ChessKid Worldwide Bullet Championships Returns February 25th

ChessKid is excited to announce the return of our super fast chess event, and it's even bigger and faster than before! On Saturday, February 25th at 9am PT/12 pm EST/6pm CET, ChessKid invites all players to join us for the ChessKid Worldwide Bullet Championship! Players from around the world are allowed to play, and all you have to do is be a part of the ChessKid Official Club to join! 

 

Join FunMasterMike for live commentary on Chess.com/tv or Twitch.

While last year's event was limited to only North America, this year we are inviting players from around the world to participate. We're also upping the ante to make this event even faster. Instead of a time control of 2+1, we'll be speeding things up with 1+1. The best part is that this event is FREE to attend! We'll be covering all the action with FunMasterMike doing commentary on the ChessKid Twitch channel and on Chess.com/tv!

Prizes and Registration Information

The top 10 players get a year of free ChessKid Gold Membership, and the top five players will also get a gift card to the ChessKid store! The 1st place player will receive a $100 gift card to the ChessKid store while places 2-5 will receive a $25 gift card. To join, make sure you join the ChessKid Official Club to participate in the matches. Then, join the tournament from 'Fast Chess'. Good luck!

 

Fair Play

ChessKid expects that all children and their families will abide by the rules governing fair play. Both the child and the parent/guardian will have to agree to our fair play policies when registering for the event.

This is what will be agreed to upon registering for the event:

• ChessKid will run this event with the highest level of integrity and ethics. All players must play fairly and use good sportsmanship.
• We strictly forbid cheating of all kinds. ChessKid will use its own algorithms to monitor games and will also manually analyze select games at its discretion.
• All of your moves must be your own. You will not get help from anyone or anything else, including coaches, friends, parents, chess engines, or any other software of any kind.
• You will also not have a phone, tablet, or any other electronic device in the same room.
• You are only allowed to have one browser tab open and no other programs running on your computer. Violating this rule is a “technical forfeiture” and you will be disqualified, with no chance at prizes.
• You agree that ChessKid will make the final determination on any fair play issue.
• If you violate the ChessKid Fair Play Policy, then ChessKid will close your account and label it as having violated the Fair Play Policy.
• If you are not willing to agree to the above policies, you will not be allowed to play in the event.

Technical Details

• All games will be played on ChessKid.com's live server. 
• Each section will be open for kids to 'join' the tournament about 30 minutes before the first round. Here's a video on how a child joins a live tournament on ChessKid. If you try to join after the starting time, you may not be able to play. It is required that you 'join' before the tournament starting time.
• ChessKid highly encourages playing on a laptop/desktop computer and not a tablet. Wifi is usually stronger and the site functions better. If you can plug in to an ethernet port, that is best. The reality of online play, even with the world champion, is that Wifi failures can impact an online tournament.
• If you must play on a tablet, the web site version is the only way (opening a browser on your device). The app will not work for this.
• Preferred browsers are Chrome, Firefox, or Safari.
• Clearing your browser's cache before the tournament is another great protective measure.
• If you experience issues in the middle of the game or the tournament, clicking 'refresh' on your browser is the first thing to do. If you 'refresh' in the middle of a game, it will never kick you out of the game and can only help.
• Two kids cannot play at the same time on the same device.