Acerook Online Blitz -#2

An ACE Online Tournament (www.acerook.com)

                                                                                                               

Tournament Information Page:  https://www.acerook.com/acerook-online-blitz-2

Date: One Day – Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Where: From the comfort of your own home! All games will be played on lichess.org chess server.

Membership: Must have a current US Chess membership & a free lichess.org username.

To join US Chess: https://secure2.uschess.org/webstore/member.php

To join Lichess.org: https://lichess.org/signup

Format: 7 rounds Swiss – Game/5 with 0 second delay. Affects only US Chess Online Blitz rating.

Schedule: Round 1 will start as soon as Pairings are posted in Google Sheet; Rounds 2-7 start as soon as all current round games are finished. Please start your games promptly. Ideally, rounds will be ~20 minutes apart.

Registration: Registration is Live and closes on Wednesday, April 29, at 6:30PM sharp.  Make sure you put your lichess.org username in the “School or Team Name” Field $2.00 by April 29 via online entry at https://www.acerook.com/register?event=OnlineBlitz-Apr15

Make sure you put your lichess.org username in the “School or Team Name” Field

Tournament Directors: NTD Brian Yang (Chief TD)

Equipment: A Desktop PC or Laptop, Internet Connection, Internet Browser (Chrome preferred), and Mouse (Probably a disadvantage to play using a touchpad).

Other: See “Online Setup” to find how to properly get registered for the tournament. See “Online Rules” to find out online chess tournament rules. See “FAQ” for frequently asked questions. If you do not see your answer, then please e-mail the question.

Questions?  Contact Brian Yang at AcerookChess@gmail.com