Hello fellow chess-players! This thread marks the return of OCRCL. The tournament will run from October 1-31.
Register by posting in here.
Format of the Tournament
Round robin in groups of 4 or 5, depending on the number of participants.
Format of the Matches
We will use standard Yahoo! Chess (other suggestions are welcome). Players can talk about which room to use. In the past we have traditionally used Advanced -> Advanced Lounge 6 or 7.
Rules: 15 minute timers with 10 seconds added per move.
PLAY EACH OPPONENT TWICE PER MATCH. Once as White and another as Black.
Advancement
A win = 2 points, tie = 1 point, loss = 0 points. The top two players from each pool will be placed in a single/double (depends on # again) elimination bracket.
Report
Both players in a match need to report the results of the match in this thread.
Standings
I will try to update a graphic table as often as possible to display the current standings. That table will always be in this post but I will also post it at the end of the thread as well.