Boylston Chess: USCF-rated Swiss Tournaments online

USCF-Rated Swiss Tournaments online prep

Fellow Boylston Chess Club members,

I hope everyone is faring well in chess-at-home lockdown, and I look forward to offering USCF-Rated Swiss Tournaments for BCC on chess.com very soon.   However, there is a major step that must be completed by any player wishing to play in online Rated chess events on chess.com.

Any player who wants to play in a USCF-Rated online tournament here on chess.com needs to fill out this form one time: https://www.chess.com/news/view/uscf-member-authentication-9266. Once you have done so, please join the US Chess Members Only Club here: https://www.chess.com/club/uschess-members-only. After that you will be eligible to play in any USCF-Rated online tournament provided that you maintain a USCF Membership in good standing.

If you do not know your 5-digit PIN #, it is on your mailing label of your hard-copy Chess Life issue.  If you do not have that, you can request your PIN from USCF directly.

You may message me on chess.com (xenophon98) if you have any questions or suggestions.  Thanks and let’s help BCC have a big online presence on chess.com.

Nicholas P. Sterling, Ph.D.
BCC, Tournament Director

Boylston Chess: Online Saturday G/30

BCF Online Saturday G/30

Date

Saturday, May 23, 2020

Event Format

6SS

Time Control

G/30 + 5sec

Entry Fee

Free entry

Round Times

First round at 11:00am, other rounds start ASAP

Description

G/30 swiss on lichess.org.
Tournament is UNRATED with the USCF.
Must join the Boylston Chess Club team on lichess before joining the tournament.
Tournament link: lichess.org/swiss/Fmsg6F8J
Any questions during event, please ask on Discord.

Boylston Chess Club updates

Dear Chess Friends,

Hopefully everyone has been staying busy and healthy through this pandemic.  

I wanted to share a few updates with everyone about the Boylston Chess Club.  We will remain closed at least through the end of May.  We will have further updates after we see how the gradual reopening of Massachusetts is progressing.  

We are pleased to announce several online chess events in order to keep those chess skills honed.  GM Larry Christiansen has been hosting weekly lectures on twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/larrychr.  Tune in for the virtual chat and tactics study or catch up on past broadcasts.

Starting next week, there will also be a one-game per week Swiss tournament.  The time control will hopefully encourage more thought than the bullet and blitz games I'm sure we have all been playing.   

https://boylstonchess.org/events/559/bcf-online-weekly-swiss

Finally, stay tuned for more information about rapid events hosted on chess.com over the upcoming weekends.  

Since the club has been closed for a couple of months now, the Board of Directors has decided to extend club memberships for all current members.  Once we know when we can start hosting over the board tournaments again, we will send more information about the extensions.  

In the meantime, hope to see you all online, and we all hope that you and your families are safe.

On behalf of the BCF Board of Directors,

Andrew Hoy

Boylston Chess: Online Weekly Swiss

 

 

BCF Online Weekly Swiss  

 

 

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Date	Starts Monday, May 11th
Event Format	6SS
Time Control	G/60 + 10
Entry Fee	$5
Prizes	None
Registration	Register before 11:59pm on Sunday, May 10th
Description	One round a week. Pairings will be emailed to players on Monday morning, and then players will schedule a time with their opponent and play online before Sunday night. Unrated event with games played on lichess.org or chess.com. Must have a USCF ID to play. Any questions email boylstonchess@gmail.com
Entry List	Current Pre-Registration List