FAQ > Online Chess League 2011-12 (18 entries)
(Play for your school in the Young Master Chess Online League on ChessKid.com)
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Yes. Sign up for the 2011-12 Young Master Chess Online League here . He/she will keep the same Username (and his/her stats will remain in the account). ...
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The League is open to all Charlotte area K-8 students (public, private, charter & parochial). Teams are by school.
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The league play begins Saturday, October 1, 2011 and ends Friday, April 13, 2012 . However, you can join anytime - even if the League period has already ...
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Click here for the Young Master Chess League registration form . The educational website ChessKid.com hosts the games and records the results. (Players in the Young Master ...
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Both! Each school counts as a team, but your child’s individual scores are recorded too. This is a participation-based league; there is no limit on the number of ...
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Mike Klein is the Young Master Chess League director. You can contact him at charlottechess@gmail.com Items not covered in the rules ...
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Players earn points by winning games on their ChessKid.com accounts. There are no deductions for losses, so participation is much more important than anything else! This year, points ...
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This year, the League offers 2 ways to win monthly bonus points ! 1) "Best Online ...
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There is a stats page on his/her ChessKid account which will list wins. In addition, a monthly standings page will be posted here on www.youngmasterchess.com.
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Yes! There will be individual and team prizes: The top three finishing elementary schools (K-5) earn team trophies. First place school wins the Young Master ...
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ChessKid.com is an awesome educational Web site that allows for blitz chess, slow games, video lessons and tactics training. It was designed by two strong chess players/teachers specifically ...
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Completely. The designers of the site have put in numerous safeguards to make sure that it is a child-only site. ChessKid.com does not allow live chatting nor adult ...
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There are two types of ChessKid.com memberships - Gold and Basic. Basic Membership is free, but the Gold Membership offers some great learning tools - available to you anytime. ...
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Use the Young Master Chess online registration form to sign up for ChessKid. For either membership type, League Director Mike Klein will create your child’s account and will ...
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No. Basic members earn the same amount of points as Gold members, but ChessKid does limit the number of simultaneous games that a regular member can play. Basic ...
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Yes, and points are awarded the same. The site uses a “live pool” of players to match up players with similar ratings to ensure competitive games. You may ...
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Yes! If you signed up for an account directly through ChessKid.com, you'll need to transfer the account to the Young Master Chess League. On ChessKid.com: ...
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Two International Masters (one step below Grandmaster) who are active chess teachers. They are also responsible for many of the online lessons.
