Steps After Registration
Beginner Online Players (Lichess.org)
Step 1) Type in Lichess.org in your browser and login. On your screen you should see many time controls. Select one of them to play a match with someone random. This will give you a sense of how playing online works.
Step 2) Click your username in the top right hand corner and a menu should pop up. In that menu, select preferences. Here you can decide how you would like to play a game. An important setting is move confirmation. With this setting on, it double checks that you have made the move you want to make and you have not misclicked (clicked on the wrong piece or square). The other side here is that it takes more time to make a move.
Step 3) You are now considered a seasoned online player. Follow the steps on the right.
Beginner Online Players (Chess.com)
Step 1) Type in Chess.com in your browser and login. Go to the side bar and click Play. Play a game against a computer or person online to learn how the interface works.
Step 2) Visit Chess.com/settings/live to change your preferred settings.
Step 3) You are now considered a seasoned online player. Follow the steps on the right.
Seasoned Online Players
Step 1) Join this team: https://lichess.org/team/32-pieces-chess-club and/or https://www.chess.com/club/32-pieces-chess-club/join. This will allow you to participate in our tournaments.
Step 1.5) If the tournament is taking place on chess.com, please fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe2rq1JndaV9dnyQzNwCQKuY8trgrfl2lodmwO7GS7Zq2FheA/viewform?embedded=true.
Step 2) On the day of the tournament, click the link above and join the tournament 15 minutes before it starts, to allow time for trouble shooting. You will receive an email around 30 minutes before the tournament. Please read the instructions in the email. Make sure you are joining the correct tournament.