Junior Joust Tournament

Children’s scholastic chess tournament.

Age: 17 and under.

Entry Fee: is $10.

Time control: 15 minutes for each side, i.e. G/15.

Format: The event is a 4 round Swiss.

Rounds: Round 1 begins at 11 a.m.

Prizes: 1st place, $20; 2nd place, $10; and 3rd place, $5.

Qualifying for the Finals: Players qualify for season finals each three months by accumulating five points total throughout the regular season.

Ratings: Event is United States Chess Federation Quick rated.

Rating Limit: Players must have a USCF Quick rating of 1300 or less. Players who surpass 1300 during a Junior Joust season they have already begun will be allowed to finish that season and will be eligible for that season’s finals.