After further collaboration with Chess.com, I am happy to announce that we will expand the pool of Chess.com diamond memberships as prizes!
Outside of the tournament’s main prize winners, 15 Chess.com Diamond memberships will be offered in special categories.
In the Open Division:
Best Junior Player: 6 Month Diamond Membership
Best Girls Player: 3 Month Diamond Membership
Biggest Upset (by ACF Rating): 1 Month Diamond Membership
Most Improved Player: 1 Month Diamond Membership
Lucky Loser: 1 Moth Diamond Membership
In the Classic Division
Best Junior Player: 6 Month Diamond Membership
Best Girls Player: 3 Month Diamond Membership
Best Unrated Player: 3 Month Diamond Membership
Quickest Checkmate: 1 Month Diamond Membership
Comeback Kid: 1 Month Diamond Membership
In the Blitz
Best Junior Player: 6 Month Diamond Membership
Best Girls Player: 3 Month Diamond Membership
Best Unrated Player: 3 Month Diamond Membership
Overall
Best Brilliancy Game: 1 Month Diamond Membership
Best Social Media Post: 1 Month Diamond Membership
Now, you may be asking, how are some of these categories classified?
Most Improved Player (Open only): The player who has the largest difference between their current ACF rating and their performance rating, as calculated by Vega
Lucky Loser (Open only): We all make mistakes, so this award goes to the player who loses a game in a spectacular or entertaining fashion, turning a negative into a positive. Submit your game to be considered for this prize!
Quickest Checkmate (Classic only): The shortest submitted game, which ends in a checkmate! (If there is a forced checkmate in 3 or fewer moves, and the opponent resigns, the game is still eligible for this prize)
Comeback Kid (Classic only): We recognise the player who successfully comes back from a losing position to win a game! (It doesn’t have to be a kid, but Comeback kid sounds better than Comeback player)
Best Brilliancy Game (Both Open and Classic): Submit your game if you think you played an amazing and fabulous chess game, worthy of recognition!
Best Social Media Post (All Divisions): As a fun reward, we encourage players to share this tournament experience on social media! (Obviously, not in the middle of your game; you would get forfeited if you did.) The player with the most likes, shares, or creative posts will win the prize. We may give out multiple prizes if there are multiple worthy contenders!