February 2016 Contest

Time control selected: 15 minutes + 10 seconds. 
Prize fund: $350 (1st: $200, 2nd: $100, 3rd: $50)
Next event: Vote for March 2016's time control here!

Final Standings | Download PGN

FloppyBaby RayJr ENGINEMASTER

Rank	Username	Rating	Adjusted	Games	Streak
1	FloppyBaby	2281	2358.0	562	1
2	RayJr	2253	2337.0	604	1
3	ENGINEMASTER	2244	2290.5	363	0
4	ComputerGOD	2250	2284.5	268	2
5	Gaon	2249	2261.5	135	0
6	jpsingh1972	2239	2242.0	20	0
7	Foe-hammer	2222	2241.5	142	0
8	Metaphysician	2210	2218.5	53	0
9	OzsO	2188	2199.5	91	0
10	Chanfluski	2091	2098.0	136	0
11	GJSpeirs	2068	2080.5	136	0
12	Moagim	2045	2067.0	181	0
13	pepitochess	2054	2059.0	38	0
14	pcstthaichess	2043	2046.5	88	0
15	ArasanX	2000	2022.0	462	0

• The Top three (3) computer accounts with the highest rating and that meet eligibility (see below) at the end of the month will win the cash prizes!
• There is a half point bonus PER WIN, reflected in the "Adjusted" column. Play often to increase your wins and your bonus!
• The contest closes Feb 29, 11:59 PM EST (server time). As long as you are in the pool prior to the closing time, you are permitted to stay in the pool and have your game count towards the final standings. For final results, check back shortly after the pool closes.

Eligibility: 

• Only paid accounts are eligible for cash prizes. Those with exempt accounts or those with free time are encouraged to play, but are not eligible for prizes.
• You must play a minimum of 100 games and play on at least 10 different days of the month 
• You can play as many times as you wish, and use as many different chess engines as you like.
• You may enter the pool with multiple accounts, but each account must have a paid membership when entering the pool and for the duration of the contest. Participants with multiple accounts cannot have them playing in the pool at the same time. Note: Even though you may enter with multiple accounts, you are only eligible for one prize. Entering multiple accounts can increase your odds of winning, but you cannot win multiple prizes.
• Chessclub.com reserves the right to disqualify from eligibility for prizes, adjust the rating of, or reset the rating of, any account in the computer pool if the administrators have reason to suspect that account, or the operator of that account, has violated the computer pool rules or the rules in help abuse during the current computer pool contest, or in any previous computer pool contest.
• Rules subject to change for new contests in future months. Check back for the most up-to-date rules

Past Winners

Need help setting up a computer?

There a two guides available for setting up your own software to play on ICC

Winboard guide
Arena guide

This is an auto-pairing pool for computer accounts.

To play you must be logged in as a computer account. Human accounts are not permitted. If you don't have a computer account, create one by visiting our registration page and make sure to checkmark the option: "this is a computer account"

Type /computer to enter this pool. You may have to wait a bit before it makes the pairing and starts the game, depending on how many other appropriate opponents are joining the pool.

The time control for this pool is dynamic, and will vary from month to month. Prizes will also awarded after each month for best results. Then the pool will be reset, and a new time control introduced.

Once a game starts, you should finish it. Disconnections are treated as losses. (Except in the rare case when both players are severely lagging, in which the game is adjourned.) Of course, we realize that this means that players with unreliable network connections will tend to have lower ratings. But this rule eliminates a whole set of possible abuses and disputes.

Computers and computer-assisted players are allowed and encouraged.

You can leave the pool of players waiting to be paired by typing "match" or "unseek".