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Date and Time: Saturday, 5th July 2003, 5.00 pm (GMT +2)
Mode: Blitz (5+0), knockout matches for two wins
Prize: 2,000 ducats for the winner
Schedule:
Tournament director: Reinhold Goldau
The tournament rules published in the server news section apply. Participation in the tournament implies full acceptance of these rules.
Eligible for participation:
How do Match Tournaments work?
The tournament director announces the tournaments via chat. After all participants, eight, sixteen or thirty-two, depending on the size of the tournament, are registered, the matches begin.
The colors in the first game are allotted by chance, but afterwards the colors always alternate. After the end of the previous game – and a short break of 20 seconds – the program starts the next game automatically. If a player won the necessary number of games the match comes to an end. The winner advances into the next round, the loser is eliminated.
The next round starts as soon as all matches of the current round come to an end – but not before the time given by the tournament director.
In the pairings of the first round the program takes the ratings into account e.g. to prevent the two highest rated players playing each other in the first round. The players are set according to their ratings. In the following rounds the players advance according to the tree the program established before the first round.
How do I become King?
Only FIDE Grandmasters (male and female) can become Kings on the server (i.e. get a king symbol in front of their names). To get this rank you need a fully registered account. Send us an email giving us your handle and your full name. You must also send copy of an ID document (passport, driving-license etc.) which proves your identity. If you have further questions or if you want to send the required mail, please write to this address.
Which advantages do I have when I am King?
Apart from receiving special treated when playing tournaments such as the Champions Challenge Kings can also earn ducats when playing on the server. How much they can make depends on their own rating, the ratings of their opponents, and the number of spectators during a game. But soon Kings will have another opportunity to increase their income: playing simuls for ducats, the server-currency.
