The tournament will take place on Nov 8 & 9, 2008. It will utilize G/45+10 time controls. This years host site will be University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) and over the internet (ICC).
Site | University of Alabama Birmingham & ICC (chessclub.com) | ||||||||||
Suggested interface | Tim Mann's Winboard or Alessandro Scotti's Winboard_X or Chess Partner (UCI or Xboard Protocol) | ||||||||||
Rounds | 6 Rounds (4 Rounds Saturday and 2 Rounds Sunday) | ||||||||||
Note: | Below Round Times may be slightly adjusted | ||||||||||
Round Times (Eastern USA - New York) (ICC Server Time) |
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Time Control | G/45+10 | ||||||||||
Tie Breaks | First to 2pts Playoff at G/5+1 (higher finisher gets white first) | ||||||||||
Hardware | Open | ||||||||||
Accounts | ICC may provide temporary free accounts for participants allowing access before the tournament | ||||||||||
TD | Provided by ICC |
Local Airport | Birmingham Alabama (BHM) |
Lodging | UAB CIS Dept Page on Lodging |
Driving | Driving to UAB |
allow kibitz varibale must be 1: | set allowkib 1 |
noescape variable must be 0 (disconnect/reconnects are allowed but limited): | set noescape 0 |
Use a special formula for the tournament: | set formula computer & unrated & time=45 & inc=10 |
Join computer discussion channel on ICC: | +ch 64 |
Recommendation: | Have a backup computer ready in case of crash. |
Thanks go to the ICGA and the sponsors of the CCT's. I reviewed their rules as guidelines for our rules.
Special thanks to ICC for supporting this tournament!
Special thanks to Joshua Shriver for his donation of the web domain and web space.