i am new to this site and am wondering about the rules of your tournaments,

 do you play at certain times ,are there any things i should know befor entering a tourn and ruining it for other entrants.

http://support.chess.com/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=611

basically explains the system.  Entry requirements vary per tournament, but they usually consist of a required timeout ratio (e.g. <5%) or games played.  As a normal member you can join one tournament at a time.

thanks sleisl!

here are the full rules: http://www.chess.com/tournaments/help.html

actually, you can join as many official tournaments as you want, but only one member-created tournament at a time as a basic member. 

you can upgrade here: www.chess.com/membership.html

enjoy and welcome!

 

But avoid those Armegeddon tie-breaks here.  They are a real killer, especially if you lose by one second.

thanks sleisl, just got to get a few games under my belt now befor i can enter,cheers