WCL USCF QUICK-RATED TOURNAMENTS
World Chess Live is now offering USCF members a place to play USCF quick-rated games every Thursday! When you play in these tournaments, the results affect your USCF Quick Rating. The time control is 5/1.
Schedule
Quick Rated tournaments will be held at the same time every Thursday, at 8PM server time. All tournaments require current USCF membership. Check the Events page for more details.
Entry fees
Quick Rated tournaments require an entry fee of five (5) crowns to covers operational costs, including prizes and USCF ratings fees.
Crowns are the local units of currency at World Chess Live and are available for purchase for $1 each or won as tournament prizes. They may be used for tournament entry fees and membership fees.
Prizes
Up to 37.5% of entrants in each WCL Quick Rated may win prizes based on the number of entries. The prize pool expands based on entries with up to 15% receiving Place prizes of 6 to 12 crowns, up to 5% each for Under-1800 and Under-1400 Class prizes of 5 crowns, and up to 12.5% receiving Random prizes of one month WCL membership extensions. If there are no players in a lower category, the Under-1400 prize may become Under-1500, Under-1600, Under-1700 or 2nd Under-1800.
The table below lists the number of prizes based on entries from 4 to 52 players..
Total Players |
12 Crowns |
9 Crowns |
6 Crowns |
U1800 |
U1400 |
Random |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
17 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
20 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
24 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
25 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
28 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
30 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
35 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
36 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
37 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
44 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
45 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
50 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
52 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
General rules
a) Normal WCL server rules apply. Tie Breaks for prizes are according to U.S. Chess Federation’s Official Rules of Chess, 5th Edition.
b) The use of computer chess engines and databases while playing is strictly prohibited. Assistance from other players is also prohibited. The games will be monitored during play and reviewed prior to submission to the USCF.
c) The WCL tournament directors may at their discretion make a ruling on a particular game, eject a player from a tournament, reverse results, or refuse to allow a player to join a tournament for any reason including, but not limited to: failure to show up on time or to start a game on time, concern that the player's Internet connection is not reliable enough for the game to finish in a timely manner, suspicion of chess computer use, suspicion that a player is receiving assistance, or the fact that this player has been caught violating ICC or WCL rules in the past.
d) Additionally, we reserve the right to retroactively reverse any benefits a player may have gained before, during or after his, or her, disqualification whether due to rules infraction(s), previous to, during or post tournament. There is no appeal. WCL’s decisions are final. WCL may decide, but not limited to, said player not be allowed to compete in future prize events for an unspecified time period, to ban said player from WCL, or any WCL related server, or any further sanctions not heretofore mentioned.
e) The above rules are subject to change. This copy of the rules supersedes any other copies published elsewhere.
Important privacy advisory
Please note that entering any USCF-rated tournaments, such as these Online Quick Rated events, will expose your USCF membership number along with your full name and whatever other personal information the USCF normally makes public, just as if you were playing in an over-the-board tournament. If you prefer to keep your online identity private, you will need to either avoid entering a USCF-rated tournament, or sign up for two WCL accounts, one as your USCF account and the other anonymous. (A Family membership may be used to purchase a second account at a greatly discounted price along with one full-priced membership.)
Preregistration
To ensure you can enter the quick rated events, be sure to enter your USCF Identification number and PIN. Go to http://www.worldchesslive.com/ and click MY ACCOUNT under the under Members Only section to enter your USCF information.
USCF registration
If you are not currently a USCF Member, or have not renewed your membership, visit the USCF Registration page.
USCF Quick Rating history
You can check your USCF quick rating history on the USCF Tournaments webpage.
For More information Contact:
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