I would prefer that players who's rating slipped out of 1600-1800 after the first round, would be replaced to the tournaments belonging to their new rating! I know that would make the proces of finishing tourmanents a lot longer but it would be worth it...

this tourney is slowwww

oh no, vacation makes me crazy. waiting and waiting......this is not rapid at all

how many rounds are there in this tourney?

Going through the first 20 groups to show the points and the like for advancing:

As of 2:45 am EST:
[Note: * = mathematically advancing, otherwise already declared; # = undecided]


Group 1:
Current Leader -> 6.5 (max of 7.5)
Max Possible Score [Any Player] -> 7.5
*Advancing: DW_Batty (1683)

Group 2:
Current Leader -> 8.5 (max of 8.5)
Max Possible Score [Any Player] -> 8.5
*Advancing: max_cz (1799) [higher tiebreak]

Group 3:
Winner -> 7
Advancing: Manoocher (1799) & williams139 (1682)

Group 4:
Winner -> 9.5
Advancing: Ambach (1713)

Group 5:
Current Leader -> 6.5 (max of 6.5)
Max Possible Score [Any Player] -> 7
#Advancing: Either Kotomitskui (1713) or zachar (1624)

Group 6:
Current Leader -> 8 (max of 9)
Max Possible Score [Any Player] -> 9
#Advancing: Either TagaDanoaCity (1758) or Shining-Fame (1624)

Group 7:
Current Leader -> 6 (max of 7)
Max Possible Score [Any Player] -> 8
#Advancing: Either Drkadri (1623) or RichardYates (1758)

Group 8:
Current Leader -> 6.5 (max of 6.5)
Max Possible Score [Any Player] -> 8
#Advancing: Either Zarathustra78 (1712) or Tematare-2 (1795)

Group 9:
Current Leader -> 5.5 (max of 8.5)
Max Possible Score [Any Player] -> 10
#Advancing: Anyone in the pool [too few games played to draw any conclusions]

Group 10:
Winner -> 8
Advancing: Mustafa64 (1753)

Group 11:
Current Leader -> 9 (max of 10)
Max Possible Score [Any Player] -> 10
*Advancing: Jaquecito (1650)

Group 12:
Winner -> 9
Advancing: canh9143 (1750)

Group 13:
Current Leader -> 8.5 (max of 8.5)
Max Possible Score [Any Player] -> 9
#Advancing: readrad (1678) or shinrikyo (1792)

Group 14:
Current Leader -> 6 (max of 9)
Max Possible Score [Any Player] -> 10
#Advancing: Too Early to Predict

Group 15:
Winner -> 9
Advancing: silencesound (1677)

Group 16:
Current Leader -> 9 (max of 9)
Max Possible Score [Any Player] -> 9
*Advancing: Pyke (1675) [that would be me :P]

Group 17:
Current Leader -> 7.5 (max of 8.5)
Max Possible Score [Any Player] -> 9
#Advancing: Either jakped (1648), Freddie_Sugden (1745) or Gasoile (1675)

Group 18:
Winner(s) -> 8
Advancing: Wrigely (1745), Damaroes (1674) and Davidm1304 (1617)

Group 19:
Winner -> 8.5
Advancing: atiyoga (1788)

Group 20:
Current Leader -> 6 (max of 6)
Max Possible Score [Any Player] -> 10
#Advancing: Too Early to Predict

There's no set number... It depends on how well your opponents do... In theory, you could qualify with 5 (if your entire group split all their games).

Practically speaking:

10 point:
10-0-0 => Guaranteed to advance ALONE

9 point:
9-0-1 => Guaranteed to advance [since, even the person you drew against, would have to be 8.5 at best]
9-1-0 => Guaranteed to advance [since, even if the person you lost against also went 9-1-0, your losses would be against each other].
8-0-2 => Guaranteed to advance [since, even if you drew against the same person, he would also finish at best at 8-0-2; and if you only drew once against them you beat them in the other game, so the best they could do would then be 8.5].

8.5 or 8 could advance, it depends though how your group did; and who lost against who....

If you get less than 8; it's very tough to advance, one possibility is seen in one of the groups with 7/7/6/6/0/0... but this is probably as rare as 5/5/5/5/5/5...

I hate how you have to wait for the official advancement thing even though it's mathematically impossible to not advance at this point.

Why is so hard to play like a live game?! Let's chess folks, and end the other games!

half of my group advanced...sweet.

Good start ... 31% of timeouts ...

An Happy new year for every one!!

I think Tie-Break points are calculated by the Score of the people you beat. For every win, you get their score divided by two as Tie-Break points. As they keep winning, and their Score goes up, your Tie-Break points go up.

Tie Break...go to help and info on it will  be there..simply you get more Tie Break by winning players who have higher rating or who won vs High rated players in your group ...i think

Hi All, Does anyone know how the Tie Break points work?

my best wishes for eveyone's new year

Happy New Year everyone and all!!! Good Luck guys!!!

This one is for 1601-1800.

is this for 1800 or above 1800?

Happy New Year to all of you chess lovers. May this be a year for Obame, peace, a new deal in the economic world, justice and - of course: much chess! Good luck to all of .you

Well, I managed so SQEEEEZE in here at the last moment didn't I?  Take it easy on me huh?