Lord, how time flies! We already have to announce the second round of Betman’s Memorial Tournament, which marks half a century since the spectacular match in Reykjavik in 1972 between Spassky and Fischer…

So, on Thursday at nine o’clock we will once again be reminded of that great match in which Robert Fischer entered the legend by winning the title of World Chess Champion… who later got so sick of it that he came up with a better variant clumsily called Chess960, instead of the natural name – Fischer Random Chess.

Meanwhile, the first part of the liquid prize since the announcement of the tournament has arrived and is $2.66. It must be said that the prizes are mostly contributed by our @stayoutoftherz, whom Betman is happy to promote as a gold sponsor of the tournament. A big thanks to @stayoutoftherz, on behalf of everyone involved!

Those who want additional details can view the post with the announcement of the tournament, and the tournament will be played as usual on LiChess, at this link:

Rules

Oh, how Betman hates rules! Therefore, only the minimum possible rules will be used in this tournament:

1. The tournament is open to all members of the Betman’s Blitz Blunder Barrons club – so you must register as a member of the club. I’m sorry, but it’s a Lichess rule that can’t be circumvented.

2. Anyone who wants to be included in the prize distribution must leave a notice of their name on Hive and Lichess in the comments, so that you can be paid after the tournament is over. So far, we have seven registered competitors from Hive, who shared the points in the first round.

3. You have to play at least three games in a round to be considered for ranking.

Rewards

The entire liquid part of the prize (in HBD) is intended for the contestants and will be distributed according to Lighteye’s Scoring & Reward system explained here. But since Betman doesn’t have much Hive support yet, then his most annoying alter-ego will set aside 10 HBD, which will be distributed equally to all Hive tournament participants, as our @schamangerbert is doing.

What if you’re not strong at chess? You can join us anyway, because here, thanks to Lighteye’s Scoring & Reward system, every participant can win at least one point per round – the current value of which is around 0.25 HBD.

For those who don’t know how to play chess at all, Betman has a pleasant surprise: Fischer's Chess Crash Course (with his favorite Dubrovnik chess set) that can make you a Champion in no time!

You don’t believe Betman? But of course you can, just like Mila Jovovich can learn to kill giant monsters on unknown planets in two days tops!

Summary

• Tournament will take place on Lichess.org and will have 4 rounds with 7 games each.

• Date and time: Thursday, July 21st 2022 at 21:00 CET.

• Format and time control: Fischer Random (Chess960) 3+2 Swiss

• The standings will be decided with Lighteye’s Scoring & Reward system explained here.

• All liquid HBD will be distributed to the Hive member contestants according to placement criteria, and further 10 HBD will be distributed equal to all Hive member contestants. Three games minimum.

• Since the greatest name ‘Rabid Rabbit Rapid’ was already taken, you will have to join Betman’s Blitz Blunder Barrons team, and announce their Hive and Lichess names in the comments.

Join and have a nice stress… time!

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