Current date will be the weekend of June 21/22 2008. It will utilize Rapid Chess time controls. The tournament will happen over the Internet (ICC) but we encourage those that live close enough 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 | 14 Rounds (8 Rounds Saturday and 6 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 | Rapid: G/25+4 | ||||||||
Tie Breaks | First to 2pts Playoff at G/14+1 (higher finisher gets white first) | ||||||||
Hardware | Open | ||||||||
Accounts | ICC usually provides temporary free accounts for participants allowing access before the tournament | ||||||||
TD | Typically 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=25 & inc=4 |
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.