Tactico's April 2021 Chess Tournament

Two tournaments (You can participate in both if you would like):

Tactico Open Arena (6:30pm-8:30pm):

• For all skill level players
• Arena Style (no breaks between rounds)

"Win Yaacov’s Money” Tournament (8:30pm-9:30pm):

• Open to players below 2,000 in rating
• Yaacov plays 30 games at once!

There will be commentary by Tactico's Rick Ness and Ellis Steinberg, and former Canadian’s woman champion Maili-Jade Ouellet! Make sure to follow us on Twitch to check out all the action!

We are also thrilled to confirm top chess masters will be attending: 

How to register:

The tournament will be held online at lichess.org. Please log in to register for the tournament. You can create a free account at Lichess.org if you do not already have one. To register, please follow these steps in order:

1. Join the Tactico Lichess team if you have not already done so.
2. Complete the Eventbrite registration with your Lichess username.
3. Register to one or both tournaments on the Tactico Lichess team:

• “Tactico Open Arena” (secret password in your Eventbrite confirmation email)
• "Win Yaacov’s Money!" (Ellis will be in touch with you shortly with registration instructions)

Rules and Prizes:

The tournament will be a speed chess event, so watch your clock! You will have 3 minutes + 2 second increment (you gain 2 seconds every time you move). 

As mentioned in our Save the Date email you can win thousands of dollars in prizes. Here is the breakdown of prizes!

Open Tournament:

• 1st - 650$, 2nd - 400$, 3rd - 250$, 4th - 150$, 5th - 75$,
• under 2200 - 100$,
• under 2000 - 75$,
• under 1800 - 50$,
• under 1600 - Copy of Yaacov's Book
• under 1300 - Copy of Yaacov’s Book
• Random draw prizes for copies of Yaac Attack book

"Win Yaacov’s Money” Tournament:

• Yaacov gets $250 to start
• $150 bonus to him if he wins all games
• $100 bonus to him if he loses no games (some ties)
• You get $50 from him if you win, and $25 from him if you draw!
• Spots are very limited so sign up quick!

Make sure you check out all the action on Twitch!