3rd Mercury Pawn Chess Tournament

WHERE: 284 SR-314 S SUITE D FAYETTEVILLE, GA 30214 (MATHNASIUM TUTORING CENTER)
WHEN: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2026, TIME: 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
WHO: ALL CHESS PLAYERS OF ALL AGES (RATED AND UNRATED)
WHY: TO ENCOURAGE ENTHUSIASM FOR THE GAME, TO PROMOTE THE GROWTH OF CHESS WITHIN GEORGIA
COST: $30 ENTRY FEE BY 10/31; $35 BY11/6; $40 AT THE SITE; PAYMENT MIGHT BE COLLECTED AT THE DOOR (CASH/CHECK/ZELLE) BUT PRE-REGISTRATION IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED

HTTPS://WWW.CHAMPIONSHIPCHESS.NET/TOURNAMENTS/TOURNAMENTREGISTER/?ID=-1

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:
• ALL PLAYERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN 4 ROUNDS REGARDLESS OF WINS/LOSSES; HOWEVER, A PARTICIPANT CAN GET A BYE IF THEY REQUEST IT OR IF THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IS UNEVEN
•GAME CLOCKS WILL BE PROVIDED LAST 10 MINUTES. HOWEVER, PARTICIPANTS MIGHT BRING OWN CLOCK.
ROUNDS WILL BE ABOUT 1 HOUR 10 MINUTES (EACH PLAYER HAS 30 MIN AND 5 SECONDS DELAY AFTER EACH MOVE)
• ONSITE REGISTRATION 9:00 A.M. UNTIL 9:30 A.M. IF SPACE IS AVAILABLE. CHECK IN 9:30 REVIEW RULES 9:45 FIRST ROUND: 10:00 AM. (SECOND ROUND 11.30 AM., THIRD ROUND 2 PM, FOURTH ROUND ASAP)
• 3 SECTIONS. RATED UNDER 600; RATED UNDER 1000; TOP RATED (ABOVE 1000). SECTIONS MIGHT BE MERGED AT THE ORGANIZER'S DISCRETION.  PLAYERS MAY ELECT TO ENTER THE NEXT HIGHER SECTION PROVIDED PLAYER'S OFFICIAL RATING IS WITHIN 100 POINTS OF THE NEXT HIGHER SECTION'S RATING MINIMUM

• ALL PLAYERS MUST HAVE AN ACTUAL (NOT EXPIRED) USCF MEMBERSHIP. TO GET MEMBERSHIP USE THIS LINK JOIN US CHESS | US CHESS.ORG HTTPS://NEW.USCHESS.ORG/JOIN-US-CHESS
• ALL YOUNG PLAYERS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT DURING THE ENTIRE EVENT.
• A SEPARATE ROOM WILL BE PROVIDED FOR PARENTS AND PARTICIPANTS WHO HAVE FINISHED THEIR ROUND; PLAYERS WHO HAVE FINISHED THEIR GAME SHOULD REPORT THE RESULT AND LEAVE THE PLAYING AREA IMMEDIATELY
• CONTACT: DANIIL KOZYREV AT MERCURYPAWN2026@GMAIL.COM

• THIS IS A USCF RATED EVENT – WITH INFORMATION SUPPORT OF CHAMPIONSHIP CHESS AND MATHNASIUM FAYETTEVILLE TUTORING CENTER.