Chess960 Internet Championship 2009

[Eric van Reem]

The Internet Chess Club, in conjunction with Chess Tigers, organizers of the popular annual Mainz Chess Classic in Germany, are pleased to present the 3rd Chess 960 Internet Championship! After the big success of the last two qualifiers in 2007 and 2008, we will again have a separate human section and a computer section this year.

Playing Schedule Computer Section

This will take place on Saturday, July 4 at 1pm. Depending on numbers taking part, this will either be a single or a double round robin. Tournament Manager Kiebitz will make a decision on this by 12:45pm on the day of the tournament.

- 1st prize: 300 Euro + a place in the Livingston Chess960 Computer World Championship + Hotel and breakfast at Mainz
- 2nd prize: 200 Euro + a place the in Livingston Chess960 Computer World Championship + Hotel and breakfast at Mainz

Note that the prizes will only be paid on arrival at the tournament in Mainz. Moreover, the two prizewinners of the computer section must be represented by the programmer of the engine during the tournament in Mainz.

The winners join Rybka and Shredder, who played the final last year, in Mainz.

Good luck!





More info here: http://www.chessclub.com/activities/chess960_2009/

[Spock]

Excellent news

[Rolf]

I wished to know the URL of a 960 page with games. All what I could find was something where they collected thousands of games but you can only download them one by one. Which is a pain and impossible to do. Anything else on the net? Thanks in advance.

[Spock]

Computer games or human games ?

[Rolf]

Computer games or human games ?

Both, but I would also appreciate commentaries in the games.

I need more time per day to play through the million bases I must study too. I need years please. It's urgent.

[pijl]

This will take place on Saturday, July 4 at 1pm.

I assume this is server time (i.e. 7 pm CET?)
Richard.

[Engin]

back to the roots with more participants again !!!