Time Control
Players
Games Rated
Avg Rating
Rating Range
Points Available
Max Group Size
Complete
Simultaneous Games
Round
# Advance
Completed Games
Tie Breaks
Remaining Games
Max Avg. Time/Move
# of Timeouts
Biggest Upset
Important: Vacation is allowed
Minimum Games Completed: 100
Maximum Timeout %: 10
Following the path of the 1001-1400, 1401-1600 and 1601-1800 versions, the 1801-2000 range may be able to support a 60-player tournament.
In contrast to official tournaments which include as many players as possible, this is exclusive in that most players are not eligible.
The idea is that after 100 completed games players should have fairly stable ratings. Players who advance in this tournament will be more likely to still be near the rating they started with.
Even so, congratulations in advance to those who have big ratings increases over the months the tournament lasts.
Players much over 2000 will be removed at the start. I will make an executive decision about who to remove when the time comes. To ease this decision the current upper limit for registering is 1975 not 2000.
Announcements
4 - Summary
The last game was a bitter pill to swallow but sonnyt comes out on top. Congratulations.
Tournament duration: 2009 06 13 to 2010 04 04 = 9 months 22 days
Average duration for each round: 3 months 7 days
Thank you all for participating.
3 - End of Round 2 Report
Players over 2000 at the start of round 2: 14 of 60
Players currently over 2000: 13 of 60
Active players over 2000: 3 of 3
2 - End of Round 1 Report
Players over 2000 at the start: 1 of 60
Players currently over 2000: 14 of 60
Active players over 2000: 7 of 11
1 - Kickoff Message
Looks like a great day for chess.
Good games to all.
Players currently over 2000: 1
0.2 - Impending Start
Once again I have reduced the demand. There may be some who join only when tournaments are close to starting.
I will start the tournament Saturday.
0.1 - Tournament Size Changed
There is a limited supply of players.
I have lowered the Max Players setting from 100 to 85.