1st Brainstormchess weekender 23-24 Feb + 11th Brainstormchess FIDE blitz

[kishanpattni]

The 1st Brainstormchess weekend congress will take place on 23-24 Feb. It was intended to run a few months earlier. It is ECF graded with a £1400+ prize fund. I hope to run FIDE weekenders in the future. To find out more info or to register please go to https://form.jotformeu.com/82043424058350

To see who else has entered please go to https://eu.jotform.com/table/82154984772064

On Sunday 24th Feb we will be running our 11th Brainstormchess FIDE blitz with over £200 in prizes. For more info or to enter please visit https://form.jotformeu.com/73506022496354

To see who has entered https://eu.jotform.com/table/90351902158050 We normally get around 40 entries for the blitz with many entering very late. The weekend congress has been put up late in the calendar.

Hope to see you then

[Roger de Coverly]

The 1st Brainstormchess weekend congress will take place on 23-24 Feb.

Time controls

For all sections, each player will be have 75 minutes per game with a 30 second increment per move starting from move 1

That may cause scheduling difficulties, given that the first round is at 10:30, the second at 14:00 and the third at 17:30

[Kevin Thurlow]

"Time controls

For all sections, each player will be have 75 minutes per game with a 30 second increment per move starting from move 1

That may cause scheduling difficulties, given that the first round is at 10:30, the second at 14:00 and the third at 17:30"

True -Players are allowed 90 minutes for 30 moves. If they actually do that, you are already looking at a delay to the next round. Although the half hour gap probably only applies to FIDE-rated events...

[Roger de Coverly]

Although the half hour gap probably only applies to FIDE-rated events...

I know it's a convention, probably introduced by e2e4 as among the first British organisers to combine increments with two rounds a day. Is it an actual FIDE rule though?

[IM Jack Rudd]

CCF were doing that before e2e4 came on the scene; the rule there is that you're allowed an hour's break between rounds.

[Kevin Thurlow]

"Is it an actual FIDE rule though?"

If it is, it isn't easy to find (like all the other FIDE rules).

[Adam Raoof]

I think the organiser has corrected the time control to 75 mins plus 10 seconds increment on the leaflets I have here at Hendon Blitz! We have Jonathan Rowson and David Levy playing...

http://chess-results.com/tnr409683.aspx ... =1&flag=30

[Roger de Coverly]

I think the organiser has corrected the time control to 75 mins plus 10 seconds increment

Makes sense, given the round times. Not a tournament for anyone looking for a more leisurely pace of game. It's even faster than a club match, where we've found that 80 10 usually fits into a three hour evening session.

[Nick Grey]

So wish I had more notice. It's 12 years I have been working for Kensington & Chelsea.

Best wishes to the organiser. +10 sec makes sense

Can I pull out of an away County match v Kent as Joint Captain?...………………..

[kishanpattni]

Thank you Roger for pointing out the practicalities of the time control/schedule. Indeed the time controls have now been changed to 75 +10. I will ensure to the best extent I can that all are aware.

The event has been put up very late so I appreciate it may clash with other events/arrangements people have made. Apologies for this in advance.

[Jacques Parry]

If the increment is only 10 seconds, you might want to reconsider the requirement that players must record all the moves.

[kishanpattni]

If the increment is only 10 seconds, you might want to reconsider the requirement that players must record all the moves.

With the increment I think it is fair for all moves to be recorded during play. I appreciate that all players may not agree. I will be opening a number of polls to help form popular events.

At the moment for the upcoming event entry numbers are low but I hope to see an increase late on.

[Roger de Coverly]

With the increment I think it is fair for all moves to be recorded during play.

With 30 second increments, that's the usual FIDE rule. 10 or 15 second increments on the other hand are equivalent to the old buzzer or "white to move" tape loop tournaments. The rule which says you don't have to keep score once there's less than 5 minutes remaining seems entirely appropriate, since you go into Blitz mode making instant replies when possible.

[Jacques Parry]

Exactly. I don't recall ever playing in an event with an increment of only 10 seconds but no 5-minute rule.

Since the round times are similar to those at the monthly Hampstead event, is there a particular reason why the time limits are different? I would certainly prefer 60+30.

[Alex Holowczak]

If the increment is only 10 seconds, you might want to reconsider the requirement that players must record all the moves.

With the increment I think it is fair for all moves to be recorded during play. I appreciate that all players may not agree. I will be opening a number of polls to help form popular events.

It doesn't really matter what you think is fair or not; the issue is what the rules are and complying with them. It's not my responsibility, but I'm quite sure that the ECF's rules for tournaments to be graded don't give organisers the flexibility to use the rule you want to use in their tournaments.