ICC News Item #1886

NEWS 1886 (30-Dec-07)
Play in ICC's January Standard Tournament - Win Prizes!

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STtourney is now managed using the Tomato Bot System!
All entry and Pairings are performed by the "Pear" Bot
for the Open Section and the "Automato" Bot for the U1500 section.
These Bots will also help you start your games and collect results.  See
help Tomato for more Bot information.
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  The 134th Standard Tournament will run on ICC each Tuesday in January
(8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th).  This is a Four-Round Swiss Tourney with a
60.0 time control. We offer six different sections (with prizes for each
section).  You can choose from the "Open" or "U1500" at 2pm, 8pm, or
11pm (ICC Server Time).  Players at every level are enjoying challenging
games and winning ICC membership extensions every month ... Join the
Fun!

Round 1 is Tuesday, January 8th.  You only need to join once per month.
***********************  To Join The Tourney  **************************
**  Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start time of your section. **
**  Add The STtourney Channel to your channel list (Type: "+ch 32")   **
**  You will see announcements that the Tourney is Open in Channel 32 **
**  Type:  "Tell Pear Join" to enter the Open Section                 **
**  Type:  "Tell Automato Join"  to enter the U1500 Section           **
**  The Channel for Pear (Open Information) is 227 (+ch 227)          **
**  The Channel for Automato (U1500 Information) is 226 (+ch 226)     **

Please read the help STtourney file on ICC for the weekly playing
schedule and tourney rules. You can find more information by typing
finger STtourney while on ICC.  Players may enter only one section per
month.

The results of the December tournament will be viewable at:
http://www.chessclub.com/activities/sttourney/stt-old.html
(After December prizes are awarded)

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