Match Name: PCL Thematic Openings S1 [U1400|Open] G☐ R☐: [Team A] vs. [Team B] - [opening name] (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: Custom FEN or Book Opening: check pairings
Days per Move: 3
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 rating, leave maximum rating blank for open category and set to 1400 for U1400
Players Per Club: Minimum: 3 for U1400, 5 for open, Maximum: leave blank.
Concurrent Games per Player: 2
Rated: Yes
Autostart: yes or no (irrelevant)
Minimum Games: 5
Registration is closed for Phoenix Chess League Thematic Openings Season #1.
Description:
Phoenix Chess League Thematic openings Season #1 is a 3 day per move tournament. Clubs will play in groups of 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 divisions, by their strengths (Division a, Division b etc.). For more detailed information, check Match Parameters below.
Rules:
For the first season, the competition will be divided in two sections: open rating/5+players and U1400/3+ players. All matches will be played by 'Rounds', with pairings between each club. At each round a different pre-set position extracted from the Opening Book positions will be used. All rounds will start on Saturdays, from 27th July for U1400 and 3rd of August for Open, and will continue for 6 weeks 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 to 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.
Requirements of joining:
Please provide a reference match, that has at least 3 (for U1400) or 5 (open) players joining.
Calendar U1400: (DD/MM)
Round 1: 27/07
Round 2: 10/08
Round 3: 24/08
Round 4: 07/09
Round 5: 21/09
Round 6: 05/10
Round 7: 19/10
Calendar Open: (DD/MM)
Round 1: 03/08
Round 2: 17/08
Round 3: 31/08
Round 4: 14/09
Round 5: 28/09
Round 6: 12/10
Round 7: 26/10
Openings as planned:
U1400:
Open:
Registrations will close on 11th July; pairings will be announced on 12th July. We will update results frequently, and once all matches are adjudicated, we will announce the results and the winners. The results of Phoenix Chess League Thematic Openings Season #1 will determine the placements for Phoenix Chess League Thematic Openings Season #2. Good luck to all teams!