• 2019 Signature Youth Tournaments

  

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  These recurring tournaments have spawned most youth prodigies on the Top 100 list.
  If you want to get to the top, the journey starts here... Let the journey begin!
  You may participate in either or both of the following events...
  
  Tip: Choose Swiss and/or Quads based on your schedule...
  Swiss are in the morning and slightly longer than the Quads in the afternoon.
  
  Please note: these tournaments are for scholastic players of 18 years or younger, and with rating under 1400.
  Adults and advanced scholastic players should consider recurring open tournaments: GrandPrix and Championships.

• Swiss

  Prizes: All players with a plus score in each section.
  

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  Schedule
  Onsite Registration: 9-9:15am - Check-in is not required
  Start time: 9:30am
  End: about 1:30pm
  Rounds are on a rolling schedule: as soon as one section is finished a round, next round is paired and started.
  
  Time Control: 4 rounds of G/30 d5
  (each player gets 30 minutes, so one game can last up to an hour)
  

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  3 sections:
  Based on USCF Published Rating Supplement
  Booster: unrated-499
  Premier: 500-799
  Champion: 800-1399
  
  Sections might be merged based on registration numbers.
  Inquire possible merging on site at TD or via email.

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  Online Entry Fee: $36
  Onsite Entry Fee: $51
  Play-up Fee: $15
  USCF membership is required.
  
  Late Fee: $15
  (Applied if capacity has reached 80%)
  

• Quads

  Prizes: All players with a plus score.
  

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  Schedule
  Mandatory Check-in & Registration: 1:30-2pm
  Start time: around 2:15pm or when the TD is ready with pairing.
  End: about 5pm
  
  Time Control: 3 rounds of round robin with G/30, d5
  (each player gets 30 minutes, so one game can last up to an hour)
  
  Important: Check-in with the TD is REQUIRED. If you do not check in by 2:00pm, you CANNOT NOT PLAY.
  

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  Sections:
  Four players based on USCF Current Rating
  Players listed in rating order and grouped into 4 player groups from top down.
  
  Bottom section might be changed to mini-Swiss if number of players are between 5 and 7 for the bottom group.
  

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  Online Entry Fee: $31
  Onsite Entry Fee: $46
  USCF membership is required.
  
  Late Fee: $15
  (Applied if capacity has reached 80%)
  

• Schedule

  
  

  Location	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec
  Cupertino Aloft (map)	1, 22	27	4, 24	21	27	9	14
  Fremont Marriott (map)	15	14	10, 18	14, 15	26	10, 23	8, 22
  Foster City Courtyard Marriott (map)	8	13		7	5, 20	2	21, 28
  Palo Alto Crown Plaza (map)	16		18		12
  Pleasanton Larkspur Landing (map)	29
  Sacramento / Rancho Cordova Courtyard Marriott (map)	15	13	10	7	12	9	14
  San Jose / BAC Center (map)	9 (Q), 30	14 (Q), 7, 28	11 (S)	8 (Q)	6 (Q), 20, 27	3, 10 (S), 24	8 (Q), 15, 29
  San Ramon Courtyard Marriott (map)	2	21		15	13		15

  
  
  

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  Important: Please always check Entries before the event to check your entry and look out for any notifications regarding change in schedule/location/other details or rarely cancellation of event.
  Please make sure you have your email address set in your user account as we use email to send orientation email and communicate any change in the events.
  Do you have a player with special accommodation need? Please read this page and let us know in advance!
  
  

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