All 6 players from the Preliminaries have successfully progressed! You are all officially invited to compete in the Quarterfinals.
Official Qualified Players List:
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- 👤 Firefighter1917
- 👤 Kgalema_012
- 👤 mlandvo25
- 👤 Raaid_786
- 👤 GMChessRoss
- 👤gmchesschloe
Please review the full event details, advancement rules, and our strict tournament policies below.
📅 Event Details & Advancement
- Format: Swiss (3 Rounds)
- Time Control: Rapid 15+10 (Rated)
- Who Advances: The top 4 players in the final standings at the end of these 3 rounds will successfully advance to the Semifinals!
- Check-In Window: The tournament lobby opens for check-in exactly 1 hour before the start time. You must log in and click the “Join” button during this hour to be included in the round pairings. If you miss this window, the system will leave you out.
⚠️ Strict Participation Policy
Please Note: This is an exclusive event. You must use the exact same Chess.com account that you used during the Preliminaries.If an unauthorized account joins this tournament, they will not be counted as a participant. Even if they play, and even if Chess.com displays their results, they will be disqualified and removed. When an uninvited player is removed, the overall standings will be altered, and the admin will manually recalculate the final scores and rankings to determine the true top 4 advancing players.
If a tie occurs exactly at the qualification cutoff line, all players tied on those points will successfully advance.
Click the official tournament link attached to this event to join!
NOTE:
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- Please keep a close eye on this event announcement, as dates and times may change due to scheduling needs.
Congratulations to all players for making it thus far and we can’t wait to see you there!