The closing time for
entries shall be 7:45pm on the evening of the event. No entries shall be
accepted after play begins. The organiser shall display the next date on the
club notice board & web site ASAP.
The tournament shall take
place on one club evening every four to six weeks from September. to July;
7:45pm start. A minimum of 7 events must take place.
The tournament shall be run
as a All-Play-All using Chess Scotland approved Round Robin pairing rules.
Time-Control: 5 minutes per
player all moves.
Scoring: win=1point;
Draw=½point; Loss=0points:
Each player shall arrange
to play their opponents within the allotted time.
Any player not completing
at least 50% of their games, shall have all their results discounted.
Players will be awarded
points for finishing in the top 6 places. At the end of the seven events the
player with the most points will be the Club 5-Minute Champion.
In the event of a tie, See
tie-Break section.
Points Awarded:
10 points
7
points
5
points
3
points
2
points
1
point
If two or more
players are tied for places on the night they will share the points for the
said number of places, i,e, Two players tied for first place on the night
will get the points for 1st & 2nd place added together, then divided by
two=17 points divided by two = 8.5 points each.
The competition
organiser and/or committee may make any amendments deemed appropriate to
ensure the smooth running of the tournament.
TIE-BREAK
(after seven events)
If two players are tied on the same points for the championship then
they play the best of three 5-minute games. The third game, colouris drawn by lot.
