Announcements

Timeouts in round 5: 2 of 30 (6.7%)

Timeouts in tournament: 120 of 920 (13.0%)

Duration of round 5: 2012 02 10 to 2012 05 07 = 87 days

Duration of tournament so far: 2011 03 07 to 2012 05 07 = 427 days

Average duration of the 5 rounds: 427/5 = 85.4 days

Thank you all for participating.

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This indicates Burnelr would get gold.  http://www.chess.com/tournaments/pairings.html?id=28348&round=5.

The tournament home page and standings shows gold as well as first place points went to Anton137.  http://www.chess.com/tournaments/players.html?sortby=standings&id=28348 

Everyone got one place lower.

Really it is just a fun online tournament so not anything that should cause any great concern, but you may wish make it known that the logic to award medals and points is buggy. It may be fixed for future tournaments.

90 players eliminated, 6 remain.

Timeouts in round 4: 17 of 60 (28.3%)

Timeouts in tournament so far: 118 of 890 (13.3%)

Duration of round 4: 2011 11 24 to 2012 02 10 = 78 days

Duration of tournament so far: 2011 03 07 to 2012 02 10 = 340 days

Average duration of the 4 completed rounds: 340/4 = 85 days

It is the fifth and final round.

Estimated duration of tournament: 85 days times 5 rounds = 425 days (2012 05 05).

84 players eliminated, 12 remain.

Timeouts in round 3: 16 of 120 (X%)

Timeouts in tournament so far: 101 of 830 (12.2%)

Duration of round 3: 2011 08 22 to 2011 11 24 = 94 days

Duration of tournament so far: 2011 03 07 to 2011 11 24 = 262 days

Average duration of the 3 completed rounds: 262/3 = 87.3 days

Minimum number of rounds to complete tournament: 5

Estimated minimum duration of tournament: 87.3 days times 5 rounds = 437 days (2012 05 17).

72 players eliminated, 23 to go.

Timeouts in round 2: 46 of 230 (20.0%)

Timeouts in tournament so far: 85 of 710 (12.0%)

Duration of round 2: 2011 06 15 to 2011 08 22 = 68 days

Duration of tournament so far: 2011 03 07 to 2011 08 22 = 168 days

Average duration of the 2 completed rounds: 168/2 = 84 days

Minimum number of rounds to complete tournament: 5

Estimated duration of tournament: 84 days times 5 rounds = 420 days (2012 04 30).

47 players eliminated, 48 to go.

Timeouts in round 1: 39 of 480 (8.1%)

Duration of round 1: 2011 03 07 to 2011 06 15 = 100 days

Estimated number of rounds: 5

Estimated duration of tournament: 100 days times 5 rounds = 500 days (2012 07 19).

A journey of a thousand days begins with a single move. (Not the actual estimate of the duration of the tournament.)

First place is currently worth 550 points. Through a bug or by design, tied first place is also worth 550 points. See here where tied first place received full first place points, not a share of first place plus second place points.  http://www.chess.com/tournament/irish-championship

Appears the restrictions have to be loosened to increase the number of eligible players.

Minimum Games Completed: 100 (was 200) 

Maximum Timeout %: 15 (was 10)

Please be patient for perhaps two more weeks of registration. I will start the tournament with less than 96 players if necessary.