There is a chess tournament in Philadelphia the weekend of Jan. 16, 17. Martin Luther King day, long weekend for some. I was thinking of going. Then I realized I have no idea what kind of games they play at tournaments. There are rating enrollments based on USCF rating. Do you have to play blitz chess? How long are the games? Is there some kind of an tournament standard timing?
Originally posted by gregsflatNo blitz, unless it's specifically listed as a blitzt tournament. (allthough I have had to play blitz for tiebreaks before)
There is a chess tournament in Philadelphia the weekend of Jan. 16, 17. Martin Luther King day, long weekend for some. I was thinking of going. Then I realized I have no idea what kind of games they play at tournaments. There are rating enrollments based on USCF rating. Do you have to play blitz chess? How long are the games? Is there some kind of an tournament standard timing?
There isn't really a standard time; it varies from tournament to tournament. However, you can probably expect something along the lines of 90 minutes each with a 5-30 second interval per game, or perhaps 75 minutes for the first 40 moves, with an aditional 30 minutes for the rest of the game.
Edit - perhaps this is it? http://www.chesstour.com/lbo10.htm
Originally posted by gregsflatif youre used to corr. chess, then an hour (or however long it is) for each game will be hard and time trouble is even worse for non-otb players. having your openings paved out in advance is a good idea. if you want I can help you make one based on what you like 🙂
There is a chess tournament in Philadelphia the weekend of Jan. 16, 17. Martin Luther King day, long weekend for some. I was thinking of going. Then I realized I have no idea what kind of games they play at tournaments. There are rating enrollments based on USCF rating. Do you have to play blitz chess? How long are the games? Is there some kind of an tournament standard timing?
Thanks guys, I found their website, it's a hundred bucks to enroll. I do have my standard openings:
Sicialian for black and queens gambit for white. It looks like you also have to be registered with the USCF, which is another fee. I might just go and observe, to get a feel for the atmosphere.
Originally posted by greenpawn34Not in the States; you can register and pay the entry fee in virtually all tournaments a half hour before the first game. It's usually cheaper to pre-register though.
Surely it has a website up - the full details will on there.
Be quick as chess tournaments tend to have a closing date for entries.
Good Luck.
Hi No1.
Here you can sometimes pay on the day but you get charged extra and
only get taken if the number of players is odd.
Also some tournaments offer you a cut price if you enter a month before
the event.
GM's and IM's of course get in free and can simply turn up.
Often wish my name was Geoff Mathew Chandler (GM Chandler) then I might
be able to just turn up sneak in for free.
Without strolling the path DanVM went. I had ambitions of being at least an IM
once and even had my tournaments planned out for two years. (83-84).
But next thing I know kids are born and I'm running a toy/games shop so
weekend torunaments were out. Leaving home for the week was out.
I was good then and surrounded and feeding off some very good players,
this is a sure fire way to improve at chess. mix with the masters.
I was practically living with Kopec, he had just got his IM title,
I saw more of him than I did my wife.
(I wonder where the kids came from....)
But....hey no regrets.....(well sometimes) 😉