The Saturday Allegro 2-6 pm (Over-the-board)

Allegro is back over-the-board.

Where: Melbourne Chess Club, 66 Leicester Street, Fitzroy

When: Saturdays 2pm to 6pm. (If you are driving, please allow time for traffic and parking, and aim to arrive at 1:45pm. Inner-city traffic and parking on an early Saturday afternoon tends to take more time than some people expect.)

Format: 13 minutes + 2 seconds

Rounds: 7, paired using a Swiss system (A Swiss system is designed to ensure no two players are paired twice, players alternate between white and black, and are paired after each round with another player on the same or similar score. After the first round the winners are paired with other winners, the losers with other losers, and so on.)

To register: Go to MCC’s Tornelo webpage to select the relevant Allegro tournament and pay online at any time before the tournament. If you need to create a Tornelo profile, please ensure 1. your profile is public, and 2. you enter an estimated rating. If you are unsure of your over-the-board rating, please use any online rating (Chess.com, Lichess etc.) or enter 800 if you are a beginner.

Check-in procedure: As you arrive at MCC at 2 pm, please remember to check-in at the Arbiter's desk (i.e. tick the box next to your name on the club laptop list of players). The first round will be paired at around 2:10 pm. Late arrivals will be given a first round bye, as our aim to have everyone seated and ready for play at 2:15 pm.

Contact: Daniel Poberezovsky 0481 256 546

Cost: Adult members $15, Junior members $10, Adult non-Members $25, Junior non-Members $20 (GMs/WGMs free, Club Members IMs/WIMs and FMs/WFMs Free)

To join MCC please see our membership page.