Fortun£ Friday$ June Edition - Everything You Need to Know

Exciting Update: The June Edition is now free while keeping cash prizes!

Since launching our Fortun£ Friday$ tournaments, we've aimed to make our events free for all, helping players of all levels make money from the game. We are thrilled to announce that starting with the June edition, our tournaments are now free to enter. Players just need to follow the registration steps. In the future, we plan to increase cash prizes while keeping events free, and occasionally, we will host big cash prize events that will be pay-to-play. Thanks for supporting us—we are here to benefit you!

Event Details

Date & Time:
Friday, 28th June 2024, from 7 PM to 9 PM GMT.

Location:
The June edition of the tournament will take place on the Fortun£ Friday$ team page, specifically in the June area tournament section on lichess, which can be accessed here.

Format:
Engage in thrilling 3+0 blitz chess matches.

Prize Information

Total Prize Fund:
£200 prize pool

Number of Prizes:
More than 22 cash prizes are waiting to be claimed!

Prize Allocation

1st: £50
2nd: £30
3rd: £20

Lucky Rank Prizes:
(Simply finish in respective ranked places to win the prize money!)
10th: £5
18th: £5
38th: £5
64th: £5
96th: £5
128th: £5
179th: £5
183th: £5
222th: £5
248th: £5
277th: £5
300th: £5
346th: £5
364th: £5
391th: £5
419th: £5
428th: £5
430th: £5
448th: £5
500th: £5

Prize Eligibility

Eligibility for Cash Prizes:

• To be eligible for these prizes, players must have joined the Discord to receive the password to join the event.

How to Join the Tournament

1. Join the Team: Begin by becoming a member of the Fortun£ Friday$ team on lichess here.

2. Join our Discord to receive the digital passcode: Join our Discord server here. Once you have joined, the password for the June edition will be displayed in the event-joining-passcodes channel within the Fortun£ Friday$ Information category on our server.

3. Join the Event: Return to the Tournament Page on lichess and click the join button. You will be prompted with the dialog box "Tournament entry code." Enter the passcode gathered from step 2, and you will have successfully joined the tournament.

Fair Play & Prize Distribution

Fair Play Assurance:
The tournament will be monitored by a world-leading FIDE Arbiter. Any players caught by our cheat detection system will be banned from future events and forfeit any prize money.

Prize Distribution:
Winners will be contacted via Lichess for PayPal details, and prizes will be sent accordingly.

Prize Payout Timeline:
All prizes will be paid on the Sunday one week after the tournament start date, unless otherwise instructed by the organiser.

Prize Forfeiture Policy:
Players have one month to claim their prize after notification. After this period, prizes are forfeited and added to the next month's prize pool.

Ranking Adjustments:
If a player is disqualified after the event (e.g., account closure or fair play violation), players will move up accordingly in the final standings, and prizes will be reallocated. This follows standard tournament practice.

Organiser Rights:
The organiser reserves the right to remove players, reduce the prize fund, or make adjustments regarding prize payments or any aspect of the event, before, during, or after the tournament, at their discretion.

Agreeing to Rules & Regulations:

Tournament Conduct:
Participation signifies acceptance of all tournament regulations outlined in this blog.

For an in-depth understanding of the event structure, official rules, and to have your queries addressed, please explore the Coatsi Chess Website.