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About The Event

This is a fundraiser event. All money raised from this event will be donated to the Cincinnati Children's Cancer Care and Research Fund.  A tournament fee of $10 is required to join the tournament. This one-day, virtual chess tournament will be held through chess.com, consisting of 5 rounds. There will be 3 rated sections depending upon each player's chess.com ratings: Under 600, Under 1000, and Champions section. The top three of each section will receive a medal depending upon their ranking. Please consider donating to this cause as well.
Date
August 14, 2022

Location
Virtual on Chess.com

Time 
12:00 P.M. (Noon) US Eastern Time

Motivation

Every 3 minutes, a family worldwide has to hear the devastating words that their child has cancer. In the U.S., cancer remains the leading cause of death by disease for children. 

With childhood cancer being a disturbingly common problem, we felt motivated to do our part and support cancer research, while creating an engaging event to connect the community behind this cause. By participating in this event or donating, you can do your part to help fund crucial research into discovering treatments and prevention plans for childhood cancer. 

Although this is a small step against a much more daunting goal, remember that sometimes even a pawn is enough to change the whole game. So, let's take that step together, and work together to checkmate childhood cancer.

-GCCT Team
Sakshum and Manan Vij

Letter of Acknowledgement

All​ money raised through this fundraiser event will directly benefit the Cincinnati Children's Cancer Care and Research Fund.

Rules


  • This tournament will be held virtually on chess.com
  • Open to all ages
  • 5 rounds for each section
  • 10 minute Rapid games, no increment, no delay
  • 3 rated sections: Under 600, Under 1000 and the Champions section
  • Under 600: All players with a rating less then 600 are eligible to join
  • Under 1000: All players with a rating less than 1000 are eligible to join
  • Champions section: All players with a rating above 900 are eligible to join, a player must have played 3 games prior to join this section
  • If you are new to chess.com, please play at least 3-4 games prior to the tournament to make your rating an accurate reflection of your skill level

Donate

Consider donating to our cause! Remember no donation is too small! All donations will directly benefit the Cincinnati Children's Cancer and Research Fund.
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