The Heartland Open - 1200-1900

Seeking Players from the MidWest!

Posted by Paladon on Friday, Jul 17 at 12:17am

Please join this tournament for midwest players.

TD: Paladon

Started on Sep 23, 2009 @ 9:29am

Players:	99	Time Control:	3 days/move
Max Group Size:	9	Rating Range:	1200-1900
# Advance:	3	Tie Breaks:	Yes
Points Available:	927	Games Rated:	Yes
Pairings \| Players \| Games\| Standings 67% COMPLETE!

Tournament Stats
Starting Players:	99	Completed Games:	791 (tournament is 67% complete)
Eliminated Round 1:	60 (60% of field)	Games in Round 1:	792 (99% completed)
Players Withdrawn:	1 (1%)	# Timeouts:	263 (33%)
Remaining Players:	39 (39%)	Remaining Games:	1 (current round)
Average Rating:	1642	Biggest Upset:	1594 defeats 2213

Come and play a friendly game of chess. 3 days per move, no vacation and there will be a prize to the winner.

Paladon

Comments:

by PULKIT18896 - 49 days ago
GuJarat India

Member Since: Aug 2009
Member Points: 143

Hurrey I m in 2nd round ,Hurrey Hurrey.

by Paladon - 4 months ago
KOMO United States

Member Since: Apr 2009
Member Points: 173

I will make sure to include vacation on the next one.

by stevemcg - 4 months ago
Rockville, MD United States

Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 122

Gwyl, hopefully you won't have the need for unexpected vacation again, at least not for the reason that caused you to time out in these games. Hope we get to play again in another tournament...

by stevemcg - 4 months ago
Rockville, MD United States

Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 122

Tie breaks are sum of the points that are earned by everyone you beat (twice the points of anyone you beat twice; 1/2 for each draw). They are used to decide placement if two or more people wind up tied in points.

As a practical matter, they usually advance someone who manages to knock off a better player, but also slips up against someone who did not do as well, instead of the person who has the more even performance.