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What you do on a weekend night sets you apart. You could party at a friend’s place or compete in a quad tournament at CHESS KLUB.
Always make the right move!
Players play other players of a similar rating. Ensures fair opportunity.
Serious chess games help you improve the quality of your game.
Time control of 30 minutes ensures enough time to play a great game of chess.
Round Robin format ensures players in the quad play each other.
Participate in any one of the Weekend Quads.
Participate in all the Weekend Quads in a month
Shawn Pealer
Tournament Director
National Master and USCF Certified Tournament Director.
Archana Kolangara
Asst. Tournament Director
USCF Certified Tournament Director
FORT MILL: 852 Gold Hill Rd, Ste 101, Fort Mill, SC 29708
BALLANTYNE: 14045 Ballantyne, Corporate Pl, Ste 101, Charlotte 28277
Every Friday at 7 PM EST
Every Saturday at 5 PM EST
Sign up for Quad and improve your ratings
A Quad Tournament in chess is a type of tournament format where four players compete in a round-robin style tournament. In a quad tournament, four players are paired up to play against each other in three rounds. Each player plays three games, one against each of the other players in their quad. The players are usually selected based on their rating or skill level to ensure a balanced competition.
The scoring system for a quad tournament is typically based on the number of points earned. A win is worth one point, a draw is worth a half point, and a loss is worth zero points. At the end of the tournament, the player with the most points in their quad is declared the winner.
The round-robin format ensures that each player gets to play against every other player, which can provide a more balanced competition and more games for each player.
A quad tournament can last several hours, depending on the time control and the skill level of the players. At CHESS KLUB, the time control is 30 minutes per player per game. This means that the entire tournament can last up to 3 hours.
In the case of a tie between two or more players at the end of the tournament, tiebreakers are used to determine the final standings. The Tournament Director decides on the tie-breaker system to be followed. The most common tiebreaker is the Buchholz system, which adds up the scores of all the opponents each player faced during the tournament. TD might decide to do a manual tie-breaker too.
You can participate by signing up for CHESS KLUB’s Quad Tournament here.
If a player makes an illegal move in Quad Tournament, the opponent has the option of forcing them to take back the move and make a legal move, or accepting the move and continuing the game with the illegal move in place.
Yes, a player can resign from a game of Quad Tournament at any time just like regular tournament.
No, the rules for promoting pawns in Quad Tournament are the same as in regular chess.
If a player is late for a game in a Quad Tournament, they may be penalized by having their clock started when they arrive, and losing time as a result.
If there is a dispute between players in Quad Tournament, a Tournament Director or arbiter may be called upon to make a ruling.
The winner of a Quad Tournament is determined by the player with the most points at the end of the tournament. Points are awarded for wins and draws, as explained earlier.
Quad champion of the month is the one who scores maximum points during the month. This will be tracked on CHESS KLUB’s Quad Leaderboard.
CHESS KLUB’s Quad Leaderboard will be displayed every week at the center and online community.
Yes, all games in the Friday Quad tournaments are USCF rated. Results of the games will be submitted to USCF within 24-48 hours of the tournament.
Learn Chess. Learn Life Lessons.