Juneau Tournament January 2026

Info

Tournament type: Swiss-system 

Time control: 10 min

Location: Valley Library

Date and Time: January 22 / 4pm – 7:45pm 


Rules

  1. Do not interrupt ongoing games
  2. No cellphones during games
  3. If you touch a piece, you must move it
  4. Scoring:
    • Win = 1 point
    • Draw = 0.5
    • Loss = 0

Prize

🥇1st: $75 

🥈2nd: $50

🥉3rd: $25

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Other notes:

Please arrive early so that you are entered in the first round. We are not sure how many people will be attending, so if you own a chess board, please bring it to the event. Also, if you own a smartphone, please install a chess clock app on it. We recommend Chess Clock by chess.com for Android and iPhone.

First round opponents will be paired randomly. 

Afterwords, opponents will be paired depending on their score. 

All games must finish before the next round can begin. 

Tournament starts at 4 o’clock.

If you’d like to help out with the tournament, please send us an email at info@alaskachessclub.org

Please check this page for any changes.

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Thank you!