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Her League | Season 5 Info

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Her League: We welcome you to Season 5 of Her League, for Chess, Community, and Competition. Sponsored by the HerMoveNext Foundation, Inc, Her League offers scholastic K-12 girls from beginners to advanced chess players a safe, online opportunity to play, coach, emcee, and TD monthly in a free, fun, and welcoming community of peers. Our growing global membership hails from 24 US States and 7 Nations. Her League 1 launched online on International Women’s Day, Monday, March 8, 2021. Up next is Her League 47, our FIRST 2025 Winter Season (Q1-2024) event, on Friday, January 10, 2025, from 5:30 PM EST to 8:30 PM EST. Note Her League monthly online-quick US Chess rated game nights are typically held on a Friday, once every month. Register for Her League today; it is free to join and play.

HER League | INFO

Chess Teams: Her League coaches and TDs will be assisting participants signing in to our online chess league using the Zoom video conferencing platform. Upon signing on to a monthly game night match, Her League places all participants on one of four teams before the start of Quad section tournament action. Note, the final section may use Swiss pairings if number of entries is not a multiple of 4.

Once on a team, chess players are ranked according to their US Chess Ratings, typically their current or live Quick Online US Chess Ratings. Prior to play, all participants must be current members of the US Chess Federation (Join US Chess). Player rankings determine which Quad tournament section players will be entering to represent their team. A set of four chess players is referred to as a Quad that participants will be competing against. Quad tournaments consist of four chess players of similar abilities playing individual games of chess against each of the other three players.

All players compete in a total of three 15 minute games (0 second delay), and the player with the most points is the Quad winner. Should a Quad section result in a tie, the Quad winner will be determined by the Her League platform tiebreak algorithm. If a sole winner can not be determined by the platform algorithm, then player faceoff results may be considered by the Tournament Director. If player faceoff results do not yield one winner then total team points may be considered to break the tie by the Tournament Director. Alternately a Tournament Director may decide to award multiple players Quad co-winners should a tie result.

Team results are a crucial component to Her League competitive play. Each Quad section winner contributes their total Quad Tournament win to their team. The team with the most Quad winners will be the resulting winner used for league scoring purposes. Players on the winning team receive 6 bonus points each. For Her League scoring purposes, there can be multiple teams tied for first place. For awarding a team prize, the highest accumulated team score, totaling all team member Quad scoring contributions, will be used to calculate a winning team. For team tie-breaks, number of Quad sections wins may be used.

Her League is keeping score. Her League will be tallying each player’s individual point totals and team bonus points for an accumulated grand total per season and and added to the per annum yearly total. Her League recently completed the 2025 Fall Season (Q4-2024) event dates for October, November, and December and is currently in the 2025 Winter Season (Q1-2025) grand prix tournament cycle for January, February, and March. Players accumulate 8 points for each win and/or bye (only one full bye scored per event), 6 points for each Quad and/or Team win, 4 points for each draw and 1/2 Byes, 2 points per loss played, and 0 points for forfeits. Tournament awards and recognition, season league awards and recognition, and annual awards and recognition for individual accomplishment and team achievement will be announced respectively by Her League with support from sponsors.

2025 WINTER season (Q1-2025) | Her League 47

We invite the chessgirl community to join the Her League 47 event for our FIRST Winter Season (Q1-2025) event on Friday, January 10, 2025, from 5:30 PM EST to 8:30 PM EST to play chess online. Her League game nights consist of 3 rounds of chess (time control of 15 minutes per side with 0 second delay) with coach mentors reviewing games between rounds. Depending on participation, players will be placed into teams and sorted into ranked quads. The Her League matches have been purposefully designed to inspire girls on all skill levels, from beginners to advanced players. By including a Zoom room component, guided by our HerMoveNext Coaches and TDs, we endeavor to create an atmosphere that promotes camaraderie and mutual support.

Our game night matches were directly inspired by the HerMoveNext Quad-Team OTB (Over-The-Board) Tournaments and our eponymous award winning short film documentary, Her Move Next. We welcome all chessgirls to our events. Please share details with others.

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Tournament Rate: $0.00 / FREE - DONATE TODAY
Please inquire how to donate to the HerMoveNext Foundation, Inc. girls’ chess outreach program. Note: Bolded dates have not yet been played.

Her League (HL) 2025 Dates for WINTER (Q1) Season Play:
3/7/25 - HL49* Friday, March 7 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
*HL49 will be celebrating International Women’s Day.
2/7/25 - HL48 Friday, February 7 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
1/10/25 - HL47 Friday, January 10 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST

Her League (HL) 2024 Dates for FALL (Q4) Season Play:
12/13/24 - HL46 Friday, December 13 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
11/15/24 - HL45 Friday, November 15 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
10/18/24 - HL44 Friday, October 18 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST

Her League (HL) 2024 Dates for SUMMER (Q3) Season Play:
9/13/24 - HL43 Friday, September 13 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
8/2/24 - HL42 Friday, August 2 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
7/12/24 - HL41 Friday, July 12 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST

Her League (HL) 2024 Dates for SPRING (Q2) Season Completed:
6/14/24 - HL40 Friday, June 14 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
5/17/24 - HL39 Friday, May 17 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
4/19/24 - HL38 Friday, April 19 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST

Her League (HL) 2024 Dates for WINTER (Q1) Season Completed:
3/8/24 - HL37 Friday, March 8 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST*
*HL37 will be celebrating International Women’s Day.
2/9/24 - HL36 Friday, February 9 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
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1/12/24 - HL35 Friday, January 12 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST

Her League (HL) 2023 Dates for FALL (Q4) Season Completed:
12/1/23 - HL34 Friday, December 1 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
11/10/23 - HL33 Friday, November 10 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
10/13/23 - HL32 Friday, October 13 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST

Her League (HL) 2023 Dates for SUMMER (Q3) Season Completed:
9/8/23 - HL31 Friday, September 8 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
8/4/23 - HL30 Friday, August 4 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
7/7/23 - HL29 Friday, July 7 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST

Her League (HL) 2023 Dates for SPRING (Q2) Season Completed:
6/2/23 - HL28 Friday, June 2 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
5/5/23 - HL27 Friday, May 5 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
4/14/23 - HL26 Friday, April 14 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST

Her League (HL) 2023 Dates for WINTER (Q1) Season Completed:
3/3/23 - HL25 Friday, March 3 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
2/3/23 - HL24 Friday, February 3 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
1/6/23 - HL23 Friday, January 6 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST

Her League (HL) 2022 Dates for FALL (Q4)Season Completed:
12/2/22 - HL22 Friday, December 2 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
11/4/22 - HL21 Friday, November 18 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
10/14/22 - HL20 Friday, October 14 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST

Her League (HL) 2022 Dates for SUMMER (Q3)Season Completed:
9/9/22 - HL19 Friday, September9 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
8/5/22 - HL18 Friday, August 5 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
7/8/22 - HL17 Friday, July 8 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST

Her League (HL) 2022 Dates for SPRING (Q2) Season Completed:
6/17/22 - HL16 Friday, June 17 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
5/20/22 - HL15 Friday, May 20 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
4/1/22 - HL14 Friday, April 1 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST

Her League (HL) 2022 Dates for WINTER (Q1) Season Completed:
3/4/22 - HL13 Friday, March 4 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
2/4/22 - HL12 Friday, February 4 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
1/7/22 - HL11 Friday, January 7 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST

Her League (HL) 2021 Dates for WINTER Season Completed:
12/10/21 - HL10 Friday, December 10 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST

Her League (HL) 2021 Dates for FALL Season Completed:
11/5/21 - HL9 Friday, November 5 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
10/11/21 - HL8 Monday, October 11 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
9/10/21 - HL7 Friday, September 10 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST

Her League (HL) 2021 Dates for Summer Season Completed:
8/6/21 - HL6 Friday, August 6 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
7/9/21 - HL5 Friday, July 9 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
6/4/21 - HL4 Friday, June 4 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST

Her League (HL) 2021 Dates for Spring Season Completed:
5/7/21 - HL3 Friday, May 7 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
4/9/21 - HL2 Friday, April 9 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST
3/8/21 - HL1 Monday, March 8 @ 5:30PM-8:30PM EST

Location: Online
Event links will be emailed to participants the day of the match by 4:30 PM EST. Online technical support is being graciously provided by ICN. The main Zoom playing room will be open at 5:30 PM EST and we request all players to log in by 5:45 PM EST, prior to the start of the match. All players must be visible from main Zoom playing room during game play. At 6:00 PM EST participants will be sorted into quad tournaments. Prior to the start of the match and between rounds we welcome all players to join their respective teams and coaches in breakout rooms.

Registration:
Free registration to join Her League will be ongoing. To receive proper notice to participate in a game night match, please register with Her League on HerMoveNext.com 24 hours in advance (registrations are accepted through 1:00 PM EST on game day).

Rating:
This is a US Chess Online-Quick (Rapid) Rated event. US Chess Online-Quick (Rapid) Ratings are used for sorting players into teams and placing participants into quad tournament sections to be paired with appropriately rated opponents. If a player does not have a US Chess Online-Quick (Rapid) Rating but has obtained a US Chess Quick (Rapid) Rating or Regular Rating, either may be used depending which is the most current. If a player has no US Chess rating, but has another chess federation rating, including a FIDE chess Rapid and/or Standard rating, the most current rating will be used for pairing purposes. If a player has no chess rating (beginner), then the player will be considered unrated for pairing purposes.

Game Format:
3 rounds, 15 minutes, with no delay clock time control
(Time Control: 15 Minutes, 0 Delay)

Her League Match Schedule:
Note Rounds 2 & 3 Times are estimates. Rounds start promptly after the completion of the previous round.
4:30 PM EST - Tournament directions emailed to participants
5:30 PM EST - Main Zoom room open for Her Puzzles or similar activity
5:45 PM EST - Recommended sign-in time
6:00 PM EST - Tournament sign-in is closed
6:00 PM EST - Opening Ceremony with Her Talks
6:20 PM EST - Sorting of Her Teams and Quad/Swiss Sections
6:20 PM EST - Team meetings with Her Coaches (Team Coaches)
6:30 PM EST - Estimated time Her League Round 1 begins
7:10 PM EST - Estimated time Her League Round 2 begins
7:50 PM EST - Estimated time Her League Round 3 begins
8:20 PM EST - Her Celebration: Community Closing Ceremony

Prizes:
Awards & recognition will be announced prior to Match.

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Her Move Next | Her League Debut
Her Move Next | GM Yifan Simul
Her Move Next | The Movement
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Her move next | Foundation

HerMoveNext Foundation, Inc. seeks to expand chess outreach to girls and encourage experienced players not only to continue playing, but also to invite them to mentor beginners.