The tournament will take place on Nov 12 & 13, 2011. It will utilize G/45+10 time controls. The tournament will be held on HGM's server.
Site | HGM (80.100.28.169) | ||||||||||
Suggested interface | Tim Mann's Winboard or HGM's Winboard or Chess Partner (UCI or Xboard Protocol) | ||||||||||
Site Connection Information |
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Rounds | 6 Rounds (3 Rounds Saturday and 3 Rounds Sunday) | ||||||||||
Note: | Below round times may be slightly adjusted | ||||||||||
Round Times (Eastern USA - New York) |
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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 | HGM |
kibitz varibale must be 1: | set kibitz 1 |
gin varibale must be 0: | set gin 0 |
Use a special formula for the tournament: | set formula computer & !rated & 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 HGM for supporting this tournament!
Special thanks to Peter Skinner for his donation of web space.