The Internet Chess Club holds a tournament for players rated over
1500 (ICC blitz rating) every day at 11pm EST. The tournament is
a 7-round rated Swiss event. The time control is 5 minutes each.
Anyone with an ICC blitz rating over 1500 at the start of the
tournament each day is welcome to enter. To join a tournament,
log on to ICC at least 10 minutes before 11pm, Simply
type "tell Cooly join" to join and have fun.
Each month the ICC awards prizes to the 3 players who have the best
cumulative score during the whole month, and to the 3 players who play
the most games during the month. The same player cannot win more
than one prize in one month. The 3 prizes in each category are ICC
membership extensions of one month, a half month, and a half month.
You can see the current standings. For example, type:
"tell Cooly series best oct-o1500" or
"tell Cooly series most oct-o1500"
Absolutely no computers, account sharing, or any other violations of
help agreement. Such infractions may carry sanctions beyond the scope
of the tournament and the series, and affect your ICC standing.
finger NightlyEvent for added (and ongoing current) information.
Any questions can be directed via ICC message to NightlyEvent.