Play in a Chess World Championship

It is great that the Chess960 World Championship is going to take place again. It would be even better to know this a bit in advance, as I am still on a holiday with almost no connection in the room, but I will be glad to enter some of the later tournaments. But I am very glad that such an event takes place, anyway!

Everyone is rooting for you! You should already be qualified for the event in 2 weeks.

Yes, the organizers should have announced this well in advance, but I'm glad they decided to use lichess for some of the qualifying spots.

@RealDavidNavara said in #37: > It is great that the Chess960 World Championship is going to take place again. It would be even better to know this a bit in advance, as I am still on a holiday with almost no connection in the room, but I will be glad to enter some of the later tournaments. But I am very glad that such an event takes place, anyway! Everyone is rooting for you! You should already be qualified for the event in 2 weeks. Yes, the organizers should have announced this well in advance, but I'm glad they decided to use lichess for some of the qualifying spots.

Wooow nice

انا متهم بالغش ولاكن لم اغش هل تتطلعون على هذا الامر رجاء

GM RealDavidNavara

#54

I am very glad that such an event is going to take place, but the announcement appeared a bit late. I am going to play a tournament between September 3 and September 11, during Stages 1 and 2. I intend to play at least one of the Lichess qualification tournaments, but given that on September 11 I should play the last round in my OTB event, attend the closing ceremony and then travel back home for many, many hours, it means that I will play for free again, as usually. (The chances to get into the knockout stage were limited anyway, as there are always some stronger players and many players in better form.)
Hopefully most of the other Chess960 afficionados will be luckier in terms of the schedule!

I am very glad that such an event is going to take place, but the announcement appeared a bit late. I am going to play a tournament between September 3 and September 11, during Stages 1 and 2. I intend to play at least one of the Lichess qualification tournaments, but given that on September 11 I should play the last round in my OTB event, attend the closing ceremony and then travel back home for many, many hours, it means that I will play for free again, as usually. (The chances to get into the knockout stage were limited anyway, as there are always some stronger players and many players in better form.) Hopefully most of the other Chess960 afficionados will be luckier in terms of the schedule!

Cedur216

#55

@FischerRandomChess berserking in 3+2 is hard enough. If you earn points from consistent berserking, it means you're a strong player with strong nerves.

Deadban

#56

@Whitedancingrockstar said in #11:

As per the qualifier regulations (drive.google.com/file/d/1ZH60JuJi24Gs5xkP_E8UUyas74ijx95V/view?usp=sharing), under 6. Eligibility, "Players from Russia and Belarus are invited to set neutral flags (or no flag) on their Lichess profile page, and submit a simplified transfer request to FIDE if they reach the Knockout stage. Refusal to do this may result in removal from the event and their place given to the next eligible player."

This is very vague. In fact, it is not even clear whether the refusal to comply with both "invitations" WILL result in a disqualification. Or whether it is a must for Russian and Belarussian players to set their flags on Lichess to something other than their countries' flags (despite Lichess writing in their own blog a few months earlier that they do not believe in the removal of the Russian flag from Lichess). Where do you draw the line?

Otherwise, cool for Lichess. But please make the rules clearer.

It is better specified in every tournament:

Please note, according to FIDE & IOC decisions, RUS/BLR flags should not be displayed at events. If these flags are displayed on your Lichess profile during the event, you will not be allowed to advance to the next stage

https://lichess.org/tournament/agkmo7ne

@Whitedancingrockstar said in #11: > As per the qualifier regulations (drive.google.com/file/d/1ZH60JuJi24Gs5xkP_E8UUyas74ijx95V/view?usp=sharing), under 6. Eligibility, "Players from Russia and Belarus are invited to set neutral flags (or no flag) on their Lichess profile page, and submit a simplified transfer request to FIDE if they reach the Knockout stage. Refusal to do this may result in removal from the event and their place given to the next eligible player." > > This is very vague. In fact, it is not even clear whether the refusal to comply with both "invitations" WILL result in a disqualification. Or whether it is a must for Russian and Belarussian players to set their flags on Lichess to something other than their countries' flags (despite Lichess writing in their own blog a few months earlier that they do not believe in the removal of the Russian flag from Lichess). Where do you draw the line? > > Otherwise, cool for Lichess. But please make the rules clearer. It is better specified in every tournament: > Please note, according to FIDE & IOC decisions, RUS/BLR flags should not be displayed at events. If these flags are displayed on your Lichess profile during the event, you will not be allowed to advance to the next stage https://lichess.org/tournament/agkmo7ne

Akbar2thegreat

#57

@Deadban said in #56:

It is better specified in every tournament:

lichess.org/tournament/agkmo7ne

In all: That very rule is by FIDE and Lichess have no place in it but have to agree to the governing body to comply?

@Deadban said in #56: > It is better specified in every tournament: > > > > lichess.org/tournament/agkmo7ne In all: That very rule is by FIDE and Lichess have no place in it but have to agree to the governing body to comply?

Akbar2thegreat

#58

Lol! Someone already used Navara's name as username!

FischerRandomChess

#59

@Cedur216

I'm not talking about whether it's difficult or not, who's what kind of person, strong or not, I'm talking about the fact that the result is a much higher probability that those who are not better at chess will win the tournament.

Here, the first tournament and immediately a clear example: https://lichess.org/tournament/2uxfAuV1 The winner should have been @Chesstoday, because he played much better chess than the others. However, the first place was given to another player who played worse. Berserk has too much influence, gives too many free points.

@Cedur216 I'm not talking about whether it's difficult or not, who's what kind of person, strong or not, I'm talking about the fact that the result is a much higher probability that those who are not better at chess will win the tournament. Here, the first tournament and immediately a clear example: https://lichess.org/tournament/2uxfAuV1 The winner should have been @Chesstoday, because he played much better chess than the others. However, the first place was given to another player who played worse. Berserk has too much influence, gives too many free points.

#60

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