A Live 90|30 WEEK-END tournament on Chess.com
This could be a chess revolution on chess.com, as this is something that hasn't been tried before in internet chess history, I think. I am organizing a 4 round live 90|30 WEEK-END tournament to be played on Chess.com. «The Americas' Slow LIVE Chess Week-End Championship» will take place on Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1. Here's the more detailed schedule:
Round #1: 31/5 @ 12:00 USA ET;
Round #2: 31/5 @ 17:00 USA ET;
Round #3: 1/6 @ 12:00 USA ET;
Round #4: 1/6 @ 17:00 USA ET;
We will use Swiss pairing system. The players will have to check-in 45 minutes before each round in order to reduce the occurence of no shows to the minimal. I'm using a software so that I can pair the players almost instantly. This is what makes such an event possible.
We will accept the sign ups until 31/5 @ 10:00 USA ET, that is, 2 hours before the the tourney begins. You can sign up right now by posting your comment below. Shortly after you're signed up, you will be sent an invite to join the related tournament group. Once in, please read the instructions carefully.
And by the way, those interested in slow 45|45 and 90|30 LIVE games can request membership at the Slow LIVE Chess Association by clicking our crest below.
Good chess!
Regards,
zugzwang67;
I love chess. I love it so much that playing the game is not enough. I also need to promote it. This is why I arrange chess tourneys as much as I can. There was a time where I organized OTB events. One never knows, I may return to it.
But for now, I am arranging online tourneys via the '' Slow LIVE Chess Association '' here, on ChessDotCom. It gives me the opportunity to play longer games with increment.
Incidentally I think ChessDotCom have been blundering in a terrible way since they cancelled Time Control G45|45 and replaced it with the deceptive G60|0. This is like going backward 50 years while making all those new post-pandemic chess enthusiastics believe that this is real chess. That it is normal to lose a game up a piece or a full rook. It's time to rehabilitate G45|45, and even cancel G60|0.
Some may ask: '' Ok, but what are you doing on ChessDotCom as a Diamond member? '' The dull answer is that ChessDotCom is the best chess site in the world. Period. And I strongly support their efforts in providing a clean and safe environment dedicated to chess. Moreover, they answered '' present! '' when organizers like me found themselves with no place to set-up chess events during the pandemic. That will never be forgotten by me.
As a chess player, I'm a 1.e4 player as White, while I typically use the KID set-up when facing 1.d4 as Black. I try to focus on squares rather then only on the material. As many players, it happens too often that I gain an advantage but fail to find a path to the win. Also, I get lost if I'm not better after the opening
Sylvain Courtemanche; AKA zugzwang67
