Online Tournaments

Sign up to play

Step 1: Choose an event

  • Inter-School tournaments are conducted during school hours. School coordinators can register a team, or parents can register students individually. (see below)
  • Open tournaments are conducted outside school hours. Some of these events are dedicated for junior players and some are open to general public.

    • Step 2: Sign Up

    To sign up for an NSC online tournament, follow the registration process below:

    For school coordinators: (Inter-School events)
    • If you want to register your team collectively on the players' behalf, read on. If you want to ask parents to register their children individually, send them the registration link for the school event and ask them to follow the booking instructions. The students will still be registered under your school name as a team.
    • Email us to reserve places and avoid disappointment. If an event becomes full, we guarantee reserved places will remain available
    • When you have the list of players for the event, send the list (first names, surname, year level, boy/girl) to us. We will organise NSC Managed accounts for all your students, and organise their access tokens as well
    • Once we have everything set up, we send you the list of Lichess username/password for the players, as well as instructions for the day. Just pass on the username/password to each player and follow the instructions sent to you.
    • After the event, the school will be sent an invoice for students who participated.
    For parents of students: (Inter-School and Open events)
    • Online registration will be available for your chosen event, both school zonal tournaments as well as open events outside school hours. Follow the instructions in the online registration page for your chosen event.
    • If the player you are registering is happy to use an NSC Managed account in Lichess, then we will organise the account as well as the access token for the tournament and provide you with the details after you complete your online registration.
    • If the player you are registering prefers to use his/her own Lichess account, then you can provide the information in the registration process.
    • Please note: It is up to parents to liaise with their child's school about taking time off school to attend any Inter-School events during the day.
    For individual adults: (Open events)
    • Online registration for Open events will be available
    • If you wish to use an NSC Managed account in Lichess, then we will organise the account as well as the access token for the tournament and provide you with the details after you complete your online registration.
    • If you prefer to use your own Lichess account, then you can provide the information in the registration process.
    • If you have previously attended an NSC online tournament and still have the token (ie. you haven't deleted it), you can choose the option of using the last Lichess account detail (if the option exists)