Chess Marathon #1
24 hours of chess. Do you have what it takes to win?[Update] Epic failure
Alright, so that didn't work: the server said "no".
This first marathon is a victim of its success. After 7 hours of activity, dealing with 530 persons in a single tournament playing no less than 4883 games was just too much. The server CPU was burning, something was wrong.
So I had to shut down the marathon in order to restore lichess normal health.
I am very very very sorry about that, and I apologize to all players. I know you prepared for that, I know you're sleepy and dismayed. Believe me, so am I.
So here we are, it's over. You can go to sleep now - I certainly want to.
We'll do it again. After that server stuff is dealt with.
[/UPDATE]
We're delighted to introduce a new event, the awesomest in the history of lichess.org: the chess marathon!
This is a lichess arena blitz tournament. Exceptit lasts 24 hours . It is a battle of endurance, where the will and resistance of players will be put to the proof!
The winner gets the unique blue globe trophy on their profile page forever; pretty much like the Way of Berserk trophy. Top ten players and top fifty also receive a trophy!
- When does it start? This Sunday 7th June, starting at 0:00 AM GMT . See the marathon page for your timezone.
- Who can enter? Everybody! Click "Join" on the marathon page (you need to sign in).
- What are the games settings? 5+0 rated, standard chess, random color.
- How does the tournament work? You get paired automatically with opponents close to you in the tournament standing.Read more about lichess arena tournaments.
- Can I sleep? Yes, just withdraw the tournament. You can join back later and keep all your points.
- *Is coffee/tea authorized?*Yes, you're going to need it.
- *Is cheating authorized?*No, it will get you a swift ban as usual.
- Don't you think this is unhealthy? Indeed. We decline all responsibility in case of epic tilt.
- What are the prizes? The winner takes the unique blue globe trophy home. Top ten players and top fifty also receive a trophy.
If you can't play this marathon, worry not, there will be others, later on.
Now train and rest before the event starts! May the best and craziest of us be victorious!