We will be holding a year-end series of tournaments in November and December 2022 to celebrate the first year of the Club! We will be giving away three prizes as part of the series: one prize for scoring the most tournament points and claiming the Club Championship, one from a drawing based on number of games played, and one for bringing in new members to the Club.*
Winners of the prizes will be invited to collect a Chessable course of their choice!**
Tournament Champion
The member who accumulates the most tournament points over the course of the series will be crowned the 2022 Club Champion. In case of a tie, those players tied at the top of the leaderboard will play a two-game 5+0 blitz playoff.
Hot Streak Drawing and Giveaway
Every member who participates in the tournament series will gain chances to win the Hot Streak Drawing. Each time a player plays in a game during the tournament series, they will earn an additional chance to win. Playing in more events and more games will improve the player’s chance of winning the drawing. At the end of the series, we will choose at random from the pool of players, and the selected player will win the Hot Streak Drawing prize.
Bring a Friend
To encourage members to help the Club grow, a prize will also be given to the member who recruits the most new players to the Club.† When a new player joins the Club, they’ll be asked who invited them, and if they reply with the name of a current member, that current member will earn one point towards winning the Bring a Friend prize.
Format
The tournaments will be arena tournaments on Lichess lasting 90 minutes each. Players are free to join the arenas at their leisure. No member is required to play in every tournament to be eligible for prizes. Participation in as few as one tournament game will gain a player entry into the Hot Streak Drawing.
We will play an assortment of rapid and blitz time controls, which will test the players’ skills in a few different time controls—and with and without increment. There are more rapid than blitz events because it will encourage players to play in both formats, and it will prevent players from racking up a high number of exclusively blitz games to contend for the Hot Streak prize.
Eligibility
Only active members in the Club are eligible to participate in the tournament series, but the Club is free to join.
Winners of the prizes will be invited to collect a Chessable course of their choice!**
Tournament Champion
The member who accumulates the most tournament points over the course of the series will be crowned the 2022 Club Champion. In case of a tie, those players tied at the top of the leaderboard will play a two-game 5+0 blitz playoff.
Hot Streak Drawing and Giveaway
Every member who participates in the tournament series will gain chances to win the Hot Streak Drawing. Each time a player plays in a game during the tournament series, they will earn an additional chance to win. Playing in more events and more games will improve the player’s chance of winning the drawing. At the end of the series, we will choose at random from the pool of players, and the selected player will win the Hot Streak Drawing prize.
Bring a Friend
To encourage members to help the Club grow, a prize will also be given to the member who recruits the most new players to the Club.† When a new player joins the Club, they’ll be asked who invited them, and if they reply with the name of a current member, that current member will earn one point towards winning the Bring a Friend prize.
Format
The tournaments will be arena tournaments on Lichess lasting 90 minutes each. Players are free to join the arenas at their leisure. No member is required to play in every tournament to be eligible for prizes. Participation in as few as one tournament game will gain a player entry into the Hot Streak Drawing.
We will play an assortment of rapid and blitz time controls, which will test the players’ skills in a few different time controls—and with and without increment. There are more rapid than blitz events because it will encourage players to play in both formats, and it will prevent players from racking up a high number of exclusively blitz games to contend for the Hot Streak prize.
Eligibility
Only active members in the Club are eligible to participate in the tournament series, but the Club is free to join.
* Three prizes will be given to individual Club members. Each Club member is eligible to receive a maximum of one prize. The Club Commissioner is not eligible to win any prizes.
** There is a $15.00 limit for each individual prize. Winners may also choose to redeem an alternative chess product like a book or chess training course that is not available on Chessable. Winners may speak with the Club Commissioner regarding their desired prize. The $15 limit still applies to alternative chess products. Prizes must be claimed by January 31, 2023.
† New players who join the Club are required to play in at least one tournament during the series to be counted towards the Bring a Friend prize. In the event of a tie, the two current members will play a two-game blitz playoff to determine the winner of the prize.
Schedule
Sunday, November 13
1:30pm Pacific / 4:30pm Eastern / 20:30 UTC
10+0 Rapid
Friday, November 18
5:30pm Pacific / 8:30pm Eastern / 0:30 UTC
5+0 Blitz
Monday, November 21
6:30pm Pacific / 9:30pm Eastern / 1:30 UTC
8+5 Rapid
Saturday, December 3
11:00am Pacific / 2:00pm Eastern / 18:00 UTC
3+2 Blitz
Wednesday, December 7
7:30pm Pacific / 10:30pm Eastern / 2:30 UTC
10+2 Rapid
Saturday, December 10
4:00pm Pacific / 7:00pm Eastern / 23:00 UTC
5+0 Blitz
Sunday, December 18
10:00am Pacific / 1:00pm Eastern / 17:00 UTC
8+5 Rapid
Thursday, December 29
7:30pm Pacific / 10:30pm Eastern / 2:30 UTC
5+5 Rapid
** There is a $15.00 limit for each individual prize. Winners may also choose to redeem an alternative chess product like a book or chess training course that is not available on Chessable. Winners may speak with the Club Commissioner regarding their desired prize. The $15 limit still applies to alternative chess products. Prizes must be claimed by January 31, 2023.
† New players who join the Club are required to play in at least one tournament during the series to be counted towards the Bring a Friend prize. In the event of a tie, the two current members will play a two-game blitz playoff to determine the winner of the prize.
Schedule
Sunday, November 13
1:30pm Pacific / 4:30pm Eastern / 20:30 UTC
10+0 Rapid
Friday, November 18
5:30pm Pacific / 8:30pm Eastern / 0:30 UTC
5+0 Blitz
Monday, November 21
6:30pm Pacific / 9:30pm Eastern / 1:30 UTC
8+5 Rapid
Saturday, December 3
11:00am Pacific / 2:00pm Eastern / 18:00 UTC
3+2 Blitz
Wednesday, December 7
7:30pm Pacific / 10:30pm Eastern / 2:30 UTC
10+2 Rapid
Saturday, December 10
4:00pm Pacific / 7:00pm Eastern / 23:00 UTC
5+0 Blitz
Sunday, December 18
10:00am Pacific / 1:00pm Eastern / 17:00 UTC
8+5 Rapid
Thursday, December 29
7:30pm Pacific / 10:30pm Eastern / 2:30 UTC
5+5 Rapid