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Samuel Sevian (born December 26, 2000) is an American chess prodigy. He earned the title of Grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 10 months and 27 days, making him the youngest ever American to achieve this feat, beating previously established records of Fischer, Nakamura, Caruana and Robson by more than a year.He also broke age records when reaching the titles of National Expert, Master and International Master.
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Profile of a Prodigy: Samuel Sevian
At age 13 years 10 months and 27 days, Samuel Sevian became the world's youngest grandmaster, and the youngest grandmaster in US history, beating Ray Robson's record. His course has been a list of 'youngest evers', and his determination in the recent Saint…
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♟Sundays with Unity♟
June 14th, 2020
16:00 GMT
Team: https://lichess.org/team/sundays-with-unity-weekly-international-june-14-2020
Tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/8dgwyIUQ
June 14th, 2020
16:00 GMT
Team: https://lichess.org/team/sundays-with-unity-weekly-international-june-14-2020
Tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/8dgwyIUQ
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♟Sundays with Unity♟
❇️$1,400 Prizes are 100% Guaranteed!
💎13th Unity International Weekly Tournament
June 14th, 2020
✳️All players are required to join the Unity Team, which has been formed on Lichess for this tournament.
⏹Regulations:
1️⃣Type: Open
2️⃣Date: Sundays 16:00 (GMT)
3️⃣Time control: 3+0
4️⃣Website: Lichess.org
5️⃣Total time: 120 minutes
6️⃣Entry Fee: $4 plus tax for Europe & North America. The rest are $2 plus tax. No tax charge if you make your payment to representatives.
7️⃣Free entry for: GM, WGM, IM, WIM, FM, WFM, International Arbiters.
50% off entry fee for seniors.
8️⃣The Berserk option is available.
9️⃣All players are required to have played at least 30 rated blitz games with their Lichess account.
🔟No more registration will get accepted one hour prior to the tournament!
*️⃣All players must take part in the tournament with their official Lichess ID otherwise won’t be able to win the prizes.
✍️Registrations can be done in 2 ways:
👤Representative
🖥Website: unitychess.com
✅Payments for the entry fee can be made in 4 ways:
A) Representative
B) Website: unitychess.com
C) PayPal: unitychess@gmail.com
D) Bank Account: for details send us an email to: sundayswithunity@gmail.com
⏹Prizes terms and conditions:
1️⃣All prizes will be paid within 2 days.
2️⃣Cash prizes are given to the top places, ranked by Lichess.
3️⃣If a player is eligible for two prizes between the sections, the higher prize is awarded.
4️⃣The USCF (United States Chess Federation) rated players who don’t have Fide rating, will be eligible to receive the section prizes. Here is the formula to calculate their Fide rating: (USCF-100= Fide rating). That means a USCF player with rating of 1650 would be eligible to receive the section prize for under 1600 (1650-100=1550).
5️⃣Winners of class prizes can only receive prizes related to their rating level.
6️⃣The criterion for section prizes is FIDE Standard rating. If the player doesn’t have that, we will go with blitz rating. If not, then rapid rating. If the player doesn’t have Fide, nor USCF rating, we will consider him/her as unrated player.
8️⃣To receive prizes please contact the representative in your country. If your country doesn’t have representative then send your PayPal information to: sundayswithunity@gmail.com
🏆Prizes:
🥇The Best Country (more points in total):
$200 to the top 40 players of that country ($5 each).
📵If one player cheat, the whole country won’t win the $200 team prize!
Open:
1️⃣$150
2️⃣$100
3️⃣$60
4️⃣$40
5️⃣-🔟$20
Women's Section:
1️⃣$60
2️⃣$40
3️⃣$20
Senior 50+:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U16:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U12:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
2300-2399:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
2200-2299:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
2100-2199:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
2000-2099:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
1900-1999:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
1800-1899:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
1700-1799:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
1600-1699:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
1500-1599:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
1400-1499:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U1400:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
Unrated:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
🎁Unity Lucky Awards:
The 50th, 100th, 150th, 200th, 250th, 300th, 350th, 400th, 450th, 500th, 550th, 600th, 650th, 700th, 750th, 800th, 850th, 900th, 950th, and 1000th places that will be announced at the end of the tournament by Lichess. Each of these players will be paid $10.
Minimum 4 games are required to get eligible to win the Lucky Prizes.
⏹Prohibitions:
1️⃣Using computers.
2️⃣Having someone else play for you.
3️⃣Using inappropriate language in chat room of Lichess.
⏹The Power of the Jury:
1️⃣Requiring players to play under the camera if needed.
2️⃣Prohibiting offending players from participating in future matches.
3️⃣Issues a verdict for players who have committed a violation outside the rules of the regulations.
4️⃣Verification: Ask players to play some blitz games on camera with the presence of some members of the jury after the end of the tournament, in order to verify their performance in the competition.
*️⃣The goal of this tournament is to provide a safe environment where chess players can compete and enjoy the games. Wish everyone good luck!
https://t.me/joinchat/BAHle1WqYMV-CbKE6nDgaQ
♟Sundays with Unity♟
❇️$1,400 Prizes are 100% Guaranteed!
💎13th Unity International Weekly Tournament
June 14th, 2020
✳️All players are required to join the Unity Team, which has been formed on Lichess for this tournament.
⏹Regulations:
1️⃣Type: Open
2️⃣Date: Sundays 16:00 (GMT)
3️⃣Time control: 3+0
4️⃣Website: Lichess.org
5️⃣Total time: 120 minutes
6️⃣Entry Fee: $4 plus tax for Europe & North America. The rest are $2 plus tax. No tax charge if you make your payment to representatives.
7️⃣Free entry for: GM, WGM, IM, WIM, FM, WFM, International Arbiters.
50% off entry fee for seniors.
8️⃣The Berserk option is available.
9️⃣All players are required to have played at least 30 rated blitz games with their Lichess account.
🔟No more registration will get accepted one hour prior to the tournament!
*️⃣All players must take part in the tournament with their official Lichess ID otherwise won’t be able to win the prizes.
✍️Registrations can be done in 2 ways:
👤Representative
🖥Website: unitychess.com
✅Payments for the entry fee can be made in 4 ways:
A) Representative
B) Website: unitychess.com
C) PayPal: unitychess@gmail.com
D) Bank Account: for details send us an email to: sundayswithunity@gmail.com
⏹Prizes terms and conditions:
1️⃣All prizes will be paid within 2 days.
2️⃣Cash prizes are given to the top places, ranked by Lichess.
3️⃣If a player is eligible for two prizes between the sections, the higher prize is awarded.
4️⃣The USCF (United States Chess Federation) rated players who don’t have Fide rating, will be eligible to receive the section prizes. Here is the formula to calculate their Fide rating: (USCF-100= Fide rating). That means a USCF player with rating of 1650 would be eligible to receive the section prize for under 1600 (1650-100=1550).
5️⃣Winners of class prizes can only receive prizes related to their rating level.
6️⃣The criterion for section prizes is FIDE Standard rating. If the player doesn’t have that, we will go with blitz rating. If not, then rapid rating. If the player doesn’t have Fide, nor USCF rating, we will consider him/her as unrated player.
8️⃣To receive prizes please contact the representative in your country. If your country doesn’t have representative then send your PayPal information to: sundayswithunity@gmail.com
🏆Prizes:
🥇The Best Country (more points in total):
$200 to the top 40 players of that country ($5 each).
📵If one player cheat, the whole country won’t win the $200 team prize!
Open:
1️⃣$150
2️⃣$100
3️⃣$60
4️⃣$40
5️⃣-🔟$20
Women's Section:
1️⃣$60
2️⃣$40
3️⃣$20
Senior 50+:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U16:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U12:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
2300-2399:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
2200-2299:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
2100-2199:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
2000-2099:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
1900-1999:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
1800-1899:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
1700-1799:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
1600-1699:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
1500-1599:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
1400-1499:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
U1400:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
Unrated:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
🎁Unity Lucky Awards:
The 50th, 100th, 150th, 200th, 250th, 300th, 350th, 400th, 450th, 500th, 550th, 600th, 650th, 700th, 750th, 800th, 850th, 900th, 950th, and 1000th places that will be announced at the end of the tournament by Lichess. Each of these players will be paid $10.
Minimum 4 games are required to get eligible to win the Lucky Prizes.
⏹Prohibitions:
1️⃣Using computers.
2️⃣Having someone else play for you.
3️⃣Using inappropriate language in chat room of Lichess.
⏹The Power of the Jury:
1️⃣Requiring players to play under the camera if needed.
2️⃣Prohibiting offending players from participating in future matches.
3️⃣Issues a verdict for players who have committed a violation outside the rules of the regulations.
4️⃣Verification: Ask players to play some blitz games on camera with the presence of some members of the jury after the end of the tournament, in order to verify their performance in the competition.
*️⃣The goal of this tournament is to provide a safe environment where chess players can compete and enjoy the games. Wish everyone good luck!
https://t.me/joinchat/BAHle1WqYMV-CbKE6nDgaQ
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♟Sundays with Unity♟
🥇King/Queen of 2020🥇
🎁10K 100% Guaranteed🎁
Starting Sunday May 24th, 2020 all the way to December 27th, 2020 we have 32 Sundays. That means 32 Unity Weekly tournaments.
We came up with a plan to add some more excitements to the competitions by making special prizes for King/Queen champions of these 32 sessions.
For every 4 sessions, we get together the 4 champions of Open, Women, Senior, U16, U12 and make a double round robin tournament. The winners of these matches will be the champion of that season (4 sessions).
On the first week of the new year, we will have a round robin championship between the champions of each season. The winners of these matches will become the King/Queen champion of 2020!
The same thing will happen for the countries. After 4 sessions, they will compete in a 2 hours match in Arena format. The champion of this match will become the champion of that season. At the end of the year, we will have a championship Arena (2hours) tournament to find the team winner of the year. The top 100 players who attended at least one session of the Unity Weekly International will receive the prize.
These tournaments are free for all the participants.
All the matches will happen on Saturdays at 16:00 GMT.
All the players in Open, Women, Senior, U16, U12 are required to play with camera.
Here are the Sessions and Seasons:
(10-13), (14-17), (18-21), (22-25), (26-29), (30-33), (34-37), (38-41)
Total: 8 seasons.
This is the schedule of the individual and team for all these 8 seasons:
Season #1 (10-13):
Open/Women: 6/20/2020
Team: 6/27/2020
U16/U12: 7/4/2020
Senior: 7/11/2020
Season #2 (14-17):
Open/Women: 7/18/2020
Team: 7/25/2020
U16/U12: 8/1/2020
Senior: 8/8/2020
Season #3 (18-21):
Open/Women: 8/15/2020
Team: 8/22/2020
U16/U12: 8/29/2020
Senior: 9/5/2020
Season #4 (22-25):
Open/Women: 9/12/2020
Team: 9/19/2020
U16/U12: 9/26/2020
Senior: 10/3/2020
Season #5 (26-29)
Open/Women: 10/10/2020
Team: 10/17/2020
U16/U12: 10/24/2020
Senior: 10/31/2020
Season #6 (30-33)
Open/Women: 11/7/2020
Team: 11/14/2020
U16/U12: 11/21/2020
Senior: 11/28/2020
Season #7 (34-37):
Open/Women: 12/5/2020
Team: 12/12/2020
U16/U12: 12/19/2020
Senior: 12/26/2020
Season #8 (38-41)
Senior/Open/Women/U16/U12:
12/30/2020
Team: 12/31/2020
King/Queen Championship:
Senior: 1/4/2021
U12: 1/5/2021
U16: 1/6/2021
Women: 1/7/2021
Open: 1/8/2021
Team: 1/9/2021
Time control for all the matches will be the same as our main event (3/+0).
Here are the prizes of big winners of the year:
10K Guaranteed Prizes for Champions of 2020!
$5K King of the team (100 players, $50 each)
$2K King/Queen of (Open section)
$1K Queen of (Women section)
$1K King/Queen of U16
$500 King/Queen of U12
$500 King/Queen of Senior
Enjoy!🌹🌺🎁
https://t.me/joinchat/BAHle1WqYMV-CbKE6nDgaQ
♟Sundays with Unity♟
🥇King/Queen of 2020🥇
🎁10K 100% Guaranteed🎁
Starting Sunday May 24th, 2020 all the way to December 27th, 2020 we have 32 Sundays. That means 32 Unity Weekly tournaments.
We came up with a plan to add some more excitements to the competitions by making special prizes for King/Queen champions of these 32 sessions.
For every 4 sessions, we get together the 4 champions of Open, Women, Senior, U16, U12 and make a double round robin tournament. The winners of these matches will be the champion of that season (4 sessions).
On the first week of the new year, we will have a round robin championship between the champions of each season. The winners of these matches will become the King/Queen champion of 2020!
The same thing will happen for the countries. After 4 sessions, they will compete in a 2 hours match in Arena format. The champion of this match will become the champion of that season. At the end of the year, we will have a championship Arena (2hours) tournament to find the team winner of the year. The top 100 players who attended at least one session of the Unity Weekly International will receive the prize.
These tournaments are free for all the participants.
All the matches will happen on Saturdays at 16:00 GMT.
All the players in Open, Women, Senior, U16, U12 are required to play with camera.
Here are the Sessions and Seasons:
(10-13), (14-17), (18-21), (22-25), (26-29), (30-33), (34-37), (38-41)
Total: 8 seasons.
This is the schedule of the individual and team for all these 8 seasons:
Season #1 (10-13):
Open/Women: 6/20/2020
Team: 6/27/2020
U16/U12: 7/4/2020
Senior: 7/11/2020
Season #2 (14-17):
Open/Women: 7/18/2020
Team: 7/25/2020
U16/U12: 8/1/2020
Senior: 8/8/2020
Season #3 (18-21):
Open/Women: 8/15/2020
Team: 8/22/2020
U16/U12: 8/29/2020
Senior: 9/5/2020
Season #4 (22-25):
Open/Women: 9/12/2020
Team: 9/19/2020
U16/U12: 9/26/2020
Senior: 10/3/2020
Season #5 (26-29)
Open/Women: 10/10/2020
Team: 10/17/2020
U16/U12: 10/24/2020
Senior: 10/31/2020
Season #6 (30-33)
Open/Women: 11/7/2020
Team: 11/14/2020
U16/U12: 11/21/2020
Senior: 11/28/2020
Season #7 (34-37):
Open/Women: 12/5/2020
Team: 12/12/2020
U16/U12: 12/19/2020
Senior: 12/26/2020
Season #8 (38-41)
Senior/Open/Women/U16/U12:
12/30/2020
Team: 12/31/2020
King/Queen Championship:
Senior: 1/4/2021
U12: 1/5/2021
U16: 1/6/2021
Women: 1/7/2021
Open: 1/8/2021
Team: 1/9/2021
Time control for all the matches will be the same as our main event (3/+0).
Here are the prizes of big winners of the year:
10K Guaranteed Prizes for Champions of 2020!
$5K King of the team (100 players, $50 each)
$2K King/Queen of (Open section)
$1K Queen of (Women section)
$1K King/Queen of U16
$500 King/Queen of U12
$500 King/Queen of Senior
Enjoy!🌹🌺🎁
https://t.me/joinchat/BAHle1WqYMV-CbKE6nDgaQ