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Thibault de Vassal    (2007-06-23 18:12:34)
FICGS freestyle cup

Hello to all.

You may have noticed new changes in the waiting lists & tournaments pages. Trying to create more interesting tournaments with entry fee & prize, with different time controls.

The FICGS chess freestyle cup (I did not find a better name yet :)) will be a 6 rounds swiss tournament played from time to time (every month would be great) at a very fast time control : 10 minutes + 20 seconds / move, see the rules in the tournament page in waiting lists. All rounds will be played the same day, about 1 round per hour.

Blitz tournaments have been gathered with lightning ones under the category advanced chess lightning tournaments.

Feel free if you have any idea or suggestion !


Thibault de Vassal    (2007-09-24 02:13:51)
1st FICGS freestyle cup

Dear chessfriends,

The 1st FICGS freestyle cup waiting list is open ! .. This advanced chess or more commonly said "freestyle" (computers, teams, everything allowed) swiss tournament will happen on 2007 October 20 & 21 (14 pm, 17 pm, 20 pm server time), time control : 1 hour + 15 seconds / move. Entry fee is 10 E-Points (10 Euros), prize is 100% of E-Points (see rules/membership).

Thanks to players who broadcasted the news on the web already !


Michael Mueller-Toepler    (2007-11-06 16:28:01)
FICGS freestyle cup

For more players: The winner is qualified for: FICGS__CHESS__WORLD_CHAMPIONSHIP__000004 Regards Michael - muetoe


Thibault de Vassal    (2007-11-06 16:59:11)
FICGS freestyle cup

That's an idea... and it could work but I'm not sure it is good to melt freestyle chess & correspondence chess results. Anyway, your suggestions are welcome :)


Thibault de Vassal    (2010-04-10 19:37:35)
Congrats to David Evans!

David Evans wins this 2nd FICGS freestyle cup!

Here are the final standings (please note that the FICGS crosstable may be slightly different from the pairing software's one) :

1. Evans, David : 4,5 / 6 games played (berg 11,75)
2-3. Petrolo, Mauro : 4 / 6 games played (berg 12,5)
2-3. Taylor, William : 4 / 5 games played (berg 9,5)
4. van der Kemp, Michel : 3,5 / 5 games played (berg 6,75)
5. Boehme, Sebastian : 3 / 5 games played (berg 6,25)
6-7. de Vassal, Thibault : 2,5 / 5 games played (berg 6)
6-7. Nichols, Scott : 2,5 / 5 games played (berg 4,25)
8. Pichelin, Xavier : 2 / 6 games played (berg 5,75)
9-10. Moreira, Jose : 1,5 / 4 games played (berg 3,5)
9-10. Gray, Garvin : 1,5 / 3 games played (berg 3,25)

Of course and unfortunately, the number of "played games" includes losses on time without playing. There were numerous problems with access providers during this tournament...


Thibault de Vassal    (2011-01-12 21:01:31)
Eros Riccio is the new FICGS chess champ

Congratulations to SM Eros Riccio who made it in the 4th FICGS correspondence chess championship, beating FICGS WCH Edward Kotlyanskiy 6.5-5.5

As he already won the candidates final match in the 5th FICGS chess WCH, we'll have the next final match "Eros Riccio vs. Eros Riccio" :) .. just joking, means that Eros just won the 5th FICGS championship as well... 2 titles at once, an amazing performance!

Sure that we'll need veeeery strong players to try to move the new FICGS king (who also won 2 FICGS freestyle cups) in the next WCH cycles! :)

Congrats also to Edward who was really near in this match, maybe the players will explain what happened in the only game that didn't finish into a draw... Finally many thanks to both players for a nice show!


Jimmy Huggins    (2011-08-13 23:38:58)
Ideas for a Freestyle tournament

Oh ok if I had to swing in right now. It would be a Sat-->Sat event. 5 or 6 rounds depending on how many want to play. The time control at the moment would be 60+30sec. It seemed to work for FICGS freestyle cup. I guess the question is how many hours are we willing to go for a day.


Jimmy Huggins    (2011-08-13 23:41:04)
Ideas for a Freestyle tournament

I guess the only real difference at the moment form my tournament to the FICGS freestyle cup is doing it on 2 Saturdays instead of Saturday and Sunday. I feel like this is a slight benefit that most seem to agree with.


Thibault de Vassal    (2011-10-28 22:16:09)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

Hi all,

The 4th FICGS freestyle tournament may happen on december 3 & 4 (2011) - three rounds each day at 13:00, 15:00, 17:00 server time. The format should be the same (30 minutes + 15 seconds per move) than the previous one.

That's quite a good moment IMO, just before the start of the next championship cycle.

What do you think? Any suggestions?

Thank you,
Thibault


Jimmy Huggins    (2011-10-29 07:10:16)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

If you get this in, than I'm sacing my last tournament and probably just do the 60min tournament.


Jimmy Huggins    (2011-10-29 07:11:38)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

Its to hard to try and do a 90min tournament and do more than 1 game a weekend. People just didn't want to do it.


Jimmy Huggins    (2011-10-29 07:12:46)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

Well let me retract part of that. They DO want to play in a 90min type tournament. But getting to do more than 1 game a weekend was like trying to pull teeth.


Garvin Gray    (2011-10-29 15:41:40)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

Hmm I seem to be repeating myself :) Jimmy, one round per week, 90 minutes plus 30 secs.

Run it over seven or so weeks, a player can take a no explanation half point bye if they wish and then that will fill the time between WBCCC's.


Scott Nichols    (2011-10-29 17:53:04)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

The more the merrier, :) I'm down for all of them....


Thibault de Vassal    (2011-10-29 21:23:06)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

We shouldn't talk about several tournaments at the same time... quite confusing. So this is a thread about the next FICGS freestyle tournament only. Who would be interested to play this week end (december 3, 4) ? (starting with me, of course :))

Thanks :)


Wayne Lowrance    (2011-10-30 05:35:52)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

I would play


Robert Mueller    (2011-10-30 07:48:45)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

I would play, probably.


Scott Nichols    (2011-10-30 13:43:32)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

Yes, put me down.


Garvin Gray    (2011-11-01 11:51:15)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

Scott, you certainly put the thread down with your last comment :P


David Evans    (2011-11-01 14:54:04)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

Start a waiting list thib.........


Sebastian Boehme    (2011-11-01 15:22:36)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

Sounds interesting to me, speaking as of now: I will probably be able to play.


Garvin Gray    (2011-11-01 16:40:27)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

Agree with needing a waiting list


Gino Figlio    (2011-11-01 16:50:44)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

I would like to play as well


Thibault de Vassal    (2011-11-01 20:58:17)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

Okay, the waiting list is open! :)


Robert Mueller    (2011-11-02 17:47:12)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

Why is it called FICGS__CHESS__FREESTYLE_CUP__000002 if it is the 4th freestyle cup?


Garvin Gray    (2011-11-03 01:05:12)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

Was there a ficgs freestyle cup 03?


Thibault de Vassal    (2011-11-03 09:48:27)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

Yes Garvin, see the tournaments list. Thanks Robert, it's fixed now :)


Tano-Urayoan Russi Roman    (2011-11-04 01:16:27)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

Fast answer


Garvin Gray    (2011-11-13 16:44:59)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

Entries could be closed now. It would be a nice 8 player round robin :)


Thibault de Vassal    (2011-11-22 10:52:44)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

ICCF SIM Igor Dolgov just entered the waiting list... Things could be even harder than last time if the italian team joins us :)


Thibault de Vassal    (2011-12-01 19:20:12)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

Hi all, as a reminder the tournament starts this saturday, december 3 at 1pm. / 13:00 server time !!

Good luck :)


Garvin Gray    (2011-12-03 18:56:57)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

Thibault,

Can you please post provisional round four pairings when all the games are done from round three.


Thibault de Vassal    (2011-12-03 19:26:21)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

Sorry, I can't... it may bring some confusion and favour a few players. Everyone (including me) will know tomorrow when games start...


Jai Prakash Singh    (2011-12-04 05:32:15)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

I got bye in rd 1 and draw in rd 3. But my points being shown are 0.5 instead of 1.5. Please correct it.


Garvin Gray    (2011-12-04 11:31:34)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

I am almost certain who my opponent will be and what colour ;)


Thibault de Vassal    (2011-12-04 12:39:41)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

Jai, the FICGS crosstable is not exactly the same as in the program that organizes it. I'll publish the full results at the end of the tourney.

@Garvin, there are good chances indeed :)


Garvin Gray    (2011-12-04 14:25:51)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

I am thinking that for future freestyle cups, that the entry fee should be 20 euro and half of that is refunded if a player completes all their scheduled games.

A person who forfeits a game, or withdraws, does their whole dough and gets nothing.


Thibault de Vassal    (2011-12-04 16:35:34)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

Idea to be discussed Garvin! Interesting...


Thibault de Vassal    (2011-12-04 19:54:16)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

Garvin, about your suggestion: what about forfeits due to connection problems?


Alvin Alcala    (2011-12-05 16:05:38)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

Many thanks, It was a lucky two days for me as the top guns are not around (Eros, David, & Ruben). Also much much stronger opposition if Alberto, Sebi, Kamesh, etc are included. In the next tour I hope more people will join as we barely have this type of a tourney in a year. :)


Garvin Gray    (2011-12-06 12:05:27)
4th FICGS freestyle cup

Garvin, about your suggestion: what about forfeits due to connection problems?

Well for situations outside their control, no penalty. But the issue is how to rule on that and what stops a person from dis-connecting and then saying not my fault, isp issues or the like.


Thibault de Vassal    (2012-05-01 01:36:08)
Slow tournament entries

Well, sure swiss system is great (FICGS freestyle cup is a swiss tournament too) but IMHO it is quite bad for the correspondence chess format (because of the number of rounds and the human factor)... Of course it would have some advantages but I think that inconvenients are more important, added to the fact such tournaments couldn't be 100% automatized.


Alvin Alcala    (2013-03-30 17:04:32)
FICGS__CHESS__FREESTYLE_CUP__000005

Playing in the FICGS Freestyle Cup is a worthwhile experience. I encourage you to participate in the tour.








 		 
 
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