It's That Time Again!!! Tournament Sign Up Time!

It is time to sign up for our next DHLC classic Tourney, a 75+30s time control tournament We are looking to build on the success of our last two and add even more players. So tell your friends and have them sign up (and join the club if they are not already members). 

First a few details that need to be mentioned:

The survey was completed by a good 63% of the last tournament participants. Here are some key takeaways ...

• By a more than 3-1 margin players wanted to keep the 75+30s time control. 
• We had several requests to merge players from around the globe into larger pools. We will be merging all time zones together this tournament to have a larger pool in each ratings bracket. This will be a trial for future tournaments to see how it goes.  
• We had a 50/50 split of new players and returning players.
• And I appreciate all of you backing me up to get a raise! We are in talks now to add a few more zeros to my weakly check ...

- Tournament #3 will start next Monday and run for 6 rounds, through Sept 26th (1 round per week).

- The format will be negotiated games, rated at 75 minutes +30 second increment. This means you will negotiate a time that is agreeable to both sides. Negotiations must take place in the messaging system here at chess.com unless both players agree to another method, and the agreed upon time must be posted in the comments of the announcement for that week's pairings. The player not posting the scheduled time can agree by giving a thumbs up to the comment. 

- Signups will end @ 10:00 AM EDT (14:00 GMT) on August 15th, the first round pairings will be posted by 10:00 PM EDT on August 15th (02:00 GMT on August 16th).

- Late signups will be accepted up through round 4, but you will not score any points for the rounds you missed. You will not be eligible to win the section if you signup after round 2

- I will again be using the SwissSystem.org website to help me track and pair players. 

- Scheduled byes will receive 1 point for the entire tournament, you may request 1 bye worth 1/2 point through round 4, after round 4 requested byes will not be worth any points. 

- The top player in each ratings section will again be awarded a one month Diamond membership.

To sign up, leave a Comment below with the following information:

chess.com username, current chess.com Rapid Rating, if you would like to "play up" a level (see an example below)

I will be checking daily on the signups and will contact you via DM that you are registered and if I have any questions. 

Tell your friends, tell your neighbors, tell your enemies, and tell your pets to come sign up! Let's get more people involved! Hope to see lots of previous players as well as new members join our DHLC Classical Tourney #3 (75/30)!

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to send me a message. 

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rsava, 1072, no play up

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(One final note, I use certain icons (the hashtag, the hand moving a piece, and the black/white game score emoticons) on the comments to indicate that I have recorded the information. I ask that you please refrain from using these so I do not lose track of signups/game results/etc. Appreciate all of your support.)