A reminder ... Pairings for this tournament will be announced on Jan 1st. Anyone still wishing to enter (per the terms at the top of the thread) should PM before then.
A reminder ... Pairings for this tournament will be announced on Jan 1st. Anyone still wishing to enter (per the terms at the top of the thread) should PM before then.
How does the challenge system work? Does the person who's white challenge black?
Originally posted by GalaxyShield How does the challenge system work? Does the person who's white challenge black?
Each round will consist of two games, one with each colour as far as I know. In the end it doesn't matter who challenges who as long as they stick to the rules (3/7 unless agreed otherwise) so whoever sees the pairing first should feel free to challenge.
Originally posted by XanthosNZ Each round will consist of two games, one with each colour as far as I know. In the end it doesn't matter who challenges who as long as they stick to the rules (3/7 unless agreed otherwise) so whoever sees the pairing first should feel free to challenge.
Ok. But in a swiss system, isn't each player assigned 1 game with either black or white? And in the next round the colors switch, assuming the scores match up. That's how I always thought of a swiss system at least.
Originally posted by GalaxyShield Ok. But in a swiss system, isn't each player assigned 1 game with either black or white? And in the next round the colors switch, assuming the scores match up. That's how I always thought of a swiss system at least.
Generally that's the way it's done with normal time controls. But it's not unusual in a blitz tournament for each round to consist of a pair of games. In fact, most Swiss System software supports multigame rounds.
I've simply borrowed this idea for our challenge. In addition to having more variance in each round, it also eliminates the issue of alternating colors.
Originally posted by RookRAK Generally that's the way it's done with normal time controls. But it's not unusual in a blitz tournament for each round to consist of a pair of games. In fact, most Swiss System software supports multigame rounds.
I've simply borrowed this idea for our challenge. In addition to having more variance in each round, it also eliminates the issue of alternating colors.
#1 XanthosNZ vs #11 murrow
#2 seraphimvulture vs #12 rhb
#3 ark13 vs #13 Wildfire
#4 GalaxyShield vs #14 Bosse de Nage
#5 dottewell vs #15 Aiko
#6 Nordlys vs #16 wucky3
#7 The Plumber vs #17 zakkwylder
#8 Moldy Crow vs #18 invigorate
#9 RookRAK vs #19 Freddie2006
#10 darvlay vs #20 Whats goin on eh
What you should do:
1) Locate your first round opponent in the pairing list above.
2) PM each other to work out who will issue the challenges.
3) Start 2 games with each other, one of each color. Games are 3/7 unless opponents agree to a different time control.
4) PM me the game IDs so I can post links to them in this thread.
Remember the first round usually has the widest gaps in ratings. After round 1 you will play people who have performed similarly.
28 Dec '05 06:36
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