Apterous Winter Closed 2009 (last minute register)

Andrew Feist · Post by **Andrew Feist** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:42 pm

Registrations are now open for the 2009 edition of the Apterous Winter Closed tournament. I'm trying not to step on Charlie too much with the timing, but I want to get this done before Christmas, so here we go.

There is a basic home page for this tournament out there on the internet (which is where matches will be posted, etc.)

Basic dates to remember:

Guaranteed registration closes in one week (Friday, November 6). Registrations received after that will be accepted on a space-available-only basis.
The tournament will start Sunday, November 8, and will run five or six weeks depending on turnout. You will have one match scheduled each week (Sunday -- Saturday), except perhaps the last week when an extra finals match may be scheduled.

Things that are different from the Summer Open:

It's a closed tournament -- you will be placed in a flight based on your rating as of earlier today when I got the ratings list from Apterous. The Championship Flight is open to people with ratings above 1300; Flight A is open to people with ratings between 900 and 1300; and Flight B is open to those with ratings below 900.
If a flight is using a Swiss system pairing, I will use Dubov pairings to try to even out strength-of-schedule issues. My preference this time will be to use pool-play, prelim-and-playoff style matches where available.
Points per game is gone as a tiebreaker.
For Swiss matches that are unplayed, I will try to get cross-round pairings working if possible on the last day (Saturday) of the week. If you haven't played/scheduled a time by late in the week, I may be getting in touch with you.

ALSO: I will run a side event, the "Speed Demon" tournament, open to all. Each match will be two games of speed-9; since this is supposed to be quick, I may well schedule people for more than one of these in a week if necessary; to make that feasible, this tournament will have games scheduled well in advance.

You can register for either or both of these tournaments in this thread.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:44 pm

ME PLEASE

(FOR BOTH)

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:45 pm

I'm in for both tourneys please Feisty. I'll be in Flight A (1300-900) for the main Closed.

Innis Carson · Post by **Innis Carson** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 3:48 pm

Put me down for both please.

Simon Myers · Post by **Simon Myers** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:04 pm

Both please.

Oliver Garner · Post by **Oliver Garner** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:10 pm

Both please

Kirk Bevins · Post by **Kirk Bevins** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 4:15 pm

Both please.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:01 pm

Both please. And I will try to make a user-facing version of the tournament system interface available by then.

Henry Meier · Post by **Henry Meier** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:24 pm

The Closed please, Flight A

Julie T · Post by **Julie T** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:32 pm

Me, please, Andrew, for both!

Great idea to start on a Sunday. Then those who tend to be around mainly at the weekend, won't have to wait till the last minute to do their games.

Could I please put in a request that people PM each other before the Tuesday, to schedule their games?
From my experience in previous tournaments, some members (mentioning no names!) are better than others at replying to PMs.
Availability is one thing, but it really is annoying to be left hanging till the end of the week without even knowing when the game will be played.
Those whose games ended up not being played probably feel even more strongly about this. It really does matter, and affects the enjoyment of a tournament.

James Doohan · Post by **James Doohan** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:33 pm

Flight A please

JimBentley · Post by **JimBentley** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:49 pm

Yes please. At 1307 I can be the runt of the Championship players, so coming anywhere but last is a positive result. Cool. I'll probably still come last though.

I'll even give the speedy version a go, even though speed games scare me.

Matt Bayfield · Post by **Matt Bayfield** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 5:56 pm

Count me in for both tourneys please Andrew.

Ben Wilson · Post by **Ben Wilson** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 6:16 pm

Just the closed please- doubt I'll have time during the week for speedy activities.

Barry Evans · Post by **Barry Evans** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:11 pm

Put me down for closed please!

Kai Laddiman · Post by **Kai Laddiman** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:21 pm

*inserts Alec-style emoticon which shows that I'm entering both tournaments*

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:34 pm

Both please, squire.

Hugh Binnie · Post by **Hugh Binnie** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:47 pm

Flight A closed for me, please.

Stuart Arnot · Post by **Stuart Arnot** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:55 pm

Both for me, please.

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:08 pm

Both, please.

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:12 pm

Please both.

Howard Somerset · Post by **Howard Somerset** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 10:36 pm

Having missed your summer tournament due to being away too much, I'm pleased that you're doing another. Closed B, please.

Martin_May · Post by **Martin_May** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 12:38 am

I'll have a bash at both please

Richard Brittain · Post by **Richard Brittain** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:44 am

Put me down for neither, please.

[/Gevin Chipper]

peter lee · Post by **peter lee** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:59 am

Both Please

Phil Makepeace · Post by **Phil Makepeace** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 12:53 pm

Both please. Cheers Andrew.

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 3:08 pm

Put me down for neither, please.

Lloyd Pettet · Post by **Lloyd Pettet** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 7:54 pm

Flight A Please

J.Levison · Post by **J.Levison** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 10:15 pm

Flight B please of the main tourney

Niall Seymour · Post by **Niall Seymour** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 5:13 pm

Flight A for the standard tournament, think I'll give the speed a miss though!

Edwin Mead · Post by **Edwin Mead** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:33 pm

Flight A for me please.

Gareth Mitchell · Post by **Gareth Mitchell** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:23 pm

Closed tournament for me please.

Dinos Sfyris · Post by **Dinos Sfyris** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 10:30 pm

Both please

Ian Dent · Post by **Ian Dent** » Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:49 pm

Both please. And I'd like to apply for a wildcard for the Championship Flight as I think I'm potentially at that level but have struggled with injuries lately.

James Hurrell · Post by **James Hurrell** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:31 pm

Both please

Andrew Feist · Post by **Andrew Feist** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:11 pm

Everybody above this line should be entered as appropriate. You can check the current registrations at the web site above.

If you can get the magic blue tournament interface up, Charlie, I'll at least try it out on the speed tournament. (I don't know whether you have best-of-3 built in ready to go, but the speed tournament uses the same number of games each time.)

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:49 pm

Ben Wilson wrote:Just the closed please- doubt I'll have time during the week for speedy activities.

This post has been confusing the hell out of me since you delivered it Ben! Just need to get that off my chest.

And thanks as ever Feisty. I'm on the website where expected so thumbs all the way up from me.

John Gillies · Post by **John Gillies** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:52 pm

Put me in for the closed competition, please.
Definitely not the speed one!
Thanks

Nick Wainwright · Post by **Nick Wainwright** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:12 pm

Put me down for both please.

James Leroux · Post by **James Leroux** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:25 pm

I'd like to enter the main tournament, please.

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 8:27 pm

Oh go on then, I'll go for both plz.

Lee Simmonds · Post by **Lee Simmonds** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:38 pm

Winter Closed only please.

Cheers Andrew

Lesley Hines · Post by **Lesley Hines** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 10:56 pm

Both please

Scott Gillies · Post by **Scott Gillies** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:28 pm

closed for me either a or b whatever my rating was at the time. cheers

Andrew Feist · Post by **Andrew Feist** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 5:38 pm

Scott Gillies wrote:closed for me either a or b whatever my rating was at the time. cheers

Your rating puts you in Flight A, which you can check on the website above.

Scott Gillies · Post by **Scott Gillies** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 5:55 pm

Andrew Feist wrote:
Scott Gillies wrote:closed for me either a or b whatever my rating was at the time. cheers
Your rating puts you in Flight A, which you can check on the website above.

not sure thats what i wanted to hear haha. cheers

Josh Overhill · Post by **Josh Overhill** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 8:06 pm

Winter Closed, Flight A please mate

Matthew Tassier · Post by **Matthew Tassier** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 9:59 am

Both tournaments please.

Philip Jarvis · Post by **Philip Jarvis** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:44 pm

Closed Flight A for me please.

Andrew Herbertson · Post by **Andrew Herbertson** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 2:18 pm

Sounds fun flight B for me and lets have a go at the speed demon for a laugh

tomrowell · Post by **tomrowell** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:15 am

i will throw my hat into both rings as well please

Andrew Feist · Post by **Andrew Feist** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 6:38 pm

A reminder that if you register by the end of tomorrow, you will be entered; after that, only as space permits. Currently we have 15 people in the Championship Flight, 24 in Flight A, 6 in Flight B (so we definitely still have room there), and 28 in the Speed Demon.

Andy Wilson · Post by **Andy Wilson** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:45 am

I'll go for flight A and the speed demon please sir if space permits.

Andrew Feist · Post by **Andrew Feist** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:07 pm

Andy Wilson wrote:I'll go for flight A and the speed demon please sir if space permits.

Alas and alack, 886 puts you in flight B instead.

Andrew Feist · Post by **Andrew Feist** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 1:22 am

Currently, we have 15 in the Championship Flight, 23 in Flight A, and 7 in Flight B, along with 29 in the Speed Demon. That means that, on a first-come first-serve basis until about 10pm today or so, I can take:

1 or 3 people in the Championship Flight
1 person in Flight A
some odd number of people in Flight B
1 or 3 people in the Speed Demon

Andy Wilson · Post by **Andy Wilson** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:56 pm

Andrew Feist wrote: Alas and alack, 886 puts you in flight B instead.

Nuts, i thought i was being smart by waiting til i was above 900 to register.

Andrew Feist wrote: # 1 person in Flight A
# some odd number of people in Flight B

Well, if you still have uneven numbers when you need to get cracking, you can take it that i'd be happy to up the level. (think i'm at 96-odd at moment)

Andrew Feist · Post by **Andrew Feist** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 10:15 pm

Andy Wilson wrote:
Andrew Feist wrote: Alas and alack, 886 puts you in flight B instead.
Nuts, i thought i was being smart by waiting til i was above 900 to register.

Andrew Feist wrote: # 1 person in Flight A
# some odd number of people in Flight B
Well, if you still have uneven numbers when you need to get cracking, you can take it that i'd be happy to up the level. (think i'm at 96-odd at moment)

It appears we will have to do this. (Based on rating, it makes more sense to move you up than someone down from the A.)

JackHurst · Post by **JackHurst** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 5:37 pm

It looks like a completely forgot go sign up for this. I think I was originally in the process of posting a few days ago, but must have got distracted. If you need another player in the top flight to even out the numbers, I'd be happy to be that person, but if its full up then I understand.