Tournament Announcement: ♟️ Blunder Fest with Friends! Who: U1900 on Lichess We’re battling on Lichess at 7pm Central (Dec 19) with $25 in prizes — $15 for 1st, $10 for 2nd. Anyone can join the arena link, but only members of this community are prize-eligible — so bring friends! Berserk + streaks ON. See you on the board! No entry fee. Link provided in the calendar tab: Please Read Terms: To be eligible for prizes: 1) You must join the LiChess Link & Comment your username below for LiChess. 2) Play at least 5 Rapids games prior to Entering on LiChess (requirement for entry) 3) No Rating Manipulation 4) Subject to FairPlay Rules 5) Payout will be 14 days after conclusion of Tournament to allow for FairPlay Review. If FairPlay violation, no payout. Keep it fun and no cheating. Tournament will move from private to public a week before the tournament. So, let's get Pre-Registered. Comment your username below if you plan to participate. Password to Enter: BlunderFest01 *Prizes will be paid via Venmo or Cashapp. If this does not work, we can do an amazon gift card instead. Edit: Make sure to comment your username to be eligible for prizes (updated 12/09)

🔥 It’s Time — Our First Official Chess Apprentice Tournament! 🔥 We’ve built an awesome community… now it’s time to battle it out on the board! ♟️ 🎯 Tournament Details:🏆 Prizes:🥇 1st Place — $15 (Cash or Gift Card)🥈 2nd Place — $10 🗓️ When: Thursday, November 21st @ 8:30 PM (Central Time) 🌐 Where: Lichess Online Tournament (link will be shared soon) 💸 Cost: FREE to enter♟️ Who: Open to all rating levels — beginners to experts welcome! This is your chance to test your skills, represent the community, and have some fun while doing it.Let’s make this first one special — bragging rights are on the line! 😎 Drop a “I’m in!” below if you’re ready to compete 👇

🔥 Less than 48 hours to go! Our very first Founders Arena is almost here, and the excitement is building. Are you jumping in? 👀♟️ Where: Lichess (grab the link in the Calendar tab) Entry Password: Founders11 Start Time: 8:30 PM Central 🏆 Prizes:• $15 to the champion• $10 to second place Format: Arena battle!(Berserk and streaks are off this time, so it’s pure chess grit.) 💸 Payouts: Sent 7 days after the event to allow for fair-play review. ⚖️ Fair Play: Please follow all Lichess fair-play guidelines so we keep this a clean, competitive event. Got questions? Drop them below.Planning to join? Comment and let us know—you’re not gonna want to miss this! ♟️🔥

🎯 Hey Founders! Big news! We’re about to hit a huge milestone — our first-ever community tournament with prizes is coming up! ♟️🔥 To celebrate the start of this awesome journey together, this one’s gonna be FREE to enter — and yep, there are cash prizes! 💰 🥇 $15 for 1st place 🥈 $10 for 2nd place We’ve got 22 members right now, and I’m capping the Founders at 32 players members — which means there are just 10 spots left before the tournament will be scheduled. 👀 If you know a friend who loves chess, invite them in! Let’s fill those final spots and make this first tournament something special. Who’s ready to play? Drop a ♟️ in the comments if you’re joining — or tag someone who should be! Tournament Details will be officially announced once we hit the 32 Member Threshold!

Hey Everyone, I have the tournament set for Friday at 9:30p Central Time. This will be a Free 3/2 Blitz tournament. 5 rounds of Swiss! We will be playing on Chess dot com for this one. Link is in the Calendar! Let me know if you will be able to make this one!