Swiss Ladder Qualifier (SLQ)
The
first competition of the year will be a 1 section Swiss Pairing System
Tournament to determine initial ranks on the club’s Ladder Board. Initial placement will be according to
ratings after the SLQ. The ratings will
be calculated based on games won, lost or drawn and the appended SLQ Ratings
Table (see below). All players are rated
1200 initially and re–rated at the conclusion of each round of the SLQ.
The Tournament Director will announce when the SLQ will be
held. For example:
First Meeting Each September;
Room 429;
EF: Free; G$$ Ladder Board
Placement, Trophies to top 3 and Medals to rest at the end of the year
Registration 2:45 PM, Rounds:
3:00, 3:10, 3:20, 3:30, 3:40, 3:50
ENT: calcpage@lycos.com via http://www.paypal.com
INFO: A. Jorge García
via http://calcpage.tripod.com/bhcc
NS, NC
The
top 3 ranked players will receive trophies.
Also the highest rated, the most games played and the most ranks gained
will receive plaques. Awards will be
distributed at our last meeting in June each year. The top 10 ranked players will also receive a
medal!
New members (anyone not playing at least one round of the
SLQ) can join anytime during the year.
These students will also start with a provisional 1200 club rating, but
the rank will be at the bottom of the ladder board. Please note that all tournaments except the
first (SLQ) and the last (Annual BHCC Championship) are OPEN to all USCF
members as well as students, faculty and staff at Baldwin High School as most
of our members are now rated USCF members.
See our Tournament Life Announcement at http://www.uschess.org
in Chess Life magazine (a publication of USCF).
Your SLQ Responsibilities
You
will be informed by the Tournament Director as to whom you are playing, whether
you are white or black and the time control.
Its is the responsibility of the Black
player is to set–up the chess board, pieces and clock.
Upon conclusion of the game, it will be the responsibility
of the White player to report the result of the game to the Tournament
Director.
Subsequent
Tournaments
Every
meeting will consist of a tournament. In
SS or RR tournaments, we will follow SLQ rules.
We will alternate between QUAD and OCTO meetings (G/10 = 3 rounds in one
meeting, G/30 = 3 rounds in 3 meetings).
Every game affects your standing on the Ladder Board.
Change of Club Ratings
Ratings will be adjusted after each Tournament based on
games won, lost or drawn using one of the attached ratings charts. Ratings do not influence ranks except in the
initial SLQ (at the beginning of each year).
Change of
Rankings
There
will be no penalty when losing or drawing a match for the higher ranked player.
There
will be no award when winning a match for the higher ranked player.
If
the lower ranked player, the challenger, wins the match, this player will be
awarded a new rank half–way between the current rank and that of the opponent.
If
the challenger draws the match, this player will be awarded a new rank
one-quarter–way between the current rank and that of the opponent.
If
the challenger losses the match, this player will not be awarded a new rank.
EXCEPTION1: If
the challenger is on the same rung of the ladder as the opponent, then winning
the game causes the two players to swap ranks.
Further, drawing the game will cause the challenger to assume the rank
directly below the opponent!
EXCEPTION2: If
the challenger is ranked directly below the opponent, then winning the game
causes the two players to swap ranks.
Further, drawing the game will not cause a rank adjustment!!
EXCEPTION3: If you do not defend your position on
the ladder board at least once a month, your rank will be reduced by the number
of months that you have not defended your rank!!! Anyone losing 10 or more ranks in any given
meeting due to repeated absence may be removed from the ladder board.
Ladder Board
Set–up
Every
player will have an index card on the Ladder Board with their name, club
rating, rung, rank, date of last defense, number of
games played and ranks earned recorded.
These cards will be arranged with the higher ranked players on the top
on a bulletin board in Room 429 as follows.
This website will also report the ladder board.
Rungs Ranks
A: 1
B: 2 3
C: 4 5 6
D: 7 8 9 10
E: 11 12 13 14 15
F: 16 17 18 19 20…
G/5 Ratings Table
|
Ratings Difference |
If High Wins, Add to Winner,
Deduct from Loser |
If Low Wins, Add to Winner,
Deduct from Loser |
If a Draw, Add to Low, Deduct
from High |
|
0 |
25 |
25 |
0 |
|
1–50 |
20 |
30 |
5 |
|
51–100 |
15 |
35 |
10 |
|
101–150 |
10 |
40 |
15 |
|
151–200 |
5 |
45 |
20 |
|
201 or more |
0 |
50 |
25 |
G/10 Ratings Table
|
Ratings Difference |
If High Wins, Add to Winner,
Deduct from Loser |
If Low Wins, Add to Winner,
Deduct from Loser |
If a Draw, Add to Low, Deduct
from High |
|
0 |
50 |
50 |
0 |
|
1–50 |
40 |
60 |
10 |
|
51–100 |
30 |
70 |
20 |
|
101–150 |
20 |
80 |
30 |
|
151–200 |
10 |
90 |
40 |
|
201 or more |
0 |
100 |
50 |
G/15 Ratings Table
|
Ratings Difference |
If High Wins, Add to Winner,
Deduct from Loser |
If Low Wins, Add to Winner,
Deduct from Loser |
If a Draw, Add to Low, Deduct
from High |
|
0 |
75 |
75 |
0 |
|
1–50 |
60 |
90 |
15 |
|
51–100 |
45 |
105 |
30 |
|
101–150 |
30 |
120 |
45 |
|
151–200 |
15 |
135 |
60 |
|
201 or more |
0 |
150 |
75 |
G/30 and SLQ Ratings Table
|
Ratings Difference |
If High Wins, Add to Winner,
Deduct from Loser |
If Low Wins, Add to Winner,
Deduct from Loser |
If a Draw, Add to Low, Deduct
from High |
|
0 |
100 |
100 |
0 |
|
1–50 |
80 |
120 |
20 |
|
51–100 |
60 |
140 |
40 |
|
101–150 |
40 |
160 |
60 |
|
151–200 |
20 |
180 |
80 |
|
201 or more |
0 |
200 |
100 |