Pairings (available after publication):
- https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-slow-chess-s2-r1
- https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-slow-chess-s2-r2
- https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-slow-chess-s2-r3
- https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-slow-chess-s2-r4
- https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-slow-chess-s2-r5
- https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-slow-chess-s2-r6
- https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-slow-chess-s2-r7
Description:
The Phoenix Chess League Slow Chess Season #2 is a 7 day per move classical chess tournament. Clubs will play in groups of up to 8, in a round robin format. If 8 clubs or less registered in this event, all clubs will be playing in the same group; if 9 are more clubs had registered in this event, we will divide all clubs in 2 or more groups, attempting to sort them by their strengths in three divisions. Division A will have one single group, division B and C up to 4 groups each depending on the number of teams that registered. Results of the previous season will be taken into account for teams placement.
For more detailed information, check Match Parameters below.
Rules:
Matches will be played with open rating and 5+ players per team.
All matches will be played by 'Rounds', with pairings between each club. All rounds will start on Saturdays, from 10th of May, and will continue with 4 weeks between each (check the calendar below for each round's starting date).
Either club in an match can send the challenge, latest 12 days before the starting date. Matches need to be accepted latest 9 days before the starting date. If none of both clubs sent the challenge in time, match will be counted as lost to both clubs; if a club did not accept the challenge 3 days after its opponent had send the challenge, match will be counted as lost by the club who did not accept the challenge. To ensure a correct assessment of challenges creation and matches acceptation in time, challenges and matches must be reported in this topic before the end of the challenging and acceptation periods.
As a general rule, common sense and best effort will be used. The content will be, when possible, chosen over the form and the effort will be going towards starting as many matches as possible rather than having forfeits for purely technical reasons.
Requirements of joining:
Registering teams that are new to the Phoenix Chess League are asked to provide a link to a sample 5+ players classical chess match.
Calendar: (DD/MM)
Registrations will close on 13th of April, groups will be announced on the 14th of April and will be open for discussion until the 20th of April.
We will update results frequently, and once all matches are adjudicated, we will announce the results and the winners.
Good luck to all teams!
Match Parameters:
Match Name: PCL Slow Chess S2 G☐ R☐: [Team A] vs. [Team B] (blank checkboxes are to be filled in by round number, and group number if any.)
Quick Description: Choice of the club who is sending the challenge.
Game Type: Standard Standard Chess
Days per Move: 7
Start Date: Check the Calendar above, or will be mentioned in pairings.
Start Time: Equivalent to 08:00 UTC, to be set up in your own time zone.
Rating Range: Leave blank for minimum and maximum rating.
Players Per Club: Minimum: 5, Maximum: leave blank.
Concurrent Games per Player: 2
Rated: Yes
Autostart: (unused, either yes or no)
Minimum Games: 10
Registeration status:
[reserved for results]