In a ladder tournament, when do you get knocked altogether instead of just dropping down the ladder? On Apr 20, 2010, at 5:18 PM, R Dinger wrote: > Hi Chessers, > > Below is a proposed set of rules for a correspondence ladder tournament. > Please look this over and provide any comments or complaints and also let me > know if you are interested in playing once we have the details worked out. > > Richard > ------- > > Ladder Competition Rules > > The ladder tournament will run throughout the current year. The rules are as > follows. > > Object: The object of the tournament is to climb the ladder by challenging > players higher up the ladder. > > Winner: The yearly winner of the competition will be the player occupying the > top position of the ladder at the end of the current year. > > Tournament Controller: The Tournament Controller will maintain a list of > on-going and pending challenges and a list of color selections for each > player. The Tournament Controller will also maintain and publish the current > ladder rankings. > > Challenges: A player may challenge any other player one or two places above > him in the ladder. If the challenger wins, the challenger takes the position > of the vanquished player and pushes the others below down one rung. If the > game is a draw or the challenger loses, no change in position is made. > > A challenge must be issued by e-mail through the tournament controller. If a > player fails to take up a challenge for more than 3 weeks, then the > challenger wins by default, and may, on appeal to the controller, take the > position immediately above the defaulting player. No player may have more > than one challenge outstanding at any one time, and any player who has > received a challenge must play that game before accepting or issuing any > further challenges. A second challenge between the same two players cannot > be held until each has played a challenge match against a different player. > > Game Colors: Each challenger will play White in odd numbered games. Thus you > play White for your first challenge and simply alternate colors for each > subsequent challenge you play. > > Time Controls: Five days total of reflection time is allowed for the entire > game. Time is counted from the time you receive a move and you have 24 hours > to respond or you lose one day. > > Start: The competition will start immediately this year and on January 1 > thereafter. The starting position of the ladder will be in reverse grade > order. > > New Player: Any new addition to the ladder populates a new rung at the bottom > of the ladder. > > Disputes: Any disputes arising should be referred to the tournament > controller. Allen allen.jd42@xxxxxxxxxxxxx