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Fun/Informal Rapid Tournament
February 16, 2022 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
$3Location: Arrillaga Family Recreation Center, Cypress Room
Format: Individual Swiss system in one section
Rounds: 3 or 4, depending upon number of players
Time Control: Rapid 10+5 (10 minutes per player per game, plus a 5-second increment)
Rating: Unrated (we may use Lichess Rapid ratings for pairing purposes for those who have them)
Start Time: First round starts at 6:30pm
Byes: Late arrivals may be given one or more half-point byes
Cost: Tournament is free ($3 to enter Arrillaga Family Recreation Center)
Standard US Chess rules apply (simplified to the following):
– Touch move: you must make a legal move with the touched piece unless you make clear beforehand that you were adjusting it (“adjust”)
– Same hand moves the piece and stops the clock
– Player of the black pieces selects on which side of the board the clock is placed
– Player of the black pieces starts the clock
– After your game ends feel free to analyze together but keep your voices down
– Keeping a game score is optional
– Tournament Director may intercede in clearly drawn games
– While observing other games in progress (games in which you are not playing):
– – No kibitzing
– – No pointing out time expired (only the players should do so)
– – No pointing out illegal moves or offering any other advice
– – No pointing out failure to stop the clock by one player or the