In love with France OPEN TOURNAMENT

France, one of the most popular tourist destinations, and a nation with quite a history! We come here today, in this tournament to recognise France internationally. 

This is an OPEN tournament with thematic trophies featuring popular France's popuar tourist destinations. The tournament aims to bring in recognition and a general appreciation for France's stance on an international scale. 

Because this is an open tournament, there are NO RESTRICTIONS upon entry to this tournament. All members should be able to participate in this tournament. Should you be unable to participate in this tournament, please let me know via PM/notes so that appropriate adjustments can be made so that you are eligible to join. 

Tournament settings: 

- 3 days/move 
- Groups of 10 players (total of 100 players) 
- 1 player advances per round 
-  1 concurrent game per opponent (9 games to be played simultaneoulsy) 
- Vacation time is permitted 
- This tournament will be based off STANDARD CHESS 

- This tournament has custom trophies, to be explained below:

1st Place: Eiffel Tower 
2nd Place: Louvre muséum
3rd Place:  Notre Dame de Paris Cathédrale

Brief Introduction on each Trophy 

1st place: Eiffel Tower 

The Eiffel Tower (French: La tour Eiffel, [tuʁ ɛfɛl]) (French   (help·info)) is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars inParis, France. It was named after the engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair, it was initially criticised by some of France's leading artists and intellectuals for its design, but has become both a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world.^[1] The tower is the tallest structure in Paris and the most-visited paid monument in the world; 6.98 million people ascended it in 2011.^[2] The tower received its 250 millionth visitor in 2010. 

2nd Place: Louvre muséum 

The Louvre or the Louvre Museum (French: Musée du Louvre, pronounced: [myze dy luvʁ]) is one of the world's largest museumsand a historic monument in Paris, France. A central landmark of the city, it is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the 1st arrondissement (district). Nearly 35,000 objects from prehistory to the 21st century are exhibited over an area of 60,600 square metres (652,300 square feet). The Louvre is the world's most visited museum, and received more than 9.7 million visitors in 2012 

3nd Place: Notre Dame de Paris Cathédrale

Notre-Dame de Paris (IPA: [nɔtʁə dam də paʁi](French   (help·info)) ; French for "Our Lady of Paris"), also known as Notre-Dame Cathedral or simply Notre-Dame, is a historic Catholic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissementof Paris, France.^[2] The cathedral is widely considered to be one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture, and it is among the largest and most well-known church buildings in the world. The naturalism of its sculptures and stained glass are in contrast with earlier Romanesque architecture.

Best of luck with the tournament, but most importantly, have fun!

TD: famer