Fortun£ Friday$ March Edition - Everything You Need to Know
Win money playing chess this March! It's completely free to join—what are you waiting for?Event Details
Date & Time:
Friday, 28th March 2025, from 7-9 PM GMT.
Location:
Here on lichess
Format:
3+0 blitz
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: £25
- 3rd: £10
- 4th: £5
- 5th: £5
- 6th: £5
- 7th: £5
- 8th: £5
- 9th: £5
- 10th: £5
Lucky Rank Prizes:
(Simply finish in the respective ranked places to win the prize money!)
- 17th: £5
- 28th: £5
- 36th: £5
- 43rd: £5
- 49th: £5
- 58th: £5
- 81st: £5
- 92nd: £5
- 109th: £5
- 239th: £5
- 289th: £5
- 300th: £5
- 337th: £5
- 350th: £5
- 421st: £5
- 467th: £5
Prize Eligibility
Eligibility for Cash Prizes:
- To be eligible for these prizes, players must join our Discord to receive the event password and play at least one game in the tournament.
How to Join the Tournament
1. Join our lichess team here.
2. Join our Discord here and receive the passcode in the event-passcodes channel within the Fortun£ Friday$ Info category.
3. Join the event here and enter the passcode received in step 2.
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.
