Kick off your child's weekend with an engaging activity; earn trophies, rankings, and enhance your chess game. You can come individually or with a friend and will be paired with players of similar skill level. Ideally, participants will play 3 games (each player in a set group of 4 players).
The winner of the night's quad receives a special Quads Winner trophy. Come back again and again to attempt to collect more trophies and trade up. (example: trade 4 small trophies for a medium trophy; trade 3 medium trophies for a large Triple 3x Quad Cup!) In addition to their games, students will enjoy making new friends as they have opportunity to engage with fellow Chess4life participants! FIRST time attendees all receive a special welcome prize!
Players must know how to complete a game through to checkmate. Beginner or experienced, just come with a body and brain full of manners and respect, an open mind and a good attitude ready to have some fun, meet some peers and learn something new! Friday Night Quads are individual per-night registration events. To attend another Friday, you must register separately for each date. If you are a late registration, we still need to know you are coming (the earlier the better), and the fee is then $25 at the door (IF space available).
Parents can stay on site or, if your child is responsible enough to stay, go enjoy a quick Friday night dinner while the kids enjoy a chess night with peers. We are not, however, able to accept responsibility for watching your child between matches, so if in doubt, please stick around. Registration cutoff is required typically by Thursday night (some individual events have differing deadlines) or it then becomes a $25 fee the day of or at the door (IF there's room, these events can fill). NOTE: be sure to register early to save a spot! We have had to turn away participants when full occasionally. Please email us if online registration is cut off so we can prepare proper matches for you. Parents must set up contact information prior to the events.
Schedule:
3 rounds, Round Robin pairings, 4 players per section (all 4 play each of the 3 other players in their ‘quad’). Players able to play practice games or join parents in lobby in between Rounds. Participants are welcome to leave once their individual ‘quad’ completes the 3 matches. FIRST time attendees all receive a special welcome prize!
Instructions & Announcements: 5:45
Round 1: 6:00 PM *
Round 2 & 3: ASAP
End: ~ 8:45 PM (latest). Some Quads complete in just 1 hour up to 90 minutes. Those that use ALL the time, may go till close to 9pm!
- Students not present at their boards at 6:00 PM may be forfeited from their Round 1 (and possibly subsequent games).
** As soon as all players from a section have finished their previous Round, the Tournament Director will pair and begin the next Round.
More Details:
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students are grouped solely by chess ratings (so first time competitors are in the 'unrated' group and after competing earn a rating, then move up the various groups)
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Round Robin pairings are used - this means that each player in a group of 4 players (those closest to each other in rating, across ANY grade level) plays 1 game with each of the other 3 in their group. Because of playing ONLY players close to each other in rating, all 3 games are generally excellent matches, a great way to put into practice new skills! NOTE that winning more games results in a player's rating going up, leading to playing in a HIGHER rating group in a future event!
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Top finisher in each Quad earns the special Quads Trophy. Collect 4 to trade in for the medium award. Collect 3 medium for the Big Cup!
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TIME: because each quad is a SEPARATE mini-tournament, quads will start their 2nd and 3rd rounds whenever the 4 players in that group have finished the prior round, not having to wait for all games at quads to finish. This results in some quads finishing in 60-90 minutes - others go the 'full length' ending closer to 8:30pm. (don't wait until the last minute to pick up your student, come check on them, they may be done) We do encourage students to take their time, slow down to consider alternatives, and not rush!
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Between games we typically have a waiting area available where we encourage students to practice, learn by reviewing the game they just played, or hang out and make new friends.
If you cannot make it to the event and notify the organizer ahead of time, we will be happy to transfer to another event. Missing an event without notifying the organizer results in no refunds.
REGISTRATION CLOSES the night before, or when no seats remain. (contact organizer to join waitlist or day of to see if any room is available still)
