

by Neev, Austin, Zoey, Ishaan

Get ready for a special Puddletown chess contest in October, just for kids. It’s a little bit mysterious and a little bit funny, not too Halloween-y. When the leaves fall and the days get shorter, kids who love chess will come together. They’ll play games that are tricky and fun, like when a ghost says “checkmate!” So, get your chess board and come join the fun!

Registration at: https://bit.ly/ptc-october-tournament

USCF-rated chess tournament, 2024 OSCF State Championship qualifier.

Format: 4 round Swiss, G25+5 (each player has 25 minutes with 5-second increment after each move). Three sections (U600, U900, and Open). Section cutoffs may change based on average player strength, and sections may be merged.

Date: October 21, 2023 (Saturday) 10:00am – 3:30pm. (Check in: 10am-10:20am, Round1: 10:30am, Round 2: 11:30am, R3: 1:00pm, R4: 2:00pm, Award: 3:15pm. The actual time may be slightly different)

Place: Village Church Gym (330 SW Murray Blvd, Beaverton, OR 97005).

Prize: Trophies & medals.

Entry fee: $30 (female players: Free), Zelle/Venmo/Paypal: puddletownchess@gmail.com . Please put the player’s FULL name and USCF ID (if any) in the Zelle/Venmo/Paypal note. We prefer Zelle

Pre-registration only, no on-site registration.

Free game analysis with Puddletown co-founders: FM Zoey, Ishaan, Austin & Neev

Free Pizza for the players.

US Chess membership is required, which can be purchased on the US Chess website (www.uschess.org) or during registration: US Chess membership rates/information/benefits

Photo Release: By registering for this event, you hereby give permission for your child to be photographed during the tournaments. We might also reproduce these pictures to be used in educational and/or promotional materials produced by Puddletown Chess. Further, we want to clarify that neither you nor your child will receive any compensation for the use of these photographs. If for any reason you cannot agree with any part of this photo release, please find any photos of you or your player from this event online and share the links with us, we will make every attempt to remove them.

Health Safety: If you have any symptoms of COVID or any other infection, you will not be allowed to participate and your full tournament registration fees will be refunded. Also, if you are sick (or recovering from illness), please do not come. In that case, please send us a text message (@ 503-419-7097 or 503-888-5973) on the tournament day and we will refund the full tournament registration fees.