ICC News Item #1889

NEWS 1889 (3-Mar-08)
Play in ICC's March Standard Tournament - Win Prizes!

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STtourney is now managed using the Tomato Bot System!
All entry and Pairings are performed by the "Pear" Bot
for the Open Section and the "Automato" Bot for the U1500 section. These
Bots will also help you start your games and collect results.  See "Help
Tomato" for more Bot information.
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  The 136th Standard Tournament will run on ICC each Tuesday in March
(4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th).  This is a Four-Round Swiss Tourney with a
60.0 time control. We offer six different sections (with prizes for each
section).  You can choose from the "Open" or "U1500" at 2pm, 8pm, or
11pm (ICC Server Time).  Players at every level are enjoying challenging
games and winning ICC membership extensions every month ... Join the
Fun!

Round 1 is Tuesday, March 4th.  You only need to join once per month.
***********************  To Join The Tourney  **************************
**  Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start time of your section. **
**  Add The STtourney Channel to your channel list (Type: "+ch 32")   **
**  You will see announcements that the Tourney is Open in Channel 32 **
**  Type:  "Tell Pear Join" to enter the Open Section                 **
**  Type:  "Tell Automato Join"  to enter the U1500 Section           **
**  The Channel for Pear (Open Information) is 227 (+ch 227)          **
**  The Channel for Automato (U1500 Information) is 226 (+ch 226)     **

Please read the help STtourney file on ICC for the tourney rules. You
can find more information by typing finger STtourney while on ICC.

*****  Players may enter only one section per month.   *****

The results of the February tournament will be viewable at:
http://www.chessclub.com/activities/sttourney/stt-old.html
(After prizes are awarded)

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