Here are some more match parameters for your viewing pleasure. As you will see this is a little different than the current league we are in. So, read the info. carefully.
MATCH PARAMETERS
Match Name: Please copy the entire match name from the top of your group.
Quick Description: [Suggestion] All matches in the 1000-1200 Spring Master are played simultaneously and will be adjudicated on July 20. You can follow results in this public forum: https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/spring-masters-2024
Game Type: Standard chess
Days per Move: 1
Start Date: May 12
Start Time: equivalent to 07:00 UTC
(to be set up in your time zone, e.g. 12:00 AM PDT or 09:00 CEST)
Rating Min.: 1000 Max.: 1200
Players Per Club: Min.: 4 Max.: leave blank
Concurrent Games per Player: 2
Rated: YES
Autostart: NO
Minimum Games: 10
Hey everybody! The One World League has opened a new tournament that I have registered us for. This will be in addition to the league we are currently in. I have posted the tournament parameters for you to look at. If you have any questions or comments, please post them here. Thanks!
Registrations are open for the 1000-1200 Spring Masters.
Clubs qualify for the 1000-1200 Spring Masters by their results in the U1200 2023, followed by newly participating clubs in the U1200 2024. The highest six confirming clubs will play in the 1000-1200 Spring Masters. Up to 18 clubs will play in three 1000-1200 Experts groups. Up to 54 more clubs will be placed in up to nine 1000-1200 Candidates groups. Only group winners will promote and up to three clubs will relegate. If clubs opt out for the following season, spots will be filled with wild cards.
In the event, that more than 78 clubs like to participate, the 79th and following clubs will be placed in Qualifier groups.
Please note: Clubs with @OneWorldLeague as coordinator will get their matches opened without any obligation for their club admins. Clubs without @OneWorldLeague as coordinator need to send and report their challenges within three days: If not, they will forfeit their matches. If receiving challenges they need to accept and report them within three days.
Parameters will be the same for all groups: 4+ players, 1 day/move, 10 minimum games. All matches will start on May 12. Provisional results on July 20 will determine placements for the 1000-1200 Summer Masters (Experts and Candidates), which is scheduled to start on August 11. During July clubs can opt out from their participation and new clubs can register for the upcoming season.
Sonneberger-Berger will be first tiebreaker, point ratio second.
Listed clubs are asked to confirm their participation. New clubs can register in this forum. They will be added to the list in order registrations and will participate, if they can provide a link to an ongoing match with at least five players rated between 1000 and 1200.
Registrations are scheduled to close on April 20.
Group lists (for your pairings) will be posted latest on April 26.
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Please note: There are a few things different to our previous tournaments:
It's scheduled to have four seasons per year and all (up to five) matches will start the same day.
Club admins can reduce, if they want to do, their communication: They can include links to all matches in an announcement or a forum and can easily create reminders without match links.
Participating clubs will be placed in future seasons until they opt out.
Clubs with @OneWorldLeague as coordinator will get their matches opened without any obligation for their club admins. Clubs without @OneWorldLeague as coordinator need to send and report their challenges within three days: If not, they will forfeit their matches. If receiving challenges they need to accept and report them within three days.
It's scheduled to add other Spring Masters tournaments as follows:
1600-1800 Spring Masters on March 24, 1400-1600 Spring Masters on March 31, 1200-1400 Spring Masters on April 14, 960 1400+ Spring Masters on April 21, 960 U1400 Spring Masters on April 28 and U1000 Spring Masters on May 19.