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Acerook Online Blitz - #8!  

July 22, 2020

(Make sure to put your lichess.org username in “School or Team name” field)

Registration Page: Click Here (Make sure to put your lichess.org username in “School or Team name” field)

Entry List: Click Here

PDF Flier: Click Here   

Google Sheet (Player List, Pairings, Standings, and Results): Click Here

How to challenge a player on lichess.org — Video Tutorial

Live Streamed: www.twitch.tv/Acerook - Register a Twitch handle to chat. Brian will only be streaming games, and answering tournament questions - best and fastest way to contact me if there is an issue. Stream will start Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at ~5:45PM CST. (See below for embedded video player).

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

Registration: Registration is Live and closes on Wednesday, July 22, at 6:30PM sharp.  Make sure you put your lichess.org username in the “School or Team Name” Field $5.00 by July 22 via online entry at https://www.acerook.com/register?event=AOBlitz8

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.

Prizes: 1st place winner, clear or by tiebreaks, gets a free entry into another ACE Online Tournament; Top Player of the bottom half, clear or by tiebreaks, gets a free entry into another ACE Online Tournament. Winners will be declared official after tournament is submitted for rating. To redeem free entry, e-mail Brian Yang at AcerookChess@gmail.com and state which tournament the winner wants to join.

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. All times are US Central Time, if otherwise not marked.

Questions?  Contact Brian Yang at AcerookChess@gmail.com