Three round swiss, 45 5, rated, starting at 9:15 FICS server time. It has up to 3 sections, depending on number of entries (open, U1900 and U1600). Please check the Saturday Swiss Rules below.
FICS Saturday Swiss Rules
STC Bunch Saturday 45 5 Swiss Rules.
1. Each Saturday on FICS there is a Three Round Tourney scheduled to begin
at 9:15 AM using time controls of Game in 45 with 5 second increment in
three Sections: Section 1 - Open, Section 2 - U1900 and Section 3 - U1600.
The STC BUNCH reserves the right to adjust the sections according to the
number of available players. Each participant must be a Registered FICS
member and a Registered STC Bunch member.
2. Enter "+ch 90" to hear Tourney announcements. Registrations are accepted
until Saturday 9:10 AM. (i.e. 5 minutes before tourney start). Latejoins are
allowed, but only for round 2. However, they may be latejoins for round 3 in
case of odd number of players. The decision in such cases is made by the
tourney TD.
3. Every entrant must accept the following: "This STC-Bunch Tourney is
being administered by a FLAWED HUMAN VOLUNTEER. Mistakes will be made
due to processing a high volume of data in a limited time frame. The TD
will NOT have time to discuss or rectify these mistakes or any other
matters due to the tight time requirements of Tourney administration.
Your participation today implies acceptance of these conditions."
4. If a player disconnects or does not start within 10 minutes of the
Official Start Time, the opponent can claim a forfeit win. The opponent
must use the "Log " and "Date" commands to establish the ten
minutes. If neither player claims a forfeit or starts in 15 minutes,
both will be forfeited at the TD's DISCRETION. This is the 10/15 Forfeit
Rule.
5. Forfeits under the 10/15 Rule are necessary to allow completion in
5-6 hrs. Each player is EXPECTED to accept ALL decisions imposed by the
TD gracefully without complaint, even if made in error.
6. Forfeits are imposed WITHOUT DISCUSSION. Those who respond ABUSIVELY
will be added to the TD's Censor list and excluded from this TD's
Tourneys for 3 weeks. A second occurrence after the 3-week ban is
rescinded will cause a PERMANENT ban. Abuse includes, but is not limited
to, complaints to the public (Channel 90), complaints to FICS
Administrators (Channel 1) and repeated Tells to the TD. The only
acceptable form of complaint is a SINGLE message to the TD. The TD's
decision on the complaint must be accepted as FINAL.
7. Offending the STC Bunch staff or players, accusing other members
publically, including of cheating will be penalized.
8. If a player forfeits any round, a second message specifically requesting
re-entry is required to continue in the following round. Messages
explaining a problem or asking questions will not be answered and do NOT count as a
request for re-entry. Otherwise, the player will be dropped from future
rounds that day.
9. Round 2 Late Joiners will be awarded a 1/2 Point Bonus to compensate them for missing Round 1. Requests for Byes in other Rounds will result in the granting of ZERO point Byes, only.
10. All players are expected to avoid using any outside assistance playing
in our Rated STC Saturday Tourneys. Players banned for using computer
assistance in other leagues or on FICS will be denied access to our
tourneys. All games will be checked for cheating. Players found guilty of
cheating will be permanently banned.
The rules are largely based on ICC Sunday Swiss rules.
Revision as of July 1st, 2007. Further updates are to follow.
