"I was able to reach that level [one of the top-rated juniors in the U.S.] primarily due to the vast training resources afforded by the Internet Chess Club" — Matthew Herman
The ICC Store at http://www.chessclub.com and Chess 21 will now sponsor
prizes for the weekday Bullet series previously known as CRONOS!
Each weekday (Monday through Friday) we will meet at 10am server time for
eight rounds of 1 0 or 0 1 Bullet, Swiss pairings.
*INSTRUCTIONS TO PLAY*
/tell 220 tourney inform to you about the tourneys running.
/tell flash join before the start to take part.
/tell flash latejoin to join after the tournament started.
Usual ICC and tournament rules apply. This tournament is hold on the bot
"Flash" in channel 49. Everyone is welcome to play!
Monday 10:00 AM Swiss 8 rounds - Bullet 1 0 r
Tuesday 10:00 AM Swiss 8 rounds - Bullet 0 1 r
Wednesday 10:00 AM Swiss 8 rounds - Bullet 1 0 r
Thursday 10:00 AM Swiss 8 rounds - Bullet 0 1 r
Friday 10:00 AM Swiss 8 rounds - Bullet 1 0 r
*PRIZES*
The weekly prizes have been suspended from May 1 on. New prizes will be
available in a couple of weeks.
You can see the weekly standings with
tell flash ser b iccstore
and the results from previous weeks with (for example):
tell flash ser b icc-store/07/feb26-mar2 for the series starting Feb 26, 2007.
*Monthly prizes* for
- the player scoring most points in a given month -- 1 month extension on ICC
- the players who finish second and third by points -- 1/2 month extension each
- the player who played most games in a given month -- 1 month extension on ICC
- the players who finish second and third by games played -- 1/2 month extension each
You can track the monthly standings with
tell flash ser b mar07iccstore (replace "mar07" by the current month)
or
tell flash ser most mar07iccstore (for most played)
*Quarterly prize* for the player scoring most points in a quarter. The player will
receive a 6-months subscription to a chess magazine (english Chess Magazine OR
Peon de Rey in spanish).
Do
tell flash ser b q1iccstore07
for the standings in quarter 1 of 2007, for example.