Presenting... United Chess Competitions SHOWDOWN Event!!
Hey everyone! We have a BRAND new event for you!
United Chess Competitions Showdown!
This event is meant to determine talented and skillful players around Chess.com. It will help United Chess Competitions Team Leaders to find the right Players for their Team! As you might notice, it's an individual event.
UCC Showdown lasts four weeks and will run from July 4th(Monday) to July 31st(Sunday). Let's look at each week more closely.
https://www.chess.com/blog/champion-19/changes-in-the-ucc-showdown-event-rules << Changes in the rules are listed here!!
Week 1.
A free for all Multi-Club Arena will happen in a club called "UCC Showdown Leg 1". Join the event, invite any clubs you want, and try to be in the top 32 by the end of the Arena. These players will stay in Leg 1(at least for now😈)! They can and should stay in/join the Leg 1 club. Other participants of Week 1 Arena and people who want to enter the event after Week 1, have to join the Leg 2 club. All links will be posted at the end of this news thread.
Week 2.
Two Arenas will happen on Week 2 of the UCC Showdown: Leg 1 and Leg 2. In Leg 1, only 16 players will continue to fight in the Leg 1 next week. Others will be demoted to Leg 3, as well as players, who didn't manage to stay in the top 32 in the Leg 2 Arena. Leg 3 is open for everyone, who still wants to join the event.
Week 3.
Obviously, there will be three Arenas on Week 3. Top 8 runners in Leg 1 will stay there for one final week, top 16 - in Leg 2, and top 32 - in Leg 3. Everyone else will find themselves in Leg 4.
Week 4.
Eight Leg 1, sixteen Leg 2, and thirty-two Leg 3 players will determine the Leg 1, 2, and 3 champions! Leg 4 will have an open Multi-Club Arena again.
We talked about the UCC Showdown structure, now let's see how the winners will be determined.
Although last week's Arena winners will receive special trophies, the real prizes will be given to the top three finishers in our Rating. However, as this is a free event, do not expect anything big) After all, you'll have lots of fun while playing in the UCC Showdown!
You can check it here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1N8hIZ2cHx8hK6ceE33AvE_dRuFJCVTee5eO3mt5QqPA/edit?usp=sharing
As you can see, there are four different Ratings: Overall Rating, Leg 1 Rating, Leg 2 Rating, Leg 3 Rating, and Leg 4 Rating. As a result, there are different prizes in these Ratings.
OVERALL STANDINGS:
1) Clubs Prizes.
Club of the 1st place finisher(for which he played in the Week 1 Arena) - 25 members BOOST.
Club of the 2nd place finisher(for which he played in the Week 1 Arena) - 20 members BOOST.
Club of the 3rd place finisher(for which he played in the Week 1 Arena) - 15 members BOOST.
2) Individual Prizes.
1st place - trophy "Overall Standings 1st place" + advertisement in the United Chess Competitions Official Club(news thread with any links he wants).
2nd place - trophy "Overall Standings 2nd place" + advertisement in the United Chess Competitions Official Club(news thread with any links he wants).
3rd place - trophy "Overall Standings 3rd place" + advertisement in the United Chess Competitions Official Club(news thread with any links he wants).
The top three players' names will stay on the main page of the UCC Official Club on Chess.com!
Legs' Ratings:
1) Leg 1 Winner - "Leg 1 Rating Winner" + tournament in his honor.
2) Leg 2 Winner - "Leg 2 Rating Winner" + tournament in his honor.
3) Leg 3 Winner - "Leg 3 Rating Winner".
4) Leg 4 Winner - "Leg 4 Rating Winner".
These four people will also stay on the main page of our club!
ATTENTION: Both clubs and players cannot win multiple prizes! If, for example, the 1st place finisher already has a prize, it will be passed to the 2nd place finisher(and so on).
Lastly, we need to determine, when the Arenas will happen! Therefore, I created the following polls. It's recommended to leave your vote in each of them! Here are the links:
Leg 1 day of the week: https://strawpoll.com/polls/GeZANWewjyV
Leg 1 start time: https://strawpoll.com/polls/kogjvox9Kg6
Leg 1 Arena duration: https://strawpoll.com/polls/eNg6RrdDWgA These polls are already finished! Visit this club to check the results and participate in the further discussion: https://www.chess.com/club/united-chess-competitions-showdown-event-leg-1-club
Leg 2 day of the week: https://strawpoll.com/polls/7MZ0zv12rno
Leg 2 start time: https://strawpoll.com/polls/40ZmdPrxoga
Leg 2 Arena duration: https://strawpoll.com/polls/3RnYpEkLQye
Leg 2 Arena time control: https://strawpoll.com/polls/BDyNjvAlqyR
Leg 3 day of the week: https://strawpoll.com/polls/e6Z2eG17MgN
Leg 3 start time: https://strawpoll.com/polls/PKglzvM1eyp
Leg 3 Arena duration: https://strawpoll.com/polls/wby5lM1DXZA
Leg 3 Arena time control: https://strawpoll.com/polls/eJnv7OlYkgv
Leg 4 day of the week: https://strawpoll.com/polls/NMnQBxrmGg6
Leg 4 start time: https://strawpoll.com/polls/eJnv7OWq9gv
Leg 4 Arena duration: https://strawpoll.com/polls/NPgxkJYP4n2
Leg 4 Arena time control: https://strawpoll.com/polls/NPgxkJjlBn2
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Useful links:
https://www.chess.com/club/united-chess-competitions-showdown-event-leg-1-club Leg 1 club(first Multi-Club Arena will take place there, too)
The event will start this week, so BE READY!! People of all ages, ratings, and nationalities can participate in this amazing SHOWDOWN! LET'S GO!
