Ordo 2010 Super Duper Tournament
Guidelines
The tournament started on February 7th, 2010.
There will be a minimum of 2 rounds (preliminary round(s) with pools and one last round with only a single pool), and a great final game. The number of rounds and games per round will depend on the number of players. The pools will be populated considering the current ranking at Super Duper Games (cutoff time: February 5th, 11:59 pm UTC).
The best (according to SDG rating) two players are playing White in two of their games.
The top 2 players of a pool will advance to the next round. Scores and points are being used to populate the pools in a well-balanced manner. However, points (win = 1 pt, draw [should not occur] = ½ pts, and loss = 0 pts) will not be accumulated from round to round.
The last round is the one with only 1 pool. After completion of the last round the first and second player will play an additional finale. The winner of this finale will be declared the winner of the tournament.
Example: If the tournament has 16 players then there will be 4 pools in the first round with 4 players each. Each player will play 3 games per round, one game against each other player in their pool (i.e. 6 games per pool, 24 games in total in the first round).
Tiebreaker
If necessary to break a tie for first or second place additional games will be played. Before any tiebreaker matches however, matches between the tied players are considered to fix any deadlocks.
Time Limit
Games move time will be set at 3 days. Players should move as often as they are able to keep the tournament progressing.
If there is an emergency whether personal or technical and need of an extension of time it is at the opponents discretion to decide whether to grant it. Extensions cannot be indefinite; any game that is not progressing and holding up the tournament will be terminated by the tournament director after an attempt to warn the player, with a win being awarded to the player who last moved.
Undoing Moves
It is allowed to undo your move. But once your opponent makes their next move, you cannot undo your unfavorable move by asking your opponent to undo their move again.
Resigning Games
Once resigned a game may not be resumed or restarted.
Registration
Players may enter by signing up at Super Duper Games. Players may only enter once. Any one found to be playing under more than one identity will be disqualified immediately.
The names of the winner and finalists of each round as well as rankings and crosstables will be listed here at http://spielstein.com/tournaments/2010-ordo-superduper.
