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Will you be submitting it for inclusion in the new CFC " Quick Chess " Rating List, which now combines the old blitz and active ratings [ all games from Game/59 to Game/5 ( and I believe your 3 min, with 2 sec. increment is also likely ratable ) ]?
It does involve however, CFC membership or the new Quick Chess Tournament Playing Fee ( which , like the new Quick Chess Rating Fee, is quite cheap ).
Will you be submitting it for inclusion in the new CFC " Quick Chess " Rating List, which now combines the old blitz and active ratings [ all games from Game/59 to Game/5 ( and I believe your 3 min, with 2 sec. increment is also likely ratable ) ]?
It does involve however, CFC membership or the new Quick Chess Tournament Playing Fee ( which , like the new Quick Chess Rating Fee, is quite cheap ).
Bob A
That's a good question Bob.
As of this moment, we're not 100% sure if we want to rate the event or not. Since this is the first time we're attempting a massive standalone blitz tournament, we're not sure of the projected number of participants and we don't want to force anyone to pay for anything extra if they're not willing. Hopefully, by sometime next week we'll have sorted out all the details concerning the quick ratings and we'll update accordingly.
However, as of right now, the likely scenario will be an unrated tournament so non-CFC members can participate as well without paying another fee on top of that. The purpose of this approach is to attract as many chess players who are not part of the CFC and instead of forcing them to pay a membership, give them a taste of what it's like to compete in tournaments and hopefully, they will come to embrace tournament chess and will want to participate in future CFC rated events.
Though CFC is now trying to aggressively market its new " quick chess " rating system, as a way to get new players into the rated tournament system, your approach seems equally valid. It also attracts new players, and hopefully the experience will whet their appetite for rated tournament games.
In time though, organizers may find that offering a rating ( quick ) may be the best draw, despite modest costs involved to each player for the desired rating. This remains to be seen as we work with the new system and get more tournaments rated in it, like the recent PEI Quick Chess tournament, the first in Canada, and the World!!
The purpose of this approach is to attract as many chess players who are not part of the CFC and instead of forcing them to pay a membership, give them a taste of what it's like to compete in tournaments and hopefully, they will come to embrace tournament chess and will want to participate in future CFC rated events.
The blitz is not the best times control for new players - they think longer per move. If they are really new, they'll have troubles using a clock, as they don't have a habit to punch a clock after every move.
I don't think that they will get a taste of a real tournament (~ 2h per game). It is something like a fast food chain vs a restaurant.
Thus, better concentrate on those who know how to use a clock and would enjoy 10 rounds. (That what appeals me most.) Get a non-crashing computer for pairing and now long delays between rounds :p
What kind of a scoring system will you use? (Match points or game points)
Will you provide all equipment?
The time control will be 3 minutes with 2 second increment per move
It will be game points, not match points. Most points scored at the end will count. Going 2-0 will be better than going 1.5-0.5
Please bring your own equipment. We don't have an unlimited number of sets and clocks and if a situation comes up where there is no set or clock available for your game, it will delay the tournament and that will be bad for everyone.
Am working that day :( but onsite so will watch when possible.
Alex F.
Will it be possible to consider Sunday as a playing day so that players can play in both the Saturday rapid/blitz of Vlad D. and your blitz the next day?
Will it be possible to consider Sunday as a playing day so that players can play in both the Saturday rapid/blitz of Vlad D. and your blitz the next day?
Hi Erwin,
Unfortunately we booked the room last minute and we didn't have much wiggle room. Next time we'll book a room sooner, make the announcement earlier, and make sure to avoid any conflicts. Sorry about that!
The tournament is just 2 days away now! We've had a few registrations come in already. You can register by emailing us: hhchess@utoronto.ca ... or just show up on site. Be sure to arrive by 10:45am on Saturday to be paired. Note that the tournament is in the Reading Room.
One more thing. Rather than do the arbitering ourselves (we all want to play ;)), we're looking to hire an arbiter for the tournament. Our budget it small but there WILL be some financial compensation, and we will certainly look kindly towards hiring you as chief or deputy arbiter for one of our bigger tournaments! Experience is preferable. Let us know asap at hhchess@utoronto.ca
The results are in! Our inaugural blitz tournament was a great success. The turnout was small, although I must admit I was secretly hoping the numbers would stay manageable since this was essentially a beta test for us. It turns out running a blitz tournament is easier than we thought, and we all agreed it won't be our last! Next time we'll be sure to advertise more aggressively and plan things further in advance.
Congratulations to Bindi Cheng who emerged victorious after 10 double rounds with 16/20!
Nope, we did it by hand. It's very fast if done properly and people give us their results fast. Plus there weren't that many people and we didn't have to worry about colors. It only got harder in the later rounds as lots of people already played each other by that time. We might decide to make it a couple rounds shorter in the future.
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so will watch when possible.
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