ICC Help: PlayTheMaster

Every Sunday afternoon at 2:00pm(ICC time), we will have Play the Master!

Schedule

Sunday Monday

2011 01/02: Backer 01/03: 01/09: 01/10: dedo2(IM) 01/16: Volkov(GM) 01/17: voja(IM) 01/23: KALLIS(GM) 01/24: SCARLETTE 01/30: ggg(GM) 01/31: gasa(IM) 02/06: Backer 02/07: Kochyev(GM) 02/13: 02/14: engineer78(GM) 02/20: Blitz-King(GM) 02/21: dedo2(IM) 02/27: voja(IM) 02/28: Cubitas(IM) 03/06: DibyenduBarua(GM) 03/07: SCARLETTE 03/13: Volkov(GM) 03/14: Backer 03/20: KALLIS(GM) 03/21: Blitz-King(GM) 03/27: ggg(GM) 03/28: voja(IM) 04/03: dedo2(IM) 04/04: OfficeMan 04/10: engineer78(GM) 04/11: gasa(IM) 04/17: Blitz-King(GM) 04/18: SCARLETTE 04/24: KALLIS(GM) 05/01: Backer 05/08: Volkov 05/15: dedo2(IM) 05/22: DARKwizard1 05/29: Blitz-King(GM) 06/05: voja(IM) 06/12: engineer78(GM) 06/19: SCARLETTE 06/26: dedo2(IM) 07/03: DibyenduBarua(GM) 07/10: Backer 07/17: KALLIS(GM) 07/24: Blitz-King(GM) 07/31: Volkov(GM) 08/07: ggg(GM) 08/14: Petrovich(GM) 08/21: dedo2(IM) 08/21: DibyenduBarua(GM) 08/28: voja(IM) 09/04: Malacar 09/11: Backer(FM) 09/18: engineer78(GM) 09/25: gasa(IM) 10/02: Volkov(GM) 10/09: Lavrik1 10/16: zoranp(IM) 10/23: Blitz-King(GM) 10/30: dedo2(IM) 11/06: KALLIS(GM) 11/13: DibyenduBarua(GM) 11/20: ggg(GM) 11/27: HoldemKiller(IM) 12/04: voja(IM) 12/11: Volkov(GM) 12/18: Lavrik1 12/25: engineer78(GM) 2012 01/01: ChessSchool(FM) 01/08: SCARLETTE 01/15: SuperJEM(IM) 01/22: ggg(GM) 01/29: voja(IM) 02/05: newbie87 02/12: Volkov(GM) 02/19: dedo2(IM) 02/26: engineer78(GM) 03/04: KALLIS(GM) 03/11: Sensei24(GM)

A master will be here to play games with anyone rated under 300 points (ICC blitz) below the master. We hope this will give a lot of people a chance to play blitz against a master, who may have never played a master before!

People are welcome to watch, play, and have fun by kibitzing comments. It will be a fun, non-serious type of event. HASSLE the master with kibitzes, to make the game more even! :)

The time control is 2 minutes with a 5-second increment, and the games are unrated.

To challenge the master, BlitzIn users: Click "Window", "Event List". Click the link to play. Or, type "match Petrovich 2 5 u" assuming Petrovich is the master. Type "event" to see the command.

That should put you in line to play; you can see the line with the command "pending Petrovich" (but use the master's name. If you start a game, or withdraw your challenge, or if either you or the master is disconnected, you lose your place in line, sorry. The master will take the first (oldest) entry on the pending challenge list.

The master will play all comers rated 300 or more points lower. Please, play only one game each session, so everyone can get a chance to play the master.

Masters who wish to volunteer for Play the Master:
1) message Lyon to schedule a date. It must be at least 8 weeks after your previous date, to give others a chance to do it!
2) We pay $30 to GMs, $20 to IMs, 2 free months to FMs, one free month to other masters (over 2200 USCF, 2200 FIDE, or 2300 ICC blitz)
3) Play at least 10 games of 2 5 against registered players.
4) Be sure your formula allows 2 5 unrated.

See also: event, PTM2

Zek 2006/3/16