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Vassily Ivanchuk - Checkerist
July 11, 2015
Ivanchuk is playing in the Open Dutch Championship for international checkers/draughts.
The so-called Heerhugowaard Open takes place from July 11 to July 18 incl. The Open Tournament will be played according to the Swiss system (with rating) in which the same opponent is never met more than once.
The Fischer system will be applied: one hour and twenty minutes plus one minute per move. Extension of thinking time and arbitration are not allowed.
For the Open Tournament: A victory gives 2 points and a draw 1 point. After 6 rounds, the best 8 players of the ranking will be selected. For round 7 these 8 will play against each other in a knock-out system to qualify for the 2016 Masters Group.
And Vassily is on the list of participants
http://www.heerhugowaardopen.nl/inde...t/participants
The board is 10x10 and each side has 20 men. The general rule is that all moves and captures are made diagonally. All references to squares refer to the dark squares only. The main differences from English draughts are: the size of the board (10×10), pieces can also capture backward (not only forward), the long-range moving and capturing capability of kings, and the requirement that the maximum number of men be captured whenever a player has capturing options.
The game also is known as Polish draughts
There is an absolutely delightful photo of Ivanchuk posing in front of a demonstration board at
http://fb.me/1ZA35DaVL
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Quite honestly, I am out of my depth here. If any one follows this type of competition, I would be interested to hear how Ivanchuk rates against the world’s best.
July 11, 2015
Ivanchuk is playing in the Open Dutch Championship for international checkers/draughts.
The so-called Heerhugowaard Open takes place from July 11 to July 18 incl. The Open Tournament will be played according to the Swiss system (with rating) in which the same opponent is never met more than once.
The Fischer system will be applied: one hour and twenty minutes plus one minute per move. Extension of thinking time and arbitration are not allowed.
For the Open Tournament: A victory gives 2 points and a draw 1 point. After 6 rounds, the best 8 players of the ranking will be selected. For round 7 these 8 will play against each other in a knock-out system to qualify for the 2016 Masters Group.
And Vassily is on the list of participants
http://www.heerhugowaardopen.nl/inde...t/participants
The board is 10x10 and each side has 20 men. The general rule is that all moves and captures are made diagonally. All references to squares refer to the dark squares only. The main differences from English draughts are: the size of the board (10×10), pieces can also capture backward (not only forward), the long-range moving and capturing capability of kings, and the requirement that the maximum number of men be captured whenever a player has capturing options.
The game also is known as Polish draughts
There is an absolutely delightful photo of Ivanchuk posing in front of a demonstration board at
http://fb.me/1ZA35DaVL
________
Quite honestly, I am out of my depth here. If any one follows this type of competition, I would be interested to hear how Ivanchuk rates against the world’s best.
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