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Date: 5/16/2020
Subject: NCC LiveStream Schedule - New Events!
From: Todd D Andrews



Here is a schedule of our Live Stream events and a new online cash tournament in the week ahead:
 
Tuesday, May 19th (12:00 PM Central Standard Time) - Titled Tuesday with Coach Todd - https://www.twitch.tv/musiccitymaster
 
Wednesday, May 20th (6:30 PM CST) - Aaron Caveny Chess Lesson with Coach Todd - https://www.twitch.tv/mzungu94
 
Thursday, May 21st (7:00 PM CST) - 2020 Tennessee Online Championship Series Begins - https://www.chess.com/club/tennessee-chess-association-members-only
 

2020 TENNESSEE ONLINE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP MONTHLY SERIES – CHESS.COM

Thursday, May 21st at 7:00 PM Central Standard Time in the LiveChess server on chess.com

9-Round USCF Online-RATED Blitz (5 minutes with 0 increment)

Entry Fee: $30 through PayPal (NashvilleChess@gmail.com) – PAY ENTRY AHEAD OF TIME – WE WILL GO IN TO THE EVENT AND DELETE ANY PLAYERS NOT PAID IN ADVANCE AT 6:45 PM THE NIGHT OF THE EVENT

REGISTRATION OPENS 1-HOUR BEFORE THE EVENT, HOWEVER DO THE STEPS BELOW WELL IN ADVANCE!

Free to Titled Players (GM, IM, FM, NM, WGM, WIM, WFM)

TENNESSEE CHESS ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP REQUIRED – MUST BE CURRENT MEMBER TO BE ACCEPTED INTO THE CHESS.COM GROUP – “TENNESSEE CHESS ASSOCIATION – MEMBERS ONLY”

https://www.chess.com/club/tennessee-chess-association-members-only

PURCHASE TCA MEMBERSHIP HERE http://tnchess.us/?page_id=170

(PLEASE DO THESE STEPS 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE – IF YOU WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MOMENT, GO ONLINE TO PURCHASE YOUR MEMBERSHIP, THEN WANT TO BE ADDED TO THE GROUP, WHICH IS THE ONLY WAY TO JOIN THE EVENT – YOU MOST LIKELY WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT EVENT – THIS IS NOT AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM – VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION MUST MANUALLY PROCESS AND APPROVE)

**Chess.com Anti-Cheating Software in Use – If your account is detected by their software as cheating, they will only show the evidence to me to confirm and then your account will be deleted and permanently banned from their server and you will no longer be allowed to compete in the online series – no refund for entry will be received

 

PRIZE FUND (100% OF ENTRIES RETURNED – THE NASHVILLE CHESS CENTER WILL BE SPONSORING THIS EVENT BY PAYING THE RATING FEE):

1ST – 35%

2ND  - 25%

Top in each (we will adjust the prizes here slightly up and down to make round totals):

U/2000 – 16%

U/1400 – 14%

U/1000 – 10%

(Example – with 10-paid entries, the prize fund would look like this - $300 Total in Entries)

1st - $105

2nd - $75

U/2000 - $50

U/1400 - $40

U/1000 - $30

 
Saturday, May 23rd - (12:00 PM CST) - Week #1 of the new Chess.com Clubs League - https://www.chess.com/club/chess-com-clubs-league
 
The Nashville Chess Center will be participating in this 10-Board Weekly Team Battle against hundreds of clubs all around the world. Coach, Ron, Coach Todd, City Champ Sean, National Master Elijah, Mariano, Gerald and many more of our top players will represent!