Elimination Round Updates

April 17, 2006
First and Second spots have been determined. Two weeks left in the tournament, and we'll then know all of the placings!

March 21, 2006
We're moving on to the final round of the elimination tournament! Andrew won the third game of his match with Allan today. This means that Scott and Andrew will play a match for 1st and 2nd place, and Allan and Joel will play for 3rd and 4th.

We look forward to lots of exciting games!

March 16, 2006
Andrew and Allan played the second game in their match, with Andrew taking the second point. In the meantime, some of the round robin games are still being completed and we will have updates on those next week.

March 15, 2006
Scott and Joel have since completed their match, with Scott taking 3 of the games, and Joel taking one. Andrew and Allan have played a single game, which Andrew took a point for.

March 7, 2006
Scott and Joel played two games today, with Scott taking 2 points.

March 6, 2006
The tension is building in expectation of the first of a possible eight games in the opening round of the elimination phase. A game is expected tomorrow by Scott and Joel, and results will be posted when they come in.

Tournament Updates

February 28, 2006
One game was played today which determined that Joel would take fourth place in the round robin:

Brian S (w) vs Leigh-Ann M (b)

We now have the elimination round schedule up, and will begin that phase shortly.

February 23, 2006
Big advances today, as four games were completed, leaving only four games to go. The games today:

Jim (w) vs Jake (b)
Jake (w) vs Jim (b)
Greg (w) vs Donald (b)
Donald (b) vs Greg (w)

The remaining for games will determine the standing of a few people in the mid-range, and will determine who is locked in for the fourth place spot.

February 17, 2006
13 games remain in the round robin! Everyone is anxiously awaiting the completion of these games to see what the final results will be. Leigh-Ann has moved into fourth spot, and Joel took a win to tie for 5th spot.

Andrew has played all of his tournament games and sits half a point under Scott for 2nd place.

February 13, 2006
We have 17 games remaining in the round robin. Every game brings us closer to determining the standings.

Scott P has moved solidly into first place, guaranteeing himself a spot in the final four who move on to the elimination round. Congratulations, Scott P. Indeed, at this stage, since everyone else has at least 1 loss, Scott P will retain first place without challenge.

February 7, 2006
Three games today:

1. Andrew H (w) vs Jim K (b)
2. Greg C (w) vs Allan S (b)
3. Allan S (w) vs Greg C (b)

A couple of our tournament players have moved into top positions and it will be interesting to see what happens as the rest of the group finishes their games.

January 31, 2006
Three more games played today. Things are moving along nicely, with 30 games remaining... lots of possibility for everyone still. Today's games:

1. Joel D (w) vs Andrew H (b)
2. Donald H (w) vs Scott R (b)
3. Scott P (w) vs Brian S (b)
4. Scott P (w) vs Leigh-Ann M (b)
5. Leigh-Ann M (w) vs Scott P (b)

January 30, 2006
Our biggest day yet on the tournament schedule. Three games were played, and they've all been added to the stats above. Things are starting to heat up, but there's a long ways to go so keep scheduling and playing games and let's see what happens!

January 27, 2006
Thank you to Jake and Joel for playing the first game of the tournament!

Tournament Opens Early

In order to accomodate a number of people who have restrictive schedules, we're opening the tournament a week early to allow them to squeeze in a game or two and put less pressure on them later.

Also, the tournament schedule is now at the top of the page, and will be updated whenever games are played.

Chess Tournament Rules

CHESS RULES

Most players will be familiar with the general rules of Chess, but please be sure to know a few of the less commonly known rules. These include the exact rules on Castling, and the En Passant.

General Rules
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_rules

En Passant
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En_passant

Castling
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castling


GAME SCHEDULES

Games between two players should be played at a time that is convenient for both schedules. There are no fixed rules about this, just as long as the game gets played. However, unless otherwise decided by both players, it will be assumed that games are played during the day (ie. at lunch).


GAME PLAY

Games will be played in a relatively casual manner, with a goal of finishing a game within a one hour period. If after an hour the game cannot be completed, a second hour can be played or scheduled as soon after as possible.

If the game is not completed within two hours, the game must be recorded in its exact position. It will then be given to an impartial judge who will only see the board and no names, and decide if the game is a win on one side or the other, or a draw. This decision will be final.


CHESS BOARDS

If you have a decent board, please bring it in! Very small chess boards are difficult to look at for a long time, so the regular to large size are good. But, play with whatever you have available to you. Since there may be many games going on, the availability of boards might be low, so if you have one, it's recommended that you bring one in.


GAME PLAY RULES

For the round robin part of the tournament, a move will be considered complete when the piece is moved to a new square and the player lets go of the piece. At this point it cannot be taken back.

For the elimination round, the touch-move rule will be in effect. Specifically, if you touch a piece, it is the piece you must move. If you wish to adjust a piece on the board, you must let your opponent know verbally before touching the piece.

Advice, Audience, etc. Advice from others is not permitted, and the game should be moved to another location if there is interference. Having others watch is okay, as long as they are not disturbing the game, or helping and/or giving advice.


GAME RESULTS

The results must be reported via email to andrew.hoyer-chess@marketingtips.com and must include the following information:

Player Names
Who was White / Black
Date Played
Result (Win/Loss/Tie)

The email must be sent by the winner of the game, and must be CC'd to the loser.


TOURNAMENT PROCESS

In the first stage of the tournament, players will be split into groups for the round robin, where everyone plays all others in the group twice, once as white, once as black. This will be between 6 and 10 games in total.

Points are awarded as follows:

Win: 1 point
Draw: 0.5 point
Loss: 0 point

After the round robin is completed, the top four players will move on to the elimination finals. These will be four game matches, using the same point structure as the round robin.


TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

All round robin games must be played within the months of February and March 2006. Any games that are not finished by the last day in March will be assigned a Draw, and points awarded accordingly.

Players who have less than 75% of games completed will receive 0 points for unfinished games.

Players who withdraw from the tournament will be given a loss for remaining games, and a win to their opponents.

The elimination rounds will take place once all round robin games are finished.