USCF Rating Lists Top 100 Invitational
Thursday & Friday June 30, 2022 - July 1, 2022
(*This is the one tournament in this National Junior Chess Congress Festival that is an invitational. All other tournaments are open to everyone.*)
Awarding $3,000 in College Scholarships
Sponsored by the American Youth Chess Foundation
Format:
- Eligibility: 1. You are invited if you have been listed on either the "By Age" or "Women and Girls By Age" USCF Top 100 Ratings Lists between the dates of June 1, 2019 and June 1, 2022. The following lists are not included: Online Regular, Online Blitz, Online Quick, Blitz, nor Quick. Upon registration, you will be asked to write in the list you were/are on. We will confirm and add you to the Advanced Entries once it is confirmed. Example of grouping of players: 65 players register and are validated. We will have 5 groups of 10 and 1 group of 15. 2. Age Determination: If you are between the ages of 5-18 as of January 1, 2022, this qualifies you for our age requirement.
- Grouping of Players: All players will be listed from highest USCF rating to lowest and then placed in groups of 10. The top 10 highest rated players will placed in Group 1, the next 10 highest rated players will be placed in Group 2, etc. Rating determination will be as of June 25, 2022. Groups are formed on Wednesday, June 29.
- Rounds & Round Times: 4 Round Swiss System in Each Group. Thursday: 10am, 2pm Friday: 10am, 2pm
- Time Control: G/75, increment 30 seconds/move.
- Entry Fee: $50 before June 11, $60 from June 11-June 25, $75 on June 26 or after. No registrations after midnight on Tuesday June 28.
- Membership: USCF Rated; USCF Membership Required
Scholarship Awards:
| Group 1: |
1st Place - $350 |
2nd Place - $100 |
| Group 2: |
1st Place - $300 |
2nd Place - $100 |
| Group 3: |
1st Place - $300 |
2nd Place - $100 |
| Group 4: |
1st Place - $250 |
2nd Place - $100 |
| Group 5: |
1st Place - $250 |
2nd Place - $100 |
| Group 6: |
1st Place - $250 |
2nd Place - $100 |
| Group 7: |
1st Place - $250 |
2nd Place - $100 |
| Group 8: |
1st Place - $250 |
2nd Place - $100 |
- Scholarship Awards: If there are ties, the winner(s) will be decided by tiebreaks (listed in the National Junior Chess Congress tournament page). The money will be awarded on site to each winner and must be put into a Charles Schwab 529 College Savings Plan account. All money, including investment gains (which grow tax free), can then be withdrawn at age 18 and then be used only for college expenses. The application for this account will be handed to parent of winning player as well as the check made payable to "Schwab 529 Plan" for that player. The parent becomes the custodian for that account with the child listed as the beneficiary.
