K-8 Pingry Quads, 12/16 at 9:00am

The Pingry School, 131 Martinsville Rd, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920

For K-8 players, including those playing in their first event.

This is a US Chess rated quads style chess tournament. Players will be placed into groups of four based on rating, unrated players participating in their first tournament will be grouped by age. Quads are non-elimination, and each player will play everyone in their group for a total of three games (round robin format). At the end of the third game, the winner of each quad will receive a trophy, and the second place finisher will get a medal. 

The time control for this tournament is G/25; d/5, meaning that both players start with 25 minutes on their clocks, and have a five-second delay each move before their clock starts ticking down.

Quads typically end in 45-60 minutes for less experienced players, but the event can as long as 3 hours for the top sections (they tend to use most of the time on their clocks).

All players are required to have an active USCF membership. Visit player search to verify, and, if necessary join/renew with US Chess. Memberships are no longer included with registration.

• Players should arrive by 8:45am
  
• Games begin at 9am
• Games will be played in the Wilf Commons
• Free on-site Wifi will be provided
• Please register early, as the entry fee will increase from $40 to $50 the Tuesday before the tournament.
• Online registration closes 12/15 at 4pm. On-site registration is $50, cash only.

Chess sets are provided, bring a chess clock if you have one.

Please direct questions to td@diplomatchess.com or to Chief TD, Stephen Lorimor at (908) 286-0720.