Sunday, November 17, 2024

Holiday Season Six-Week Swiss Online

 


 

 
 
DateTuesday, November 19, 2024
Event Format6SS or Double Quad, 1 lichess game per Tuesday night
Time ControlG/60 + 10 sec
SectionsQuads & Small Swiss
Entry Fee$40, $25 for BCF members
PrizesQuad #1: $80-$40; all other Quads & Small Swiss: $50-$40
RegistrationDeadline December 10, 2024 @ 6 PM
Round Times6:30pm
DescriptionWE MAY RESCHEDULE OFF CHRISTMAS EVE.

Contact info: TD Nick Sterling. E-mail: td@boylstonchess.org. Text/cell: 781-733-0849.

If I do not have your e-mail and cell phone # already, please send those to me in case we have to contact each other.

If I do not have your lichess Username, please send that to me or include it in the comments in your Registration.

For Round 1, Pairings will be posted on Tuesday just after 6 PM on the Boylston CC website. The cutoff time for registration in time to play a Round is Tuesday at 6 PM. Any players who register subsequent to 6 PM will be skipped until the following week's Round. Each Round begins at 6:30 PM except for games whose start times were agreed in advance to be changed.

Players must join Zoom and Share their Screens or show their play areas in their camera views. The link will be sent to players by e-mail. Players with scores of at least +2, or in contention for a prize, may, at the TD's discretion, be required to provide at least two separate camera views on Zoom.

Players must be current Members of USCF.

Forfeit of a Round for any reason may result in forfeit of any prize $$$ that would otherwise have been won, at the TD's discretion.

Rating with USCF will be delayed by 72 hours after the completion of the tournament to give lichess time to ensure Fair Play was observed in all games.
Entry ListCurrent Pre-Registration List

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

 



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