*** THEMATIC *** Thematic Tournaments on ICC Come Join the Fun! Every Thursday at 9:00 PM Eastern (server) Time, ICC hosts a rated Opening Thematic Tournament at the G/15 time control. Entries are accepted starting at 8:45PM the same day. To enter the tournament at that time, type: Command: tell Slomato join If you are entering during rounds 1 or two, replace the command with "/tell Slomato latejoin" Also, type: "/tell 222 Hi I am in." An opening thematic tournament is one in which the opening moves are specified in advance. These tournaments provide a splendid way to learn an opening, since there is no teacher quite like playing both the white and black side of the opening under the fire of tournament play. Additionally, this tournament also features a slower time control, for those players who prefer a somewhat slower game. Type "finger thematic" to see the feature opening for that week, and for other additional information. "message Thematic" with both recommendations for openings to be used in Thematics, and with other questions. See also: Tomato, tournaments, U1500, Weekday