WHEN: Saturday, March 28, 2020, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. CENTRAL TIME
WHERE: https://lichess.org/tournament/rvLXBI19 - enter the top-secret password "chicago"
WHAT: A fun tournament: game in 15 minutes, with an additional 10 seconds per move for each player.
You don't really need to fill out an entry form here! (We would appreciate it, though, as it helps us with our mailing list)
To enter:
1. Establish a FREE account on lichess.org
2. Sign in to your account.
3. Visit https://lichess.org/tournament/rvLXBI19 and enter the top-secret password "chicago"
4. Start playing! As soon as you finish, you will be paired with another player.
While the games will be rated on lichess.org, they will not be rated by US Chess. So no membership is required!
PLAYING THE TOURNAMENT
Chess is a game between two players. No engines, databases, books, or outside help of any kind. But you already knew that :-)
As the pairings will be made by the lichess server, they will not follow US Chess Swiss pairing system rules.
As soon as you are finished, you will be paired for the next game. Some players will play more games than others! Don't worry too much about that: this is a fun tournament and we want you to concentrate on making good moves.
If you are not present at the board and you have not pressed "pause", you may lose a game due to forfeit after not moving for thirty seconds. Don't worry! This is just a fun event anyway.
Mouseslips happen.
Problems? Bill Brock is available by Zoom from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow
Time: Mar 28, 2020 09:30 AM Central Time (US and Canada)
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