Current date will be the Saturday April 19th 2008. It will utilize blitz time controls. The tournament will happen over the Internet (ICC) but we encourage those that live close to gather at one place to improve the experience and share ideas !!
Site | ICC (chessclub.com) | ||
Suggested interface | Tim Mann's Winboard or Alessandro Scotti's Winboard_X | ||
Rounds | Based on entries | ||
Format | Round Robin or Double Round Robin based on number of entries | ||
Note: | Below Round Times may be slightly adjusted | ||
Round Times (Eastern US - ICC Server Time - New York Time) |
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Time Control | Blitz: G/4+3 | ||
Tie Breaks | None | ||
Hardware | Open | ||
Accounts | ICC may provide temporary free accounts for participants allowing access before the tournament | ||
TD | Might be provided by ICC |
allow kibitz variable 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=4 & inc=3 |
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.