FIDE World Blitz Championship 2010 Internet Tournament
The Staff	Rules	Tournament Mode
Entry Fee And Prizes	Cheating Control	Main Site

Software needed

Download and install

In order to play in the event you need the playchess.com software. If you already have an account on playchess.com, you may skip this part. Everyone else should spend some time studying these instructions.

The client to play on playchess.com is part of any current chess program from the ChessBase-Shop. If you already own such a program you may install it and just switch to the server.

If you don't own a chess program from ChessBase GmbH you can download the Playchess client for free from http://playchess.com and install it on your machine. After finishing the installation on your machine a restart is necessary after the installation - you will have a Playchess icon on your desktop.

A double-click on the icon will allow you to enter the server - simply click again on login.

The program asks you to enter the name for your new account. You are more or less free to choose a name, but we recommend that you take a  moment and look for a name you will be happy to be associated with. Please do not use the real name of other persons, although fictional characters are allowed. And please do not choose a name which may be offensive. The nickname (handle) must be not longer than 15 letters.

After choosing a name you can select your password, which you should remember easily.

After this procedure you will be allowed to enter the server, after you click on "create a new account".

The server then asks you to enter your personal information. We recommend doing this, because it is essential for this tournament and it is friendlier to other users. Your mail address is only available for staff members and will not be used for anything except to contact you in the case of server issues, or if you win a prize or qualify for the playoff.

For the start  the most important room is the main playing hall. Just enter it and try playing a few games of chess to get the feel of the client. After a couple of games you will receive a provisional rating. After five login days you will become a knight (if you have properly completed your personal information). We strongly recommend playing a few games before participating in the tournaments in order to get a feel for the server and to feel at home here.

We don't have the space to give you a full guide for the server here. Just click around and maybe you will be interested in reading our manual.

Playing in the tournament

All tournaments will be played in the "Emanuel Lasker Arena". As seen on the screenshot the Arena is easy to find and you should go there when you want to play in one of the tournaments. After the registration has started you have just to click on the button "Join event" (left, under the list of players). The Director will register you for the tournament.

You may now follow the chat, and from time to time you will receive a message from the TD (Tournament Director). This will either be "You are registered" – then everything is OK and you are in. Or "You are kibitzing", when you are not yet registered.

                The games will start automatically; the results will be automatically reported by the software. You have nothing to do but play chess and enjoy yourself. However, we recommend strongly trying a regular tournament before you play one that really counts!