Week 3 Pairings Are Out! As I said in the previous news post, the changes all look very differently now than they did in weeks 1 and 2, due to a bunch of no shows that have since been removed. Each team now has 7 boards, so I really hope we can de...
Firstly let me say thank you to everyone who is still with us after the extended Holiday week 2. It was a crazy one as far as managing the league and all of the complications in scheduling, and it resulted in a league that is going to look pretty ...
Hello Great Lakes Live Chess League Members! This week we are going to give everyone a bye, and extend the opportunity to complete your week 2 matches. Week 3 pairings will come out Sunday the 26th of December, so, if you haven't finished your wee...
Thank you to everyone who took part in week 1 of season 1 of the Great Lakes Live Chess League. We had quite a few mixups in terms of people not messaging their opponents or not showing up for their games. Hopefully we got rid of at least most of ...
Sorry for the late pairings release, we had quite a few changeups to every team because of quite a few people that backed out of the league. I had to switch teams to even things out, so I'll be playing on Team Lake Michigan now, also welcome to ou...
The week 1 pairings are out! This week Team Lake Superior will play the white pieces versus Team Ontario, and Team Lake Michigan will battle as white against Team Lake Erie! Huron sits this week out as the first team with a bye, I highly encourage...
The teams for the first season of the Great Lakes Live Chess League have been made! We are now ready to start the season, the first round pairings will come out this Sunday, December 5th!So, check out the sheets, see what team you will play on thi...
There is one day left to sign up for the league! Sign up closes at midnight tomorrow (Tuesday) night, so if you haven't added your name to the sheet, do so now! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Jshoce2qF9Fc7heMgQiDH13HtWmQWIsMKgbt_US5uUM/ed...
We changed our name! In an effort to bring attention to the league, which starts on December 5th, I changed the name of the club to the Great Lakes Live Chess League. This changes nothing as far as the regular tournaments are concerned, we have 11...
Join us for a tournament this weekend! Saturday Slow Swiss at 2pm EST: https://www.chess.com/play/tournament/2712017Saturday Night Rapid at 8pm EST: https://www.chess.com/play/arena/1485215 Sunday Afternoon Bullet at 2pm EST: https://www.chess.co...
It is November, at the end of this month the sign up will close for the Great Lakes Live Chess League. The League starts on December, 5th, so, if you're not signed up or if you know someone who might be interested in playing, get on it! Add your n...
With the growing member base we have definitely had an increase in the amount of people showing up to each tournament, with little success in terms of gaining enough people for successful tournaments. Make your schedule this weekend with two oppor...
Join us tonight at 8pm EST for a 3 minute blitz arena! Tomorrow we have two tournament opportunities, starting with the Sunday Slow Swiss, a 4 round 30|30 tournament at 2pm, and a bullet arena at 8pm EST. And of course don't forget that sign up is...
The Great Lakes Live Chess League Is Now Open For Player Sign Up!To sign up, add your name and username to this google sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Jshoce2qF9Fc7heMgQiDH13HtWmQWIsMKgbt_US5uUM/edit?usp=sharingThe league will start...
Join us this weekend for a slow (30|30) swiss tournament on either Saturday or Sunday! Those are two separate, 4 round swiss tournaments, at 2pm on both Saturday and Sunday. If you are more into the blitz and bullet side of things, Saturday night ...
Tonight's Thursday Night Rapid Arena has two start times, to make it as accessible as possible. You can play at 5pm EST or 7pm EST, or both! We do have ongoing scoring for the Tuesday and Thursday night arenas, so feel free to play in both time sl...
In an effort to provide consistent tournaments and allow people to plan ahead for their favorite time controls, I have come up with a static tournament schedule. We will have tournaments in bullet, blitz, rapid and slow time controls, and the star...
