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USCF offering an E-mail Championship event. Need suggestions regarding format/rounds/entry fee/prizes, etc.

Joan DuBois

Correspondence Chess Director

Replies so far to the current topic...WE'D LIKE TO HEAR MORE.

Nilay Gandhi suggests the tournament be opened to all with an entry fee of $15.00. The players should be divided into different sections based on class. The arrangement should be similar to an Express Tournament where the top two players in ROUND ONE, instead of getting prizes, would move on to ROUND TWO. In case of a two player first place tie, both players would move on. Those players who do not score enough to advance to ROUND TWO would be entered into a "losers" round.

Mr. Gandhi continues to suggest that ROUND TWO would consist of a similar sections as in ROUND ONE but only the top score in each sectioin of ROUND TWO would advance to ROUND THREE. In case of a ROUND TWO tie for first in a given section, the tie breaker would be the players' cumulative scores from both rounds. If still tied, both players would advance to ROUND THREE. Prizes would be calculated based on the number of participants. We would make it proportional to the Golden Knights Championship. It isn't likely that this tourney would get the same volume of entries as the Golden Knights Championship, though it could even get more if we get lucky, and so the prizes would have to be adjusted accordingly. In addition to a strong prize fund, I think a trophy or plaque would be in order for the top finishers.

Mr. Gandhi adds, I also feel that, while this is an open championship, a class championship on a much smaller scale would be in order (or perhaps the express tourneys and swift quads are enough).

Mr. Morrow suggested we have an event similar to the Golden Knights Championship and call it, The InterKnights Championship. Same rules would apply as with the Golden Knights with the exception, limit one entry per person.

Mr. Borrell suggests, "A possible format for an e-mail championship would be similar to the Championship cycle of the International Email Chess Group. The preliminary round is open to all players with a modest fee of $15. Play begins at the beginning of the year and concludes by the end of the year. Then hold a semi-final round, consisting of the top two players of each preliminary section and this section should not last more than a year. Finally, the top two players of each semi-final round, play in the Championship Round. The winner is declared the USCF e-mail champion. As for the prize fund, 1st=$300; 2nd=$200; 3rd=$150; 4th=$125; 5th=$100; 6th=$75; 7th=$50. It is an idea."

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