Author: Dennis Mays
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You are invited to participate in the Rochester Chess March Rapid Tournament Number 2 on Lichess.org on Tuesday, March 9 (4-round Swiss, G/10+5, all games will be played on this date). Games start at 6:45 PM. To join the tournament you must have a Lichess account and join the Rochester Chess Team on Lichess.org (it is free. You must be a member of a team to participate in their Swiss tournaments). Note the rounds start 2 minutes (new) after the completion of the previous round. Stay logged on Lichess until the tournament is completed. If you wish to withdraw, you can do so at any time by going to the tournament and clicking on the withdraw button. You can re enter later if you desire to do so.
1. On the Lichess home page hover over “community” at the top of page
2. Click on “teams” then click on “all teams”; type “Rochester Chess” in the search box
3. Click on “Rochester Chess” in the search list and click on “Join” team.
4. Go to the home page and hover over “play” at the top of the page. Click on “Swiss Tournaments”
5. Click on “Rochester Chess March Rapid – 2” in the list of tournaments. Currently it is at the top of the list of upcoming tournaments.
Once registered for the tournament, send me an email. If you have questions, send me a message at 507-254-6809 or email dennismays101@gmail.com
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Rochester Online March Rapid Results
Congratulations to alphydelta for winning the Rochester Online March Rapid with a perfect 5-0 score. Gstanley scored 4 points and Les-chess scored 3.5 points to finish in 2nd and 3rd places, respectively. Ten players competed in the five-round Swiss played on Lichess.org. Stay tuned for information on more tournaments like this one.