Dear chess friends
Invitation to participate in the Ludwig Beutelhoff memorial tournament
This is in memory of Ludwig Beutelhoff who passed away on the 27TH of
March 2022.
He was passed President of IBCA (International Braille Chess Association)
from 2005 to 2017.
This is to be a swiss tournament.
The number of rounds will be determined by the number of enteries.
Players who are not members of the chess group will need to subscribe to
the list.
<mailto:chess-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> chess-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Put subscribe in the subject.
2. To register for this tournament please provide the following information.
Name, email address and country.
3. One can register for the tournament by either replying to this email or
to my personal email address:
Florindo050@xxxxxxxxx
4. Closing date for entries is 13 April at 16:00utc.
Late entries will not be accepted
read the rules before registering.
1. Players must be able to communicate the moves in English.
2. Time control will be one hour and forty-five minutes for each player for
the whole game.
3. Each round of the tournament will end on the date and at the time
determined by the tournament director at the beginning of each round. Two
weeks per round. The outcome of any games that have not been played by the
deadline date will be decided by the tournament director. The decision will
depend on the information provided to him. Should a player not receive any
response from the opponent, then on deadline date forward your proof to the
tournament director. The proof that will be required is the emails you
sent to your opponent. He will decide either to give a win by forfeit to
one of the players or to give both players a loss by forfeit or to make the
result a draw.
4. The arbiter is the assistant tournament director, and the arbiter's
decision in settling any misunderstandings during the game is final, unless
if the players or the arbiter wish to bring the dispute to the tournament
director after the game.
5. A forfeit will be issued if a player does not appear on Skype within
twenty minutes of the scheduled time for the game, or if a player does not
make a sincere attempt to schedule a game before the deadline date for each
round.
If both players are twenty minutes late, they both lose by forfeit.
6. Anyone who receives two forfeits will be removed.
7. Your move should be the product of your own brain. It is prohibited to
use a computer programme or help from a third party. Any player caught
violating this rule will be permanently removed.
8. preferably all tournament games will be played if there is a timekeeper
present.
However, if a timekeeper is not available, and one of the players is keeping
time, in this case, both players must keep a scoresheet. This may help in
the case of a dispute.
9. The only time the clock may be stopped is in the case of a dispute of
board position or when one of the players loses connection.
The waiting period must not exceed twenty minutes. The game must be
adjourned to a suitable date and time should this happen.
The clock may not be stopped for a player to take a telephone call or to go
to the toilet or for anything else.
10. Once a legal move is clearly announced and copied by the opponent, it is
official and cannot be changed.
11. Moves may be announced in English or German using, if possible, the
international alphabet, Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf,
Hotel.
In German it will be Anna, Belia, Caesar, David, Eva, Felix, Gustav, Hector.
12. No player will be penalized for postponing a scheduled game. There may
be a personal reason.
13. points table.
10 points for a win.
7 points for a bye.
4 points for a draw.
Two point for being a third person timekeeper for a game. Maximum of eight
points
Zero points for a loss.
0 points for a forfeit.
The Buchholz tie break system will be used.
14. During the game both players are requested to have their microphone
permanently open. The spectators, are requested to mute their microphones.
No spectator may intervene on the progress of the game
15. The games are played on Skype conference links.
Freechess and lichess may be used.
16. To cut the traffic on the list, please make use of the address list of
all the players which will be sent in a separate email to schedule your game
privately and then post the final schedule to the list requesting for a
timekeeper.
17. The arbiter is requested to post the result to the list within twenty
four hours. The arbiter may also send a CC to the tournament director as
this will ensure that he does receive the result.
18. Should a player be unable to keep a final schedule appointment, then the
player must inform the opponent as well as the time keeper
19. When final scheduling a game, the subject line must have the following
information: name of tournament, names of both players (white vs black),
date, time and a request for a time keeper or the name of a time keeper.
20. The pairing will be done according to the latest available World chess
parlour ratings. New players to the World chess parlour group will start
with a rating of 1000.
21. Background noises such as loud music, television or other must be
reduced. Players must try to play their games in a quiet environment. Some
players are hard of hearing making it difficult at times to hear the
opponent or timekeepers' announcements.
22. The time keeper, player or even a spectator is requested to record the
game in case there's a dispute.
23. the decision of the tournament director is final.
George De Nobrega
TD
