Autumn Term 2020 – Worthing Knights Online Tournaments

Thursday September 3rd – Thursday October 22nd Inclusive, 17:15 – 18:45

Join for as long as you wish, you do not have to play the whole 1.5 hours

Sadly, chess over-the-board cannot resume at the Durrington Community Centre yet so the Knights will continue online until half-term at least.

If you are new to the club, please set-up a lichess account on https://lichess.org/ using the SIGN IN button and let me know your user name.

Each week there will be 2 tournaments set-up on lichess – experienced players should play in the Premiership and less experienced players (and players who can only play for part of the time) should choose the Championship.

I will email out the lichess URL for the tournaments on Tuesdays.

If you are not sure which tournament to enter, just get in touch.


PREMIERSHIP

For more experienced players.

6 rounds, SWISS pairing, 5 minutes plus 3 seconds increment per player

Schedule

Before Thursday (new players)

If it is your first PREMIERSHIP tourney you will need to join the team, see instructions below

Before 17:15

Login to lichess and find the tournament using the URL in the email being sent on Tuesdays, then JOIN

17:15

Round 1 begins, pairing is automatic

17:15 to about 18:45

Rounds 2 to 6 – each one likely to take about 15 minutes. The next round begins 2 minutes after the last game of the previous round ends

18:45

Results are displayed on lichess soon after the last game of the last round ends


CHAMPIONSHIP

For less experienced players (and players who can only play for part of the time)

4 minutes plus 3 seconds increment per player, pairing is automatic, normally very soon after your previous game ends

Schedule

Before Thursday (new players)

If it is your first tourney you will need to create a lichess account on https://lichess.org/ using the SIGN IN button and let me know your user name.

Before 17:15

Login to lichess and find the tournament using the URL in the email being sent on Tuesdays, then JOIN

17:15

Round 1 begins, pairing is automatic

17:15 to about 18:45

As soon as you finish a game, lichess will soon pair you automatically for the next game

18:45

Results are displayed on lichess soon after the last game of the last round ends


If it is your first PREMIERSHIP tournament:

Create a lichess https://lichess.org/ account if you have not got one already (use the SIGN IN button on the top right of the screen)

Once signed-in to lichess, ask to join the team Worthing Knights Chess Club Online Tournament (if you have not already joined):

Select COMMUNITY, TEAMS

Select All teams

Search for Worthing Knights

Select Worthing Knights Chess Club Online Tournament

Select JOIN TEAM, solve the puzzle, select JOIN TEAM

Dave will then approve your request to join the team (you may have to remind him to do this!)

Once Dave has approved your request you can join the tourney:

Select COMMUNITY, TEAMS

Select Worthing Knights Chess Club Online Tournament

Select Worthing Knights Blitz

Select JOIN

or use the URL https://lichess.org/swiss/wnqBIrG2 (and JOIN)

Any problems then contact Dave

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