Not yet started: 0, Ongoing: 0, Adjudication pending: 0, Finished: 78

All players who score more than 50% in this round will promote to the next stage.

The winner of each group in the first round, after tie-break if necessary (1. Baumbach, 2. Wins with black 3. Lowest rating), will receive a 1 year licence for Opening Master’s GOLEM database (30 million games and quarterly updates, current market price 99 Euro).

After the last round, the best 3 players in the final standings will receive a medal and a certificate.

This is a server event.
The start date was 3/31/2022.
The end date was 8/13/2023.
Triple Block system for a 500 day event, with 50 days initial bank and 3 days increment for the first 50 moves is used.
If a player's clock reaches zero, the player will automatically be scored with a loss (even if the bank and/or the increment are > 0). Under some circumstances all of the player’s games will subsequently be cancelled (if not already rated).
Players cannot stop their clocks to take leave.
Linear conditionals can be entered.
This tournament allows claims based on the seven piece tablebase.
Draw offers are restricted to one offer per player every 10 moves (called the ten moves draw rule).
Ties are broken by the Baumbach tie breaking rule (see ICCF rule 1.3.4.2).
If needed, adjudicators will be selected by the server.
Other participants can see the games only when they are finished, and at least 10 games are finished in the event.
The public can see the games only when they are finished, and at least 10 games are finished in the event.
This event is organized by Green, Michael.