How to Enter

Step 1: If you are not already a Lichess member, set up your free Lichess account … https://lichess.org/signup

Step 2: Except for juniors, put your real name on your Lichess account… https://lichess.org/account/profile

Step 3: Join the ‘Dorset Rapidplay Events’ team on Lichess filling in your real name and club and stating if you are a veteran or junior…
https://lichess.org/team/dorset-rapidplay-events
Please complete this step by Saturday 13th March 2:00 pm at the latest.  Entries after this point will not be accepted.

This group is administered by Martin Simons (Controller) and Martin Clancy. Our Lichess usernames are ‘Non-Gambiteer’ & ‘Wingwood’ and one of us will add you to the group. We reserve the right to refuse or rescind entry without explanation. If you are unknown to us we will need to confirm your identity to ensure that you are eligible to join the group. We will also confirm your ECF July 2020 standard ECF grade (for grading prizes) and may ask if you are a junior (under 18) or a veteran (over 65).

Step 4: Login and join the ‘Dorset Rapidplay 2021’ Tournament on Sunday 14th March well before 9:30 a.m.  https://lichess.org/swiss/xespD7kd

Step 5: Be ready to play at 9:30 a.m. sharp on  https://lichess.org/swiss/xespD7kd

Schedule

Round 1:  9:30 a.m. sharp on Sunday 14th March.

Please note that if you have joined the tournament in advance but are not on logged in and on the tournament page at 9:30am you will still be paired and will lose on time once your 10 minutes has elapsed.   Please avoid this by either turning up on time or withdrawing from the tournament if you do not intend to play. This will also help to ensure all players have a proper game in the 1st round.

If you join the tournament after 9:30am, but before the other 1st round matches have all been completed, you will be awarded a half point bye for round 1.

Thereafter rounds will commence 2 minutes after the last game has finished in the previous round.

Each round should start roughly 30 to 35 mins after the start of the previous round, though may start sooner.  Please be ready!

The event should finish no later than 1.30pm.

Entrants

The table below shows the entrants and can be sorted into Lichess Username Order so that you can easily look up players during the event.

Click on the column headings to sort the table into Name, Lichess Username or Grade order as you wish.