The tournament will take place on Nov 14 & 15, 2009. It will utilize G/45+10 time controls. The tournament will be held on ICC.
Site | 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 (3 Rounds Saturday and 3 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 2 points playoff at G/10+1 (higher finisher gets white first): if both tie to 2 points, match proceeds under sudden death | ||||||||||
Hardware | Open | ||||||||||
Accounts | ICC may provide temporary free accounts for participants allowing access before the tournament | ||||||||||
TD | Provided by ICC |
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.