2nd German Open
Wednesday, March 12, 2025: Announcement
BdF is pleased to announce the 2nd German Open tournament.
The tournament will be played using the Silli system (10 games) on the ICCF server.
It is organized for a group of players with an ELO rating of 0 to 2750 (two sections per player).
All player entries (max. 2 per player) will be sorted in this group according to the player's Elo on the 2025/2 list from 01.04.2025.
- 2 groups 01 and 02: players 2500 – 2750 ELO
- 2 groups 03 and 04: players 2450 – 2499 ELO
- 2 groups 05 and 06: players 2400 – 2449 ELO
- 2 groups 07 and 08: players 2300 – 2399 ELO
- 2 groups 09 and 10: players 2150 – 2299 ELO
- 2 groups 11 and 12: players 1900 – 2149 ELO
- 2 groups 13 and 14: players 0000 – 1899 ELO.
In practice this means that each player can play 2 sections!!
Tournament description:
- ICCF standard time control 10 moves in 50 days with duplication after 20 days is used.
- 45 days of leave per year are available to each player.
- There is no special leave in this event.
- Linear conditionals can be entered.
- This tournament allows claims based on the seven piece tablebase.
- The event will be rated and if the criteria are met, it will be possible to achieve ICCF title norms.
- Tie-breaking: if a tie persists after the standard tie-breaking procedures (para 1.3.4.2.2. a-e), the order is determined by the higher rating (fixed or unfixed) in previous ranting lists (before the end of the tournament) until broken.
- If needed, adjudicators will be selected by the server.
- Other participants can see the games after 10 games are finished in the event. and games are finished.
- The public can see the games after 10 games are finished in the event and games are finished.
- The tournament will start on 30.04.2025. There is no end date.
- TO/TD: Manfred Scheiba and IA Michael Schirmer
Registrations
The tournament is open to all players.
Entry fee for Direct Entry system is 8,50 Euro (in the case of NF Entries, this is the responsibility of NF).
The ICCF rating as of 01.04.2025 (rating list 2025/2) is binding.
The registration deadline for DE is 21.04.2025.
The registration deadline for NF entries is 19.04.2025.
Certificates
Electronic certificates will be awarded for the first 10 places.
Amici Sumus,
Manfred Scheiba, TO