In the frames of ECSC 2022, 14.05.2022
director: Antons Gajevskis (LAT)
assistant: Jūlija Visocka (LAT)
Open tournament – 2 rounds, 90 min. per round with 6 problems in each round, 30 min break between the rounds.
5 maximum points for the solved problem, 60 maximum points across all problems, every solved problem counts.
• 16:00 – 17:30 : 1st round: #2, #3, endgame, h#, #n, s#
• 17:30 – 18:00 : Coffee break
• 18:00 – 19:30 : 2nd round: #2, #3, endgame, h#, #n, s#
The OPEN of ECSC is rated tournament and organized in accordance with the Criteria for acceptability of tournaments at which rating can be gained (see the Solvers’ Rating section on the WFCC official website).
The excerpt from the rules:
R4 | There should be at least 12 problems of different types to solve. |
R5 | Problems for solving can be chosen from seven groups: twomovers, threemovers, moremovers, endgames, helpmates, selfmates and fairy chess problems. |
R6 | At the tournament at least 5 groups must be represented. |
R7 | No group can be represented by more than 3 problems. |
R8 | The tournament may be divided into several rounds and/or days. |
R9 | The correct and complete solution or cook of all problems scores 5 points each. Points for partly solved problems can only have a maximum of two decimal places. |