BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN TZID:Africa/Johannesburg X-WR-TIMEZONE:Africa/Johannesburg BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2987@chesshub.org.za DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250429T180000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Johannesburg:20250429T190000 DTSTAMP:20250428T145228Z URL:https://chesshub.org.za/events/checkmate-the-mind-arena-1/ SUMMARY:Checkmate The Mind - Arena 1 DESCRIPTION:My name is James Wilson\, and I am a grade 10 learner from Curr o Durbanville High School\, for my Science Expo school project I am testin g the effect of chess on memory and problem-solving. This study seeks to u nderstand the effects of chess on these aspects of the mind.\n\nI am askin g chess players of all ages and skill levels to complete a pre-tournament memory and problem-solving quiz\, then compete in a 60 minutes Lichess Are na and then complete a post-tournament memory and problem-solving quiz.\n\ nTo qualify for the lucky draw prizes\, each participant must complete the following steps:\n\nStep 1:         Join the following Lichess tea m: https://lichess.org/team/checkmate-the-mind\n\nStep 2:         Complete the following pre-tournament quiz before the start of the tournam ent:  https://form.jotform.com/250951615692058  (the quiz will be opened one hour before the start of the tournament at 17:00)\n\nStep 3:          Compete in the Lichess Arena for one hour.\n\n29 April 2025 @ 18: 00:          https://lichess.org/tournament/AprlZ4M4\n\n30 April 2025 @ 18:00:          https://lichess.org/tournament/r2QyCqsN\n\ nStep 4:         Complete the following post-tournament quiz immed iately after the tournament:   https://form.jotform.com/251115749674564\ n\n \;\n\nUNDER 18 PLAYERS: We require the consent of a parent or guar dian for all players under the age of 18 years to be a part of the study\, so please ask your parents before participating. We will contact your par ent to confirm consent was given.\n\n \n\nCONFIDENTIALITY: We want to ass ure you that any information you provide will be kept confidential and wil l not be linked to you in any way. Your identity and responses will be pro tected\, and the data collected will only be used for research purposes.\n \n \n\n\n\nTOURNAMENT REGULATIONS\n\n\n1.      We will be randomly s electing 3 winners of R200 cash prizes per tournament. A player may only q ualify for one lucky draw prize. Lucky draw to take place on Friday\, 02 M ay 2025 and will be posted in the Lichess team.\n\n2.      To qualify for the lucky draw prizes the participant must (1) complete the pre-tourn ament quiz\, (2) compete for one hour (play minimum of 4 games) and (3) co mplete the post-tournament quiz.\n\n3.      Players may participate i n both tournaments to qualify for both lucky draws.\n\n\n\nIf you have any queries\, please email events@chesshub.org.za or WhatsApp Paul Wilson on 083 461 8742. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://chesshub.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/ 04/Header-for-SA-Chess-Hub.png CATEGORIES:Lichess - Blitz,Prized Event LOCATION:https://lichess.org/team/checkmate-the-mind END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Johannesburg X-LIC-LOCATION:Africa/Johannesburg BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20240429T180000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:SAST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR