01-03-2013, 10:42 PM
A Swiss event with a bit of a twist... Armageddon Sunday!
Will hopefully bring some good, exciting and interesting chess...
Friday 29th – Sunday 31st March at Edinburgh Chess Club
The twenty-four top rated players that enter will be accepted to play in the Scottish Elite Armageddon Championships at Edinburgh Chess Club (1 Alva St Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, EH2 4PH). The strict entry deadline is Saturday the 23rd of March at 10pm. After which, a published list of participants will be publicised. The ratings will be based on CS published ratings or national equivalent.
Friday
Round One: 19:00 – 22:30
90 minutes for 34 moves plus 15 mins quickplay
Saturday
Round Two: 10:00 – 13:30
Round Three: 14:15 – 17:45
90 minutes for 34 moves plus 15 mins quickplay
Sunday
Round Four: 9:30 – 13:00
90 minutes for 34 moves plus 15 mins quickplay
After four Swiss rounds there will be a split in the field. The players that finish in the bottom 16 will continue to play in a Swiss for the final round.
Round Five (Consolation Cup for bottom 16): 13:45 – 17:15
The finale will involve the top 8 in Armageddon Sunday. The top 4 will compete for the Championship and 5th to 8th will fight it out for the Plate.
The top ranked player (based on the positions after four Swiss rounds) will play the 4th ranked in the Championship semi-final and 2nd will play 3rd. Similarly, 5th will play 8th and 6th, 7th in the Plate semi-final.
Semi-Finals: 13:45 – 15:15
Third/Fourth Playoffs and Finals: 15:45 – 17:15
Prizegiving as soon as possible after games finish
Armageddon Matches
Players to secretly submit the lowest amount of time they would take to be Black and have draw-odds. That is a draw is equal to a win with Black. The player who submits the lowest amount of time will start with the Black pieces. White will start with 45 minutes and the Black player will start with the amount of time he/she submitted.
Tie-Breaks (for Swiss Standings)
1 – A win is worth more than two draws.
2 – Black wins beat White wins.
3 – The player that has played the least amount of moves in his/her previous wins, wins on tie break. Hopefully this will encourage players to try win in an exciting and quick manner.
4- In the event both players have the same number of moves, a five minute Armageddon match will take place.
Entry:
GM, IM - Free
FM - £10
CS Member - £30
Non CS Member - £32
Prizes:
Championship:
1st - £150
Runner up - £75
Third - £30
Plate:
1st - £50
Runner up - £30
Consolation Cup:
1st – Free Entry to SEAC 2014
Half-Point Byes:
Are permitted in any round as long as you alert the organiser before the tournament begins.
Grading:
All Swiss matches to be CS graded. The Armageddon matches will not be graded.
Participation:
If you are interested, please indicate your aspiration to play by emailing:
davidcoswald at hotmail dot com
The top rated 24 players will have their entry accepted, with the list being published by Sunday the 24th of March.
Will hopefully bring some good, exciting and interesting chess...
Friday 29th – Sunday 31st March at Edinburgh Chess Club
The twenty-four top rated players that enter will be accepted to play in the Scottish Elite Armageddon Championships at Edinburgh Chess Club (1 Alva St Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, EH2 4PH). The strict entry deadline is Saturday the 23rd of March at 10pm. After which, a published list of participants will be publicised. The ratings will be based on CS published ratings or national equivalent.
Friday
Round One: 19:00 – 22:30
90 minutes for 34 moves plus 15 mins quickplay
Saturday
Round Two: 10:00 – 13:30
Round Three: 14:15 – 17:45
90 minutes for 34 moves plus 15 mins quickplay
Sunday
Round Four: 9:30 – 13:00
90 minutes for 34 moves plus 15 mins quickplay
After four Swiss rounds there will be a split in the field. The players that finish in the bottom 16 will continue to play in a Swiss for the final round.
Round Five (Consolation Cup for bottom 16): 13:45 – 17:15
The finale will involve the top 8 in Armageddon Sunday. The top 4 will compete for the Championship and 5th to 8th will fight it out for the Plate.
The top ranked player (based on the positions after four Swiss rounds) will play the 4th ranked in the Championship semi-final and 2nd will play 3rd. Similarly, 5th will play 8th and 6th, 7th in the Plate semi-final.
Semi-Finals: 13:45 – 15:15
Third/Fourth Playoffs and Finals: 15:45 – 17:15
Prizegiving as soon as possible after games finish
Armageddon Matches
Players to secretly submit the lowest amount of time they would take to be Black and have draw-odds. That is a draw is equal to a win with Black. The player who submits the lowest amount of time will start with the Black pieces. White will start with 45 minutes and the Black player will start with the amount of time he/she submitted.
Tie-Breaks (for Swiss Standings)
1 – A win is worth more than two draws.
2 – Black wins beat White wins.
3 – The player that has played the least amount of moves in his/her previous wins, wins on tie break. Hopefully this will encourage players to try win in an exciting and quick manner.
4- In the event both players have the same number of moves, a five minute Armageddon match will take place.
Entry:
GM, IM - Free
FM - £10
CS Member - £30
Non CS Member - £32
Prizes:
Championship:
1st - £150
Runner up - £75
Third - £30
Plate:
1st - £50
Runner up - £30
Consolation Cup:
1st – Free Entry to SEAC 2014
Half-Point Byes:
Are permitted in any round as long as you alert the organiser before the tournament begins.
Grading:
All Swiss matches to be CS graded. The Armageddon matches will not be graded.
Participation:
If you are interested, please indicate your aspiration to play by emailing:
davidcoswald at hotmail dot com
The top rated 24 players will have their entry accepted, with the list being published by Sunday the 24th of March.
