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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.
Something New: Rochester Chess March Rapid Tournament (G/10+5) on Lichess!
You are invited to participate in the Rochester Chess March Rapid Tournament on Lichess.org. The 5-round Swiss tournament begins at 6:45 PM on Tuesday, March 2. To join the tournament you must have a Lichess account and join the Rochester Chess Team on Lichess.org (you must be a member of a team to participate in their Swiss tournaments). Note the rounds start 5 minutes after the completion of the previous round. Stay logged in on Lichess until the tournament is completed. If you need to withdraw, you can do so at any time by going to the tournament and reenter later if you desire to do so.
- Log on Lichess.org with your username and password (or create a new account www.lichess.org ).
- If you are not already a member of the Rochester Chess Team on Lichess, go to the Lichess.org home page hover over “community” at the top of the page.
- Click on “teams” then click on “all teams”; type “Rochester Chess” in the search box.
- Click on “Rochester Chess” in the search list and click on “Join” team.
- Next, go to the Lichess home page and hover over “play” at the top of the page. Click on “Swiss Tournaments”.
- Click on “Rochester Chess March Rapid” 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
Free Advanced Online Chess Classes
FIDE Woman Master Jovana Milosevic is leading weekly “Online Advanced Chess Classes” on Saturdays, noon – 1:30 CST. Topics include how to play with different center pawn structures and material imbalances, the importance of centralization, open files and diagonals, and many more. Tuition is normally $15/class but is now free due to a donation to Rochester Chess for chess improvement. Send me an email if you are interested in joining the class and I will send you the Zoom meeting link: dennismays101@gmail.com.