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Would you be willing to spend 20-30 minutes every Sunday for 2-3 months to play chess with fellow TLers?
YES?
Register here:
Tournament Thread
DISCLAIMER: This blog entry is just to determine whether there would be enough participants.
PLEASE POST SUGGESTIONS, OPINIONS ETC.
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Would you be willing to spend 20-30 minutes every Sunday for 2-3 months to play chess with fellow TLers?
YES?
Register here:
Tournament Thread
DISCLAIMER: This blog entry is just to determine whether there would be enough participants.
PLEASE POST SUGGESTIONS, OPINIONS ETC.
Proposed rules:
Format:
Swiss tournament, 7 rounds.
Time controls:
10 minutes per player, no increments.
Schedule:
One round per week; normally, rounds start always on Sunday, exactly at 23:00 KST (16:00 CEST, 10:00 EDT). However, people can reschedule their game to any date within given week as long as there's mutual agreement about that (use PMs for that, not this thread!).
October 28 - November 3 - sign-ups
November 4 - November 10 - 1st round
November 11 - November 17 - 2nd round
November 18 - November 24 - 3rd round
November 25 - December 1 - 4th round
December 2 - December 8 - 5th round
December 9 - December 15 - 6th round
December 16 - December 22 - 7th round
Pairings:
Announced in this thread every Monday after previous round.
1st Round - random; (to be announced on November 4).
2nd Round - 9 Round - Swiss style (to be announced...).
Website:
http://www.playok.com/ (free and instant registration, no e-mails required).
Accounts:
Obligatory "tl" tag in account name (example: tlwingpawn); no smurfs.
Games:
After each game is played, BOTH it's participants PM me with a link appearing in their stats.
(example: http://www.playok.com/en/game.phtml/227782383?ch)
All games have to be played with proper colours and time controls - otherwise, regame is obligatory.
Forefit rules:
two-way forefit when both players are absent;
one-way forefit when one player is absent + Show Spoiler [PROCEDURE] +
Rescheduling games:
Allowed, when mutual agreement is reached.
Note: It's the sole responsibility of the players to reschedule their games; please, do not ask the arbiter to do so!
Delays:
10-minute max. + Show Spoiler [PROCEDURE] +
Disconnects:
60-second margin of re-connect. + Show Spoiler [PROCEDURE] +
Cheats:
Disallowed. + Show Spoiler [PROCEDURE] +
Tiebreak rules:
1) Head-to-head game.
2) Number of wins.
3) Sonneborn-Berger score.
4) If all of above fails - joint positions.
Prizes:
None, besides e-penis enlargement.
Arbiter:
Me, wingpawn (not playing, obviously).
Swiss tournament, 7 rounds.
Time controls:
10 minutes per player, no increments.
Schedule:
One round per week; normally, rounds start always on Sunday, exactly at 23:00 KST (16:00 CEST, 10:00 EDT). However, people can reschedule their game to any date within given week as long as there's mutual agreement about that (use PMs for that, not this thread!).
October 28 - November 3 - sign-ups
November 4 - November 10 - 1st round
November 11 - November 17 - 2nd round
November 18 - November 24 - 3rd round
November 25 - December 1 - 4th round
December 2 - December 8 - 5th round
December 9 - December 15 - 6th round
December 16 - December 22 - 7th round
Pairings:
Announced in this thread every Monday after previous round.
1st Round - random; (to be announced on November 4).
2nd Round - 9 Round - Swiss style (to be announced...).
Website:
http://www.playok.com/ (free and instant registration, no e-mails required).
Accounts:
Obligatory "tl" tag in account name (example: tlwingpawn); no smurfs.
Games:
After each game is played, BOTH it's participants PM me with a link appearing in their stats.
(example: http://www.playok.com/en/game.phtml/227782383?ch)
All games have to be played with proper colours and time controls - otherwise, regame is obligatory.
Forefit rules:
two-way forefit when both players are absent;
one-way forefit when one player is absent + Show Spoiler [PROCEDURE] +
(the other player PMs me during the round and I try to reach the "dodger", then go to his game to confirm the score).
Rescheduling games:
Allowed, when mutual agreement is reached.
Note: It's the sole responsibility of the players to reschedule their games; please, do not ask the arbiter to do so!
Delays:
10-minute max. + Show Spoiler [PROCEDURE] +
After PMing me as in "forefit rules", the player waits for his opponent between 23:00 KST and 23:10 KST and if the opponent is still absent, the game is pronounced as a forefit towards the waiting player.
Disconnects:
60-second margin of re-connect. + Show Spoiler [PROCEDURE] +
PlayOK has default 60-second delay between a disconnect and forefit. This should be fine for the purpose of the tournament.
Cheats:
Disallowed. + Show Spoiler [PROCEDURE] +
All suspicious games and complaints will be reviewed with a strong chess engine and common sense analysis by the arbiter. Also, PlayOK has a feature of "greying out" nicknames of players, who are leaving the game window, so that should help the players.
Tiebreak rules:
1) Head-to-head game.
2) Number of wins.
3) Sonneborn-Berger score.
4) If all of above fails - joint positions.
Prizes:
None, besides e-penis enlargement.
Arbiter:
Me, wingpawn (not playing, obviously).
Poll: Are you into it?
Yes (14)
93%
No (1)
7%
15 total votes
No (1)
15 total votes
Your vote: Are you into it?
Poll: Do you like the rules?
Yes (7)
78%
No (2)
22%
9 total votes
No (2)
9 total votes
Your vote: Do you like the rules?
