Tournament Description “The Daring Pawn” - The Kingdom of Chess

📢 PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT
“Every great champion was once a daring pawn. Today is your chance to prove that you have the courage, speed, and intelligence needed to shine in the Kingdom of Chess! Sign up now for the first tournament and win 40 XP + the exclusive collectible sticker ‘The Daring Pawn’. Spots are limited to 10 brave players. We’re waiting for you in the arena!”

🎯 OVERVIEW
“The Daring Pawn” is the first tournament in the magical world of the Kingdom of Chess, created for brave children who have begun the adventure of learning chess. This special tournament tests the participants’ intelligence, speed of thinking, and courage through solving 5 captivating tactical puzzles.

📅 TOURNAMENT FORMAT
Category Details
Tournament name The Daring Pawn
Competition type Puzzle-solving (solving chess problems)
Number of puzzles 5 tactical challenges
Difficulty Beginner - Brave Pawns
Theme Pawn moves, captures, promotion
Estimated duration 5-15 minutes

🎁 REWARDS OFFERED
Grand Prize (for all participants)
Reward Description
🏅 40 XP Experience points automatically added to the account
🎖️ Sticker “The Daring Pawn” Digital collectible sticker trophy, visible in the child’s profile and on the Map
Certificates for all participants
Top 3 places → Diploma “Masters of the Pawn” + special gold/silver/bronze sticker

Places 4-10 → Diploma “Brave Participant” + standard sticker

📋 PUZZLE STRUCTURE (Guiding examples)
Puzzle Theme Description
1 Pawn capture The white pawn can capture an unprotected black piece
2 Double advance The correct move of the pawn two squares
3 Blocking the opponent’s pawn How to stop the opponent’s pawn from advancing
4 Defending the pawn Protect the threatened pawn with another piece
5 Queen promotion Bring the pawn to the end of the board and turn it into a queen

⚠️ The exact puzzles are kept secret until the moment of the tournament. Participants must be ready for any challenge with pawns!

📅 TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Stage Duration Action
Registration 2 days before Fill out the form (maximum 10 spots)
Confirmation 24h before Participants receive notification
LIVE Tournament ~30 minutes All competitors start at the same time
Results announcement Immediately after Live ranking + automatic awarding

🚀 HOW DO I SIGN UP?
1. Access the Kingdom Arena page
2. Click on “The Daring Pawn”
3. Press “Sign me up for the adventure!”
4. Wait for confirmation (spots are limited to 10)

Participation cost: Free for all children in the Kingdom of Chess

✨ TIPS FOR PARTICIPANTS
🔁 Review Lesson 1 - all puzzles are based on pawn moves

🧘 Stay calm - rushing can lead to mistakes

👀 Look at the whole board - sometimes the solution is not in the first visible piece

💪 Don’t give up - you can try the same puzzle several times

⭐ Speed matters, but accuracy even more!

🏅 SAMPLE RANKING (after the tournament)
Place Nickname Total time Mistakes Reward
🥇 The Chess Hawk 2:47 0 40 XP + Gold Sticker
🥈 White Queen 3:12 0 35 XP + Silver Sticker
🥉 The Brave Pawn 3:45 1 30 XP + Bronze Sticker
4 Little Brave One 4:20 0 25 XP + Participant Sticker
5 Moon Rider 5:01 2 20 XP + Participant Sticker

👑 PARTICIPATION RULES
Who can participate?
Any child in the Kingdom of Chess who has completed at least Lesson 1 - The Brave Pawn
Maximum 10 participants per edition

How does it work?
- The participant enters the arena and receives the first puzzle
- Each puzzle has a chessboard with a specific position
- The child must find the only correct move
- After solving it correctly, they move on to the next puzzle
- The timer starts at the first puzzle and stops after the last one

Strict rules:
- Only the correct move advances the player
- On a wrong move, the puzzle resets (the same puzzle, no extra time is lost, but the timer continues)
- Each puzzle must be solved correctly before moving on

There are no hints or help during the tournament

🏆 TIEBREAK SYSTEM
Criterion Weight
1. Total solving time Main (whoever solves faster wins)
2. Number of wrong attempts Tiebreak (fewer mistakes = better position)

Tiebreak example:
1st place: 3 minutes 24 seconds, 0 mistakes
2nd place: 3 minutes 24 seconds, 1 mistake → 2nd place (the extra mistake)
3rd place: 3 minutes 45 seconds → 3rd place