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*             TEAM ARENA system                   *
* ! especially for online bughouse chess teams !  *
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SKAcz TeamArena Project : 

Goal : to see top teams playing online bughouse chess 
Format of event(s) : tournament of teams(2players=couples) on fics 

Details: 
Assumed lenght of event : max about 2 hours for teams which made it into finale 
Time control : 2 0 or 1 1 (antilag), rated games 
Arbiter : 
if any problems, we suppose fair play and good sportmanships, 
but if really bad problems, the game is taken as was happened, 
but even after tourney can arbiter and company look on games stored in bughouse-db.org 
and if some team used bad behaviour 
(like not offering abort when lag wave or similar), 
can get sign on black list for next tourney(s). 

Teams behaviour in lags situations : 
If lag wave abort should be offered and accepted, exception is when its clear double-position is lost. 
Among 2300+ buggers this is often solved this way. 
For weaker players : here is advice : 
if is lag wave abort and lets play new game, if you have position close to lost and lag wave, 
its good behaviour to resign it, or adjourn and then resign. 


Time schedule : 
For 4 teams on start : 
1.round 11 games, finale 12 games ; assumed time of tourney about 90 minutes 
For 8 teams on start : 
1.round 5 games, 2.round 7 games, finale 12 games ; assumed time of tourney about 100 minutes 
For 16 teams on start : 
1.round 3 games, 2.round 5 games, 3.round 7 games, finale 12 games ; assumed time of tourney about 110 minutes 
For 32 teams on start : 
1.round 3 games, 2.round 3 games, 3.round 5 games, 4.round 7 games, finale 12 games ; assumed time of tourney about 120 minutes 


System for different number of teams than 4,8,16,32 : 
The start table for arena system will be filled like if more teams, 
but highest rated teams going directly into second round. 


Example (with fiction average rating of team): 
11 teams on start : 
1.Tantheman+Bugzilla (2550) 
2.Firefly+LinusO (2505) 
3.GusMcClain+JKiller (2502) 
4.Maras+Buchas (2400) 
5.VampireGod+Creepin gDeath (2380) 
6.Rln+Altais (2350) 
7.Ronenl+SullenBisho p (2330) 
8.Wanksta+Cranith (2301) 
9.Ahnig+EEKarf (2300) 
10.Xvand+LeonRussia (2120) 
11.MidoEkram+ProGolf er (1807) 

16-11=5, so top 5 teams going directly into second round 
System is that top from group playing with weakest in group (to dont be tired before last and finale rounds). 
1.round 3 games 
Tantheman+Bugzilla,F irefly+LinusO,GusMcC lain+JKiller,Maras+B uchas,VampireGod+Cre epingDeath going into 2.round 
Rln+Altais x MidoEkram+ProGolfer 3:0 
Ronenl+SullenBishop x Xvand+LeonRussia 2:1 
Wanksta+Cranith x Ahnig+EEKarf 2:1 

2.round 5 games 
Tantheman+Bugzilla x Wanksta+Cranith 3:2 
Firefly+LinusO x Ronenl+SullenBishop 3:2 
GusMcClain+JKiller x Rln+Altais 3:2 
Maras+Buchas x VampireGod+CreepingD eath 2.5:2.5, one game more played 3,5:2,5 

3.round 7 games 
Tantheman+Bugzilla x Maras+Buchas 4:3 
Firefly+LinusO x GusMcClain+JKiller 4:3 

4.finale 12 games 
Tantheman+Bugzilla x Firefly+LinusO 7:5 
so Tantheman+Bugzilla winners of TeamArena!

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For actual details see SKAcz finger note 2:

Bughouse is T E A M  GAME !
\   TeamArena Project : 
\   http://www.thebugboard.net/messages/343/2571.html?1194873369      <---- 
\   The next tournament will be held on 12/Nov/2007 at 19:00 UTC (50% chance i
\   will have time to organize it, and 50% that it will be 22hours later) 
\   http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?day=12&month=11&year=2007&hour=19&min=0&sec=0&p1=0
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