The tournament will take place on Nov 6 & 7, 2010. It will utilize G/45+10 time controls. The tournament will be held on FICS.
Site | FICS (freechess.org) | ||||||||||
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 tound times may be slightly adjusted | ||||||||||
Round Times (Western/Pacific USA - California) (FICS 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 | All FICS accounts are free. | ||||||||||
TD | Peter Skinner |
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 FICS: | +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 FICS for supporting this tournament!
Special thanks to Peter Skinner for his donation of web space.