OVERCLOCKED REMIX CHESS LEAGUE
- JANUARY 2008 -
Time to revitalize the monthly tournament!
REGISTRATION
Make a post in this thread, stating your AIM screen name, by Thursday, January 24th @ 11:59 pm EST. You will be added to one of the tournament's three divisions within 3 days of registration.
You may play anyone in a scheduled game once you are added to a division.
FORMAT
The tournament consists of two phases, League and Bracket.
During the League Phase, each player may play everyone in their division TWICE (as white AND black), and everyone outside of their division ONCE.
The inter-divisional color scheme has a rock-paper-scissors relationship.
Players in the ROCK DIVISION play as white against players in the SCISSORS DIVISION, who play as black.
Players in the PAPER DIVISION play as white against players in the ROCK DIVISION, who play as black.
Players in the SCISSORS DIVISION play as white against players in the PAPER DIVISION, who play as black.
The League Phase will end on Thursday, January 31st @ 11:59 pm EST.
At this time, the Bracket Phase will begin, with the THREE DIVISION CHAMPIONS and THREE WILD CARDS in a six-player bracket.
The format follows pre-realignment NFL playoffs (1990-2001), so if you're looking for an example, that's it.
The two highest-seeded division winners will get byes in the first round of the bracket.
The lowest-seeded division winner and highest seeded wild card will get choice of color.
GAMES
Each game must be played on a mutually available and relatively stable chess server.
Use clocks with a 10-minute initial time, 15-second increment, and report all results directly to the thread (with colors noted, please).
http://games.yahoo.com
http://www.googlegamecenter.com
WIN = 1 point.
DRAW = ½ point.
LOSS = ¼ point.
If you do not play a scheduled game, you will not get points.
Players in a smaller division get a free ¼ point.Rankings criteria are as follows:
1) Most points.
2) Most wins.
3) Most draws.
4) Most losses.
5-7) Criteria 1-3 in games vs. the tied opponents.
8-11) Criteria 1-3 gauged against opponent strength.
12) Rock-Paper-Scissors (the game, not the divisions).
OTHER
Most of this stuff is pretty simple for the newcomers. If you have questions, send me an IM or post in this thread.
I will post the standings near the end of the thread throughout the tournament, as usual.
GLHF134340