Mission 360/Eade Foundation Fundraising Community Blitz
August 11, 2024
Dear Mission360:
Your generous support of The Divine Chess Academe contributes to lasting change in communities around the world. Divine Chess Academe members respond to local and global challenges, often using grants from The people like you to fund their crucial work. These grants are possible because of your gifts, which allow Divine Chess Academe and our members to accomplish great things. With your help, so far we’ve care for more than 60 orphans children whom we educate, feed, cloth and pay medical treatment. For every one of those, Divine Chess Academe members work with communities to make a meaningful impact. Thank you for helping to make this possible, Mission360! Thank you for your generosity and support of The Divine Chess Academe.
Sincerely, Hannington Ssenfuka Founder and coach Divine Chess Academe info@divinechessacademe.org www.divinechessacademe.org
We are excited to share that our recent Fundraising Community Blitz was a success! Thanks to the collective generosity of our supporters, we raised $591.33 in donations. With the 100% match from Mission360, a total of $1,182.66 will be contributed to the Eade Foundation's chess-in-school project in Uganda, Africa.
The following players donated:
Gary Scheppler, Bennett Liang, Eric Li, Andrew Guo, Ashley Pang, Nicholas Weng, Dylan Tang.
Thank you to the Mission360 match donors for their support as well:
Eric Li, Ashley Pang, Nicholas Weng, Andrew Guo, Dylan Tang, Jeffrey Wang, Kevin Pan, Xuli Dai.
Congratulations to the following players for their outstanding performances:
In the Open Section: IM-Elect Eric Li secured 1st place with a score of 10.5/12, while Dylan Tang achieved 2nd place with 9.5/12.
In the U1800 Section: Gary Scheppler and Bennett Liang tied for 1st place.
We also extend our heartfelt gratitude to the winners for their generous donation of their prizes.
Thank you all for making this initiative a success and for your continued support!
Mission360 partners with Eade Foundation to support Chess Academy in Uganda, Africa. With supports from generous donors like you, we can help by feeding them, educating them, and giving them a better life of living. Together we can support the orphans in need because they are the leaders of tomorrow.
Come enjoy a day of fun chess with free cold drinks to beat the summer heat and support Chess Academy in Uganda!
Mission360 will match every single dollar donated. Together let's bring chess to one more kid from the other side of the world!
Tournament info
Where: 2050 Concourse Dr #42, San Jose, CA 95131
When: 4 – 6:30 pm, Aug 11th, 2024
Tournament Format: Swiss System
Total Rounds: 11 rounds of single games (11 SS)
First Round: 4:00 pm and consecutive rounds are on a rolling schedule. Estimated end-time: 6:30 pm.
Time Control: G/3+2 (Game in 3 minutes with a 2-second increment with each move.)
Games will be US Chess blitz rated. Tournament results will be submitted immediately after the last round is finished.
Two Sections: 1800+ and u1800
Pairings are based on the higher of Aug 2024 OTB supplemental regular US Chess rating.
Please bring your chess clock and chess set if possible.
Byes
Byes are available for players in case they can't participate but would like to stay in the tournament.
Byes can be requested for a maximum of 2 rounds, with receiving 0.5 points for each round.
Late registrations will receive two half-point byes for any missed round, up to a total of 2 rounds.
Tournament Rules
USCF blitz rules apply.
Forfeit time is 3 minutes.
Registration: Fill out the form here.
Entry Fee: $40 or as much as you'd like to support Chess Academy in Uganda, Africa!
GM and IM free
Benevity donation to Mission 360 Foundation. You can help bring chess and free lunch to one more kid!
Or PayPal (friends and family) or Zelle whui_99@yahoo.com
Eligibility: Active USCF membership; section based on current month supplement or real time post-tournament.
Contact:
Eric Li eric@mission360foru.org
Eric W eric_w@mission360foru.org
Bill G bill@mission360foru.org
Sponsors: Mission 360, Eade Foundation
Prize Fund (Based on 15 paid entries)
1800+: 1st place $150, 2nd place $75
U1800: 1st place $75, 2nd place $37
