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Swiss Chess Tournament

over 9 years

The pairings are here on this google.doc http://bit.ly/1wGIbDx . The colors will be fixed, and given an equal number of times for each player (there might be a 5th round, if so each of the final games will be given a random color). The number next to your game will be a 1 for a win, 0 for a loss, 1/2 for a draw.

Hello, I felt like making a tournament for the chess players of this site. For those who don't know how to play a swiss tournament here are the rules.

  • Everyone will play every round:

In this way everyone will play an equal number of games, and you'll get to play against all levels of players, the further into the round the more likely you will play against someone of the same level. This idea is to minimize the number of people who have 0 points. If there are an odd number of players. I will give the lowest positioned player a 1 point bye, and I will play them in a game for the meantime.

  • Draws will be allowed:

Draws in elimination tournaments are lame, you have to play again and you may not get anywhere. If you draw in a swiss tournament though you get to continue on as you please. If you do draw each players will get .5 points.

  • You will get an equal number of chances to be each color:

Unless we do an odd number of rounds, I will make best effort to give everyone and equal number of game as white and black. Later parts might lead to problem with colors, sorry in advance if you get more games as white or black.

  • The time control will be 15 min countdown timer.

  • If you have the same score as someone you played earlier, you will not play them again.

You're going to have fun playing new people, playing against a person twice ruins the idea of a tournament.

  • No computers please

I can't enforce this unless I bother to run it through an engine myself. With that, please send in the .pgn of the game that the site gives you. It will be fun to see what people did, and those things will help you get better if you like playing this type of thing.

I'll leave this open for a week, meaning tournament registration will close at 7/18 at 11:59 EST (8:59 PST, 6:59 GMT)

Any questions on how this type of tournament works, pm me as I will be more than willing to give you a better rundown.

Try to be efficient on playing your games. If you don't get responses from your opponent in a reasonable time please tell me. I will kick those players out, and give you an opponent with the same problem within reason. If you wish to drop out message me and I will remove you before the next round starts. I would suggest not doing this as there are not any prizes to this, unless people wish to donate for it. The longer into the tournament you play, the more chances to find wins.

deletedalmost 9 years
don't they just ask for draw?
over 9 years

numberwang says

looks like everyone stopped playing, booooo


I know, I had only 6 games from the first round, and 2 from the second.
over 9 years
Just found out about this. I'm sad I missed this.
over 9 years
looks like everyone stopped playing, booooo
over 9 years
you're playing gistofeverything as white, just go to your name in the 'player' column and look who your opponent is under the 'round 2' in your row.
deletedover 9 years
i'm apparently the only one who's confused by the pairing.

may i ask who my partner is please?
over 9 years
close game but I beat przes in r2.
over 9 years
So, I'm missing 4 games. I'll message them and pair them up later if they respond. Otherwise next round will be going up.
over 9 years
and I beat him the second time as white ^.^
over 9 years
I beat Skills as Black in 1st game
over 9 years
I will try to get it up tonight. If I can't get connected (I'm using phone atm you will have to wait for Sunday :/)
deletedover 9 years
so round 2 about to go up?:maybe
over 9 years
v_v i cant belief
over 9 years
ty chibenlol good game. i won
over 9 years
I won round 1
over 9 years
I'm only on late at night.
over 9 years
Havent heard back from my opponent after trying to contact her, what do jaleb?
over 9 years
gist won good game
deletedover 9 years
i'd like to step in i'd never say no to a nice game.

thx jaleb btw
over 9 years
my partner wont pm me back. what happens if he doesn't compete with me? i don't want to be eliminated without putting up a fight.
over 9 years
Either is fine fokeriser
deletedover 9 years
do we post results on here or should we just pm you jal?
over 9 years
I would prefer to avoid byes, but if I get a group of 2 that would want to join into the tournament I will allow them. Otherwise, after the first round (hopefully next friday) no late joins please.
over 9 years
@fokeriser13 you're up there, you're black against vegas.

@IceAndFire there was a late join, and I'm going to allow him to make even numbers. I'll have him contact you to start your game.
deletedover 9 years
may i still play since i it was past midnight at the time the games went down?

i understand if not possible.