Just got an auto-email invitation to participate in the 60th GK Tournament, starting Monday, August 3. I never knew about such events at Gameknot.com. Apparently such tournaments can take more than a month, or even two, to finish; but still Gameknot starts one every month, anyway.I wouldn't join these tournament too lightly or quickly. However, 60 is a nice whole number; there is a famous book by Bobby Fischer: "My 60 most memorable games." So I have decided to participate, just for the experience and fun of it!
At the time of sign up, there are 2352 participants across five sections. I cannot join the casual or the intermediate section as my highest rating in the last 90 days qualifies me for the advanced category. The expert category is open too, but I am no expert. The grandmaster category is open to anyone, of any ranking, who is either genius or crazy enough!
The advanced category's ceiling rating is 1700. As numbers indicate, I'm in the bottom half of the 567 strong cohort. I'm expecting a great quality and multitude of challengers! Wish me good fun and good luck!
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