The Iceni Live Classic gives an opportunity to play chess online in a friendly tournament at a classical time control (45 minutes with 15 second increment). It is open to players from Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Lincolnshire.
The next iteration starts Tuesday 27th October. Details of the tournament are given below and you are cordially invited to enter.
TOURNAMENT TIMETABLE
There will be 1 round per week for 6 weeks, with the game usually played on Tuesday evening.
In exceptional circumstances the game may be rearranged by mutual agreement between the players. This is to allow players to take part in the tournament even though they are not available on all the scheduled dates.
Round
Tuesday
1
27 Oct
2
3 Nov
3
10 Nov
4
17 Nov
5
24 Nov
6
1 Dec
All games to commence at 7.30 pm. Time control 45 minutes with 15 second increment. There is no entry fee.
HOW TO ENTER
The deadline for entry at Round 1 is Thursday 22 October. If you have missed the deadline you can still enter at Round 2 or 3. Once you have entered you will automatically be included in the following rounds.
Contact the Administrator (see below) requesting entry and giving the following information:
Chess.com username
Email address. We ask for your email address so that we can announce pairings and issue other tournament communications by email rather than relying on the chess.com messaging system
Real name (optional). We ask for your real name only because it makes the games more personal when you know who you are playing
DATA PROTECTION
In submitting your application for entry you will be agreeing that we can use the information you provide for the purpose of organising this event, in particular entering names and ratings into SwissSystem.org to generate the pairings, and publishing of the results. Your email address will only be used to communicate with you as a player in the tournament.
BYES
You can request one half-point bye to be taken in any round except the last, or a zero point bye in any round. Backdated requests will not be granted. Contact the Administrator with your request.
If there are an odd number of players entered in a round, one player will be given a half-point bye.
RE-ARRANGING YOUR GAME IF NECESSARY
Your game should be played on Tuesday evening if at all possible, but if there is an unavoidable clash with another event, you can re-arrange your game for another date and time by mutual agreement with your opponent. We ask all players to be flexible in this regard.
We will aim to make the pairings for the each round available as early as possible, so re-arranged games should be played as early as is mutually convenient, and no later than the Sunday before the Tuesday scheduled for the next round.
HOW TO START THE GAME
You and your opponent should go to Live Chess https://www.chess.com/live at the scheduled date and time.
The simplest way to issue the challenge is for the white player to type a command in the game chat window as follows:
Select the "Play" tab but DO NOT click the "Play" button
Select "Play a Friend"
In the "Option 2 - Choose a Chess.com member" text box type the username of your opponent. Their name should appear beneath the text box and should confirm that they are online.
Click on their username. The "Custom Game" dialog will appear.
Select "Time", and under "Live (Total time per side)" select "More"
Select "Custom Time"
In the minutes (min) box enter 45 and in the increment (inc) box enter 15
Select OK
Select the "Type" as Standard (small chess board icon)
Turn "Rated" on to ensure your game counts towards your rating
Select "Options", and under "I Play As" select "White"
Select "Play"
The black player should then accept the challenge and play will begin
RESULTS AND STANDINGS
We will be using SwissSystem.org for the tournament pairings, results and standings. A link to the tournament in SwissSystem.org will issued by email.
There is no need to report the result of your games. The Administrator will find completed games on chess.com and enter the results into SwissSystem.org
ARBITRATION
The Iceni Live Classic is constituted as a friendly tournament. There is an assumption of innocence, that issues will only arise by accident not design. We therefore ask that issues are addressed amicably between players and there is no recourse to a tournament arbiter.
FEEDBACK
Any feedback you may will be gratefully received. Post your feedback on this forum, or contact the Administrator.
The Iceni Live Classic gives an opportunity to play chess online in a friendly tournament at a classical time control (45 minutes with 15 second increment). It is open to players from Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Lincolnshire.
The tournament currently in progress has 34 players in 2 sections. See https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/iceni-live-classic-tournament-results-and-standings
The next iteration starts Tuesday 27th October. Details of the tournament are given below and you are cordially invited to enter.
TOURNAMENT TIMETABLE
There will be 1 round per week for 6 weeks, with the game usually played on Tuesday evening.
In exceptional circumstances the game may be rearranged by mutual agreement between the players. This is to allow players to take part in the tournament even though they are not available on all the scheduled dates.
Round
Tuesday
1
27 Oct
2
3 Nov
3
10 Nov
4
17 Nov
5
24 Nov
6
1 Dec
All games to commence at 7.30 pm. Time control 45 minutes with 15 second increment. There is no entry fee.
HOW TO ENTER
The deadline for entry at Round 1 is Thursday 22 October. If you have missed the deadline you can still enter at Round 2 or 3. Once you have entered you will automatically be included in the following rounds.
If you would like to take part you must first create a chess.com account if you have not already done so. See https://support.chess.com/article/671-how-do-i-create-an-account
Contact the Administrator (see below) requesting entry and giving the following information:
DATA PROTECTION
In submitting your application for entry you will be agreeing that we can use the information you provide for the purpose of organising this event, in particular entering names and ratings into SwissSystem.org to generate the pairings, and publishing of the results. Your email address will only be used to communicate with you as a player in the tournament.
BYES
You can request one half-point bye to be taken in any round except the last, or a zero point bye in any round. Backdated requests will not be granted. Contact the Administrator with your request.
If there are an odd number of players entered in a round, one player will be given a half-point bye.
RE-ARRANGING YOUR GAME IF NECESSARY
Your game should be played on Tuesday evening if at all possible, but if there is an unavoidable clash with another event, you can re-arrange your game for another date and time by mutual agreement with your opponent. We ask all players to be flexible in this regard.
We will aim to make the pairings for the each round available as early as possible, so re-arranged games should be played as early as is mutually convenient, and no later than the Sunday before the Tuesday scheduled for the next round.
HOW TO START THE GAME
You and your opponent should go to Live Chess https://www.chess.com/live at the scheduled date and time.
The simplest way to issue the challenge is for the white player to type a command in the game chat window as follows:
/challenge username 45 15 white rated
An alternative method is for the white player to use the "Play a Friend" facility as follows:
RESULTS AND STANDINGS
We will be using SwissSystem.org for the tournament pairings, results and standings. A link to the tournament in SwissSystem.org will issued by email.
There is no need to report the result of your games. The Administrator will find completed games on chess.com and enter the results into SwissSystem.org
ARBITRATION
The Iceni Live Classic is constituted as a friendly tournament. There is an assumption of innocence, that issues will only arise by accident not design. We therefore ask that issues are addressed amicably between players and there is no recourse to a tournament arbiter.
FEEDBACK
Any feedback you may will be gratefully received. Post your feedback on this forum, or contact the Administrator.
ADMINISTRATOR
https://www.chess.com/member/stephenl64
stephenlivermore64@gmail.com