Second Annual ChessKid Fast Chess Contest!

 

Update: The contest is over! Thanks for competing.

We had 56 ChessKids play at least 100 games in Fast Chess in February! They were led by FatPassenger, who played 588 games, more than twice any other player! There's no prize for finishing #1, but that was certainly desrving of a mention.

Here are the other ChessKids who achieved 100 games (in descending order): Abraeri, TerribleDiamond, CompleteTent, GeorgeTiger, CheckedMate, MilkyPunk, FamiliarVein, AAMMGG, EastoverColin, glomeli2, Yuanyuan, OptimalTurnip, JumpyTitle, SpikyCoat, E-Elephant, CookieCake, HeritageMadhushalini, FearlessDance, HungryCity, HaplessPollution, SuperChickie, AwesomeFlag, Legosquirrel, DefectiveSeashore, AdventurousSwan, UsefullPawn, VastCupcake, AndrewT, SnippyShark, Blakers, azurepurity, JadedDanger, TenderMagic, StrongCarrot, NZCA1Sravan, SmartCall, YoungCorn, UnsuitableStrawberry, RedNosedCow, PanickyPlastic, LovelyDessert, HeroicShed, elias12, RainbowVic, ColumbiaAbhi, FreshBrush, SpottedGrape, ZealousCucumber, LyingPizza, mistfern, RelaxedEffect, NewLaugh, FlippantEmerald, FairDog, BDG-Ryan.

ChessKid.com held a random drawing with 10 lucky ChessKids winning prizes! Three won one-year gold memberships: AwesomeFlag, FearlessDance, JadedDanger. Four won ChessKid.com t-shirts: SnippyShark, HeroicShed, RainbowVic, RelaxedEffect. Three won a video done by FunMasterMike of their best game played: CompleteTent, NewLaugh, GeorgeTiger!

***T-shirts will not be shipped outside of the contiguous United States. If any of the four t-shirt winners live outside the U.S., a one-year gold or extension will be the substitute prize.

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Our second annual battle for Fast Chess supremacy will take place in February right here on ChessKid.com!

We're once again calling it "Kings of Fast Chess." Read below to see how you could become famous by having your game featured as an exclusive ChessKid video!

The contest begins at 12 a.m. Pacific (Los Angeles time) on February 1 and ends at 12 a.m. Pacific on March 1.

The contest gives everyone a fair chance to win. Every ChessKid who plays at least 100 games in Fast Chess in February will be entered into a drawing. Three ChessKids will be selected from the random drawing and FunMasterMike will record a video analysis of your best game, to be included in the videos section forever!

You do not have any advantage from playing more than 100 games, except that you'll get better at chess, of course! This contest is more about getting your kids actively playing rather than finding an overall champion.

But you'll only get better at chess if you play slowly, think your moves through, and try your hardest in every game!

You have plenty of time (an entire month) to reach 100 games, so use it! If your name is selected, ChessKid.com staff will look at your game history to make sure you played real, fighting games!

To enter the contest, join the King of Fast Chess Contest Club -- that way, we will be able to track who has played 100 games or more.

We will also give out many of our newly-designed ChessKid t-shirts to several kids who get to 100 games, but we will not be able to ship outside of the continental U.S.

Here are some additional rules (remember to join the King of Fast Chess Contest Club):

• The contest is only for games in February.
• You must have played 100 games in February to be included in the drawing.
• No games under 10 moves will count, nor will games where you've resigned in a reasonable position.
• You may only play under one account. (ChessKids should not be using more than one account anyway!)

For all competitors:

• To be eligible, ChessKids cannot play more than 10 games against other ChessKids under the same guardian. (So you should usually not be making direct challenges -- instead click the orange "new game" button to seek a game.)
• To clarify, though you can play more than 10 games against your friends under the same guardian as your parent or coach, no more than 10 of those games will be counted for your total wins or games played.
• You must play on your own account. (Do not have two ChessKids use the same account.)
• Slow chess games do not count -- this is only for Fast Chess.
• Adult accounts are not eligible.
• ChessKid reserves the right to disqualify any account that we feel has competed in an unsportsmanlike fashion or committed any ethical violations. (Ask your parent what that means. )
• Any cheating will lead to disqualification and account closure.

In short, we want everyone to be competing honestly and for everyone to be given a fair chance to qualify!

Join the official club and you are all set!

Good luck and happy competing.

I can't wait to see the number of kids playing Fast Chess in February!