CHESS TOURNAMENT 2021
Welcome to the third CLWO chess tournament!
NOTE: APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FROM NOW UNTIL MIDNIGHT OF 31st December 2020.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
- Azure (https://steamcommunity.com/id/aZuRe1414/)
- Michiel (https://steamcommunity.com/id/Michiel312/)
PRIZES: (Thanks to IAmFat, Skye and another person who prefers to remain anonymous, and nilo ofc)
1st place - 20 euro steam gift card + Chess tournament winner icon (which will be removed from the current owners, unless they defend it) + partycrate
2nd place - 10 euro steam gift card + 3 freedays and 2 lootcrates
3rd place - 5 euro steam gift card +3 freedays and 2 lootcrates
4th place - 5 euro steam gift card
THE TOURNAMENT:
All the players will be divided into 4 or 8 groups of 4 and they will face each other in a round-robin bracket. Meaning every player in that group will play every other player in 2 games (once as black, once as white). Top 2 players of the group will advance into the next stage which will also played as a round-robin, and so on, until we reach the finals (a group of 4 people) where the winner will be determined by another round-robin.
The point system:
Here's an example of a robin-round group:
![[Image: fd0e69d60c310a09a0bdbb4e11a70a24.png]](https://gyazo.com/fd0e69d60c310a09a0bdbb4e11a70a24.png)
GROUPS: will be updating them as we go on!
![[Image: f1fbdb10cb7f777aabf49985da2f08ac.png]](https://gyazo.com/f1fbdb10cb7f777aabf49985da2f08ac.png)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
TO APPLY:
Leave a comment on the thread with your steam profile link. To participate you must have at least 10 hours of playtime on our servers (doesn't matter if you got it this month, or 2 years ago).
NOTE: APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FROM NOW UNTIL MIDNIGHT OF 31st December 2020.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
- Blacklisted people are not allowed to participate.
- CLWO general rules apply throughout the tournament (breaking these might result in a punishment inside the community). Meaning: No racism, No cheating, No overly toxic behaviour.
- If a player gets blacklisted during the tournament, they will be disqualified and all their games will result in a loss for them and a win for the opponent.
- If a player fails to turn up on a decided time, they will receive a loss for that game, unless a valid reason is provided.
- After each game, all the moves will have to be sent to the hosts. IF THIS IS NOT PROVIDED, THE GAME WILL NOT BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. Example
- The hosts can decide what is considered cheating for the player to be disqualified, even if the proof provided isn't a 100%.
- Azure (https://steamcommunity.com/id/aZuRe1414/)
- Michiel (https://steamcommunity.com/id/Michiel312/)
PRIZES: (Thanks to IAmFat, Skye and another person who prefers to remain anonymous, and nilo ofc)
1st place - 20 euro steam gift card + Chess tournament winner icon (which will be removed from the current owners, unless they defend it) + partycrate
2nd place - 10 euro steam gift card + 3 freedays and 2 lootcrates
3rd place - 5 euro steam gift card +3 freedays and 2 lootcrates
4th place - 5 euro steam gift card
THE TOURNAMENT:
All the players will be divided into 4 or 8 groups of 4 and they will face each other in a round-robin bracket. Meaning every player in that group will play every other player in 2 games (once as black, once as white). Top 2 players of the group will advance into the next stage which will also played as a round-robin, and so on, until we reach the finals (a group of 4 people) where the winner will be determined by another round-robin.
The point system:
- Win = 1 point
- Draw = 0.5 points
- Loss = 0 points
Here's an example of a robin-round group:
GROUPS: will be updating them as we go on!
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
- The games can be played on either chess.com or lichess.org
- The length of the games should be 10 minutes given to each player without additional time.
- Players will be given a time limit (a week perhaps) to play all their games in their group, if they fail to do so and cannot provide proof of the opponent's unwillingness to decide on a time and play a game, both of the players will receive a loss in their name. Exceptions can be provided if the hosts are contacted before the time limit is over.
- The brackets will be posted here after the applications have closed.
TO APPLY:
Leave a comment on the thread with your steam profile link. To participate you must have at least 10 hours of playtime on our servers (doesn't matter if you got it this month, or 2 years ago).
![[Image: QECMa8X.gif]](https://i.imgur.com/QECMa8X.gif)
