Hamissauga Marathon 5

[Bob Gillanders]

Hello everyone,

The 5th in our Marathon series starts tonight at 7pm EST.

I call it a Marathon because it is set at the maximum allowed by LiChess, 100 rounds.
The longest we have achieved in our first 4 events has been 8 rounds. It is setup as a Swiss tournament, not Arena format, so once the computer has exhausted all possible pairings, it terminates the tournament. The problem is we need many more players to keep the event going. TC is 10 +5 so each round is approximately half an hour. By the time we get past 6 rounds, some players are heading for bed. Hence we are starting 1 hour earlier this week, hoping to squeeze out and extra couple of rounds with the existing players.

But we need a lot more players to get even close to our eventual goal of 100 rounds. If we do ever get there, it means we start Wednesday but finish sometime Friday evening.

Nobody is expected to play 100 games. Join whenever you want, leave whenever you want (but remember to click withdrawal first), then rejoin whenever you want.

Join in the fun, and invite your friends.

https://lichess.org/swiss/xY5cdWp8

The event is not CFC Rated, no entry fee, no prize fund. Just bragging right as an Iron Man.
It is LiChess rated, so be warned.