The third round is practically the last chance for title aspirants to enter the Betman’s 1972 Memorial Tournament. But the reward in cryptocurrency will not escape you anytime you join and any place you take. Betman’s rules!

Speaking of rules, here’s a small addition. As the competition becomes very uncertain, the question arises of the criteria for determining the placement in the event of an equal number of points. The first criterion is the number of participation in the tournament. Preference will be given to a competitor who has participated in several tournaments, thus stimulating participation. In the event that it is equal, the next criterion will be performance, which practically boils down to the fact that the competitor with the lower rating will have an advantage.

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.

Meeting at this place:

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.

Last time, Betman left you a video in which Robert Fisher explains how to become a World Champion in eight minutes. But if the title of World Champion somehow slips away from you despite having watched the lesson, you can still find a lot of beauty in chess, and by God, massive excitement, right up to jumping into the pool with a shark!

Summary

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

• Date and time: Thursday, July 28th 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.

Do not hesitate, join and have a nice stress… time!

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