Chess marathon tournament

Yeah it's ok, I dealt with it. You can sleep when the tournament ends.

As to the random time controls, removing the increment would help to balance out point values. a strict point per minute ( 1 or 2 points for 1 minute, 5 or 10 points for 5 minute, etc.) would seem appropriate. this would keep RNG from determining the max points possible

@thibault: Actually, when the tournament ends it's 8:00 am for my place, and my classes starts at 7:30 am. So it seems I have no choice but to leave my computer on and bear with the rating loss and wish I remain in top 50 during the half an hour if I do indeed make it that far before I have to head out, I guess. :)

Eh, I didn't see that you implemented it. In fact, your two continuous messages got cut off at a page break, so I only saw your first one and therefore posted the above message. In the case, thanks! :p

@thibault: can you make this a monthly thing? Like have one the first of every month? And once a year make it a 48 hour marathon?

@TheIceManV: Soon on TV on January third: Hundreds of Lichess players dies to exhaustion while competing in online marathon chess tournament. It was noted that a yearly 48 hour marathon tournament has had their participants overworked, and...

#77, you might laugh but that has actually happened:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4137782.stm

48 hours would be pushing it. I don't think this should be monthly, it would reduce its impact. Maybe once a season? (spring, summer, autumn, winter) Or semi-annually (twice a year), to really build the hype up.

I agree with hellball, this is not just another tournament, it's an event. I like the seasonal idea.

Maybe on the first day of each season will work. Scrap the 48 hour marathon then. :)

Now it's official! :) You can see the full 2015-2016 schedule here:
github.com/ornicar/lila/blob/master/modules/tournament/src/main/Scheduler.scala#L17-L29

This specific marathon will be apart from the rest and will be happening on short notice. So this first lichess marathon is going to be quite the unique affair. Just don't forget to have fun, everyone! :D