Relax, the estimate was that each round was going to take 6-12 months. It's only been 4 so far. I think there's a decent chance the round is going to finish ahead of schedule!

I knew it was going to take so long. Some of my games also take so long because my opponents won't move. But if there are so little games left, the people could really hurry up a bit. They play much slower than 12 hours/move.

kacparov wrote

"yawn"

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I suppose you did not believe when I advised you it would be a 4 to 8 year tournament.

shajian wrote

When is the first round going to be completed???

If this is the case, this tournament is going to last for years!!!

Looks like the players have decided to make moves in the last minutes. Really boring!!!

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The tournament description indicates this. "Estimated length of each round: 6 to 12 months"

Based on the examples cited in the description, approximately 2 to 8 months remain in the round.

yawn

Games in Round 1: 100 (94% completed)

so 6 more games to finish :)

When is the first round going to be completed???

If this is the case, this tournament is going to last for years!!!

Looks like the players have decided to make moves in the last minutes. Really boring!!!

Players are sorted according to rating.

At the start of the tournament with 100 players, the groups were 1 vs. 51, 2 vs. 52, ..., 49 vs. 99 and 50 vs. 100.

The same process is used in subsequent rounds using the players' ratings at the start of the round.

If there is an odd number of players, the one whose rating is exactly in the middle gets a bye.

@ TadDude

     Thank you for the explaination! another opponent or the same?

@ andyquiz822

When both players score one point they both advance. The second round will start when all games in round one are complete. While you wait you can join another member-created tournament.

howabout my game w/ martin760 can we still play the 2nd round? Just asking!

All games are past the 10th move!

grey_pieces wrote "Although it's difficult to make any real time projection here, isn't it? Because the real length of the tournament is likely to depend on the number of drawn scorelines, esp. in the earlier rounds. Theoretically, at least, this could run perpetually!"

A tournament with groups of two can be unpredictable. All it takes is one upset win out of two games for the underdog to advance. Assuming the higher rated player wins the other, both advance.

In later rounds the higher rated players start to pair up and the underdog is not too differently rated from the higher rated player. So there should be a few groups where players split the games and both advance.

Theoretically when only a few players remain, say four or three, they could abandon the site. The tournament would never end.

This is an admittedly rare example where the players kept trying but it took five rounds to declare a winner in a four-player tournament where there were groups of two.

@TadDude - I agree, to an extent... of course it would be ridiculous to allow vacation time in a tournament like this. But I was merely saying that 14days/move will necessitate a long tournament anyway, as kacparov appeared unconvinced of the likely longevity of this format.

In all, I think this is a better way though. In the past I have seen auto-timeout abused in such a way that winning positions are lost on time by people who simply wanted to play the position out, but whose opponents have understood the nuances of timing better.

Although it's difficult to make any real time projection here, isn't it? Because the real length of the tournament is likely to depend on the number of drawn scorelines, esp. in the earlier rounds. Theoretically, at least, this could run perpetually!

2 days passed, already 5 people qualified!

off to a flying start - hooray!

two more!!!!!!

@ grey_pieces

The "No Vacation" setting benefits a 14 days/move tournament greatly.

Some players invoke auto-timeout protection daily. This has the most effect on a 14 days per move game which would be delayed 14 or more times each move. With "No Vacation" the clock continues counting down and the game gets attention.

Both advance.

No, this one will take ages... peoples usual "average move" time generally ceases to apply in tournaments. 14 days per move is the key... who needs vacation time to stall when you can make your opponent wait 2 weeks for each reply?

That said, some of your personal rounds may go very quickly... I'll play both games right through in one sitting if you get me...

...what happens in this format with a 1-1 scoreline, do both players advance?