III Internet Chess Tournament

“Ciudad de Dos Hermanas”

I        HOW TO PARTICIPATE

The tournament will be held on-line at the Internet Chess Club (ICC), www.chessclub.com Internet’s virtual chess club. Registration is free.

Use of computer chess engines and databases while playing is strictly prohibited.  Assistance from other players is also prohibited.

a)            Free membership in ICC

You can get 7 or 14 days free membership on ICC while using Blitzin 2 anyway, and in addition if you are signed up for a Dos Hermanas qualifying tournament you can connect using your ICC account on the day of the event, even if your account has expired or you have used up your free

membership.  We strongly recommend that you try playing on ICC and perhaps play in one of ICC's many informal tournaments to familiarize yourself with the software.

Please connect to the ICC at least a few minutes in advance of the tournament, and watch for instructions on how to participate in the tournament.  You will be prompted with a pop-up box when it is time to start each game. Each round will take roughly 25-30 minutes, so you can expect a 9-round qualifying tournament to take 4 or 5 hours.

The procedure  to become a member of ICC is simple, and only requires a few minutes. To play at the ICC, special software is required (Blitzin 2.31 or later); to obtain it, go to the following link and follow the instructions:

http://www.chessclub.com (in English)

http://www.clubdeajedrez.com (in Spanish)

Once you have downloaded and installed the software, you must register yourself in ICC, following the instructions that you will find in the program.

b)            Registrations

Once you have become an ICC member, you must fill in the registration form at the official tournament page: http://www.doshermanas.net/

II        TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

a)            Dates

The tournament will run from the 15th to the 23^rd of March, 2002.

b)            Tournament table / time schedules (CET = GMT +1; EST = GMT-5)

III        PLAYING SYSTEM

a)            Tournament system:

In the qualifying stages, a nine round Swiss system will be used. The final will be a K.O. between the 32 qualifiers

b)            Game rate:

The playing rate will be 8/2 “Fischer System” (eight minutes initially plus two seconds added for each move played). In the Final stages, using K.O. system,  "mini-matches" of two games will be played (also using 8/2 “Fischer System”), and if a tie occurs, a third game will be played: White with five minutes and Black with four minutes, without time increments, with White obliged to win (“Sudden Death”).

c)            Tournament development:

Twelve Swiss tournaments are played in six days: after that a free day, and then at the weekend the Finals are played, with the 12 winners of the Swiss qualifying tournaments, and the 20 best players (non-winners).

Tie-breaks:

1)         In the qualifiers, the tie-breaks will be (in this order):

a) Progressive scores b) Average rating of opponents  c) Draw lots

2)         When calculating which of the non-winners should advance to the 32-player KO      based on their performance in the qualifying tournaments, the criteria will be:

(a)    Best score (b) Number of participants  c) Draw lots

This criteria will also be used to award all special prizes.

IV        PRIZES

1º         1.500 Euros + special prize

2º            750 Euros

3º-4º        500 Euros

5º-8º        200 Euros

9º-16º      100 Euros

Total prize money  : 4.850 Euros

 Other special prizes:

• The special prize is an invitation to participate in the III International Chess Open “Ciudad de Dos Hermanas” (Seville), which will be played from the 5th to the 13th of April 2002, with free board (room and meals) and registration. Participation in this event is obligatory to receive the full first prize. If the winner of the Internet event can’t participate in the Open then he will only receive 50% of the prize money.

• The first three non GM-IM players members of ICC classified will receive a free 6 month susbscription to ICC

• The first three players non-members of ICC will receive a free 6 month subscription to ICC.
• Six free 6 month free membership prizes will be raffled between all participants in the event.
• Cash prizes will be paid by bank transfer. The 16 prize winners, before 15 days after the end of the event, must provide the following bank details to the organization: bank name, bank address, SWIFT code, bank account.

 Note: (1 Euro=0.87 USD; One year subscription to ICC aprox.= 60 Euros.)

V        TECHNICALITIES

a)            Game rules

Play is according to the rules and features of the ICC. The Blitzin 2.31 or later version must be used in this event.Some features of which you should be aware include:

 (1) The ICC timestamp mechanism, which stops both player's clocks

while a move is in transit over the internet.

(2) If a player gets disconnected the game is typically adjourned

and should be resumed as soon as that player returns.

(3) Draw offers and draw claims may be made by clicking the Draw

button prior to making a move.

The ICC tournament directors may at their discretion make a ruling on a particular game, eject a player from a tournament, or refuse to allow a player to join a tournament, for any reason including but not limited to:  failure to show up on time or to start a game on time, concern that the player's internet connection is not reliable enough for the game to finish in a timely manner, suspicion of chess computer use, or suspicion that a player is receiving assistance.  Their reasoning need not be given, and there is no appeals process.  We appreciate the cooperation of all participants in keeping this contest friendly, honorable, and running smoothly.

Each qualifying tournament is limited to 400 players.  If more than 400 players sign up, priority will be given to those who are present when the tournament is about to begin, to those who did not participate in an earlier qualifier, and to those who signed up earliest. Qualifier winner’s will not be able to participate in any other qualifiers, as they are already qualified directly to the finals.

            b)             Registration form  

All information provide via the registration form may be used for publicity purposes by the Patronato Municipal de Deportes, EDAMI and ICC.

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Última modificación: 22 de diciembre de 2003