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The sixth edition of the PAL/CSS Freestyle Tournament will be played on the two weekends: 1st–3rd June 2007 (main tournament), 22nd–24th June 2007 (final).
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The main tournament is open for everyone. In the final the ten top scorers play a round robin tournament for their share of the US $16,000 prize fund. All games are played on the Internet, in a special room on the Playchess server.
The entry fee is 10 Euros (= US $13.50). The regular time of applications ends on 30th May 2007, 12 p.m. Late entries can pay an increased fee of 30 Euro in Playchess "ducats" (electronic money) on the day of the main tournament.
To register for the Freestyle Tournament you (or your team leader) need to fill out a registry form, giving your name, address and Playchess handle. One day before the tournament starts you will receive an email with further details.
For better planning of further Freestyle events we created a poll addressed to all active and prospective participants. We would be pleased to receive your opinion, too. You will find the poll here.
The tournament begins on Saturday, June 1st, 2007 at 17:00h CEST, which is the time in Berlin, Paris, Rome and Madrid. That translates to 16:00h London, 11 a.m. New York, 19:00h Moscow. If you are uncertain about the time in your location you can check this by clicking on times given in the schedule below.
The event will be staged in a special tournament room (“Hydra Chess – CSS Freestyle Tournament”) of the Playchess server. Note that you should set your playing mode to “Centaur” when you are in the Freestyle room (this is done in the menu "Edit – Playing mode" or by pressing Ctrl-M). If you leave “Human” mode switched on you will not be able to start an analysis engine. “Computer” mode is for people who want their engines to play automatically, without human intervention.
Due to the large number of participants it is necessary to enforce some additional rules for this event. In summary: all participants are responsible for understanding and being able to adequately operate the Playchess client software; they are responsible for establishing an adequate and stable Internet connection to the server; for finding the tournament room; for their punctual appearance on the server in time for the start of each round; for not attempting to use unfair methods to gain advantage over the opponent.
In particular we will be implementing the following rules.
1. All participants must be present in the tournament room of the server 30 minutes before the start of round one. Participants must stay connected until the tournament director has included them in the list of players ("invited" them). After a player has seen that he is on the participants' list he can leave the room or log out, but must be present in the room at least five minutes before the start of the game.
2. Each round starts on the hour. Players are required to be in the tournament room and ready to start their games at least five minutes before the hour (e.g. at 13:55h, 16:55h, 19:55h, etc.). The games will start punctually, and any player who is not present in the tournament room at the time of the start will automatically lose that game. It is not possible to start individual games at a later time and include them in the tournament results.
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3. VERY IMPORTANT: if at any stage of a game your opponent has technical problems, e.g. communication lag or disconnects, you MAY NOT claim a win by clicking on the “Claim win on disconnect" button on the top right of the board window. You can consult the tournament director (by chat), but may have to remain connected and at the board until your opponent's time runs out. Note that if anyone claims a win by using the "Claim win on disconnect" button, even if that player is awarded the win by the server, the tournament director will change the result to a loss for player who has manually claimed the win.
Please remember that due to the very large number of participants we have to rely on your cooperation to successfully stage this event. If you feel you have been unfairly treated you can write to the organisers, who may offer you a free place in the next Freestyle tournament to compensate for the injustice. As a rule it will be difficult to find satisfactory solutions while the event is under way. Remember: the decision of the tournament director is final.
One more request: please play the entire tournament, even if after some rounds you feel that you do not have a chance to win the main money prizes.
All times given in the following schedule are in Central European Time (CEST), which is used in most European countries, e.g. Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Scandinavia, etc. CET is GMT + one hour. Click on the times given in the schedule below to convert to your local time.
Main Tournament (Fri.-Sun., June 1st - 3rd, 2007) | ||
Round 1 |
Friday, 01.06.2007 | 17:00 CEST |
Round 2 |
Friday, 01.06.2007 | 20:00 CEST |
Round 3 |
Saturday, 02.06.2007 | 14:00 CEST |
Round 4 |
Saturday, 02.06.2007 | 17:00 CEST |
Round 5 |
Saturday, 02.06.2007 | 20:00 CEST |
Round 6 |
Saturday, 03.06.2007 | 14:00 CEST |
Round 7 |
Saturday, 03.06.2007 | 17:00 CEST |
Round 8 |
Saturday, 03.06.2007 | 20:00 CEST |
Freestyle Chess –Teaching an Engine how to Fly 28.04.2007 – The 5th PAL/CSS Freestyle Tournament on Playchess.com is already history and the 6th issue is coming soon: Main event June 1-3, Final June 22-24. Freestyle Chess allows players to form a team and use any software and hardware they like. The main sponsor, the PAL Group in Abu Dhabi (UAE), has provided a $16,000 dollar prize fund for each online tournament. CC GM Arno Nickel reports. |
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Fifth Freestyle Tournament Final this weekend 22.03.2007 – The 5th PAL/CSS Freestyle Main Tournament, staged on the Playchess server, ended in a dead heat of 17 players. None of the 131 participants from 32 countries, including 20 titled players, managed to achieve six points in eight games, which is the magic barrier for qualification. The final, with ten players, will be held as a round robin tournament this weekend. Come and watch. |
$16,000
Freestyle tournament starts on March 2nd |
The
Freestyle Champion is Xakru, dammit! |
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Fall
of the Favourites in PAL/CSS Freestyle |
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Rajlich
Team won the third Freestyle tournament |
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Freestyle
Tournament final begins today |
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Who
will be the next Freestyle Champion |
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Brilliancy
in computer assisted chess |
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$16,000
Freestyle tournament begins on Friday |
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$16,000
up for grabs in computer-assisted play |
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Zor-Champ
wins Freestyle Tournament |
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Freestyle
tournament: Finals this weekend |
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Freestyle
tournament: Vvarkey wins with 7.5/8 |
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Freestyle
tournament: advice from an expert |
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The
$16,000 open-to-all chess tournament |
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Dark
horse ZackS wins Freestyle Chess Tournament |
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Scintillating
chess in the PAL-CSS Freestyle tournament |
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Hydra
misses the quarter-finals of Freestyle tournament |
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Eleven
qualify for main Freestyle Tournament |
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The
$20,000 free-for-all chess tournament |
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Freestyle
tournament for $20,000 |
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Anyone
– or anything – can play! |
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Freestyle
Blitz Tournament August 7 |