Open Cities Swiss - Sign-up

Dear Colleagues,

I think that everyone who has anything to say about the new tournament has already expressed his views in this topic http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/opinion-poll-questions-about-tournament-format.

Now it is time to see how many teams actually wish to play regularly.

Let me remind what is at stake  - the chance to play competitively against other city teams, to get the place be among 12 best teams at the outcome of this tournament and to play in a regular round-robin tournament as it is done in all top leagues: World League, European League, Champions League, etc. 

This tournament is a qualifying Swiss open for participation by any city teams and other teams representing a clearly defined locality.

The rules of the tournament are avilable here: http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/world-cities-open-swiss---rules. Please, feel free to comment upon them and ask for clarifications.

The project shedule of the competition (provisionally) is:

R1 - 24.04 - 04.05

R2 - 22.05 - 02.06

R3 - 19.06 - 29.06

R4 - 17.07 - 27.07

R5 - 14.08 - 24.08

R6 - 4.09 - 14.09

R7 - 25.09 - 05.10

R8 - 23.10 - 03.11

Deadline for the final results of the competition : 1st of February 2016

As you see, the matches will be played regularly once a month, somewhat speeding up to the end (when WL and EL are already finished). 

The Swiss competition does not mean to create difficulties to the teams also playing in WCL playoffs and CWC 6, so if both teams paricipate in our competition and in WCL playoffs and CWC 6, these teams will be forced-paired in the Swiss tournjament and the match scheduled in this events will also count for our Swiss. Namely:

In round 1 CWC6 Round 1 or 2;

In round 2  WCL Div1 Phase 2 round 1 or 2; CWC6 Round 3 or 4;

In round 3 - WCL Div1 Phase 2 round 3 or 4; WCL playoffs Div 2 and Div 3; CWC6 Round 5.

Please, encourage your opponent team's participation in our tournament to avoid stacking matches.

Please, submit entries in format:

Team name; admin.

The registration continues till 24.04.