British Championship Procedures
British Championship Procedures Jon DiamondThis Book describes many of the detailed procedures involved in running the British Championship, starting from the Candidates' Tournament, including the Challengers' League and the Title Match. Full details of the rules to be used are in the British Championships' Rules.
Candidates' Tournament: Sample Schedule
Candidates' Tournament: Sample Schedule Jon DiamondSELWYN COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE 2011
CHADWICK ROOM
| Saturday 30th April | Registration | 09:15 – 10:00 |
| Round 1 | 10:00 – 13:15 | |
| Round 2 | 14:15 – 17:30 | |
| Sunday 1st May | Round 3 | 10:00 – 13:15 |
| Round 4 | 14:15 – 17:30 | |
| Monday 2nd May | Round 5 | 10:00 – 13:15 |
| Round 6 | 14:15 – 17:30 | |
| Close | 18:00 |
Candidates' Tournament - Rules
Candidates' Tournament - Rules Jon Diamond| STYLE: | The Candidates' is a 6 round Swiss tournament conforming to BGA championship rules 2010. The rules of play are AGA-style as specified by the BGA. |
| KOMI: | Komi is 7½ points awarded during counting at the end of the game. |
| TIME LIMITS: | Ninety Minutes per player. |
| OVERTIME: |
The Canadian overtime system is used, with 20 stones in 5 minutes.
Once you have played all the required stones, reset the clock. You lose on time if the flag falls before you have played all your stones. |
| KIBBITZ: | Spectators are not allowed to comment on any aspect of the game between two players, including timing. If any apparent infringements are observed, please inform the referee who will then take any appropriate action. |
| DISPUTES: | In case of any dispute that you can't resolve under the rules, consult the referee. |
| QUALIFIERS: | The top seven players qualify for the Challengers' League. |
| RULES OF PLAY: | Games are played under BGA tournament rules (AGA-style) as specified in: rulesofplay.pdf |
Candidates' Tournament - Overtime
Candidates' Tournament - Overtime Jon DiamondWhen your main time flag falls you are in overtime, and you carry out the following procedure for Canadian Overtime:
Ask your opponent to stop the clock and to reset yours to 5 minutes to 6 o'clock.
Without delay, count the 20 overtime stones from your bowl.
Cover your bowl with the lid. (Prisoners should be transferred to another lid).
Then restart the clock.
Play all the overtime stones before the flag falls.
If you pass, hand an overtime stone to your opponent, then press the clock.
If you use all your overtime stones, immediately repeat the procedure from point number 1.
- If your flag falls while you still have overtime stones to play, you lose.
- If your flag falls while pressing the clock to complete a move or a pass, you lose.
- If a player points out that his/her opponent’s flag has fallen during overtime, then the player has won even if both flags have fallen.
Spectators must not comment on any aspect of the procedure, but should call the referee if they notice anything amiss.
You may not stop the clock to capture stones, even in overtime.
The referee may intervene if the overtime procedure is not properly observed.
Challengers' League: Sample Schedule
Challengers' League: Sample Schedule Jon Diamond27th May – 30th May 2011
International Students House, 229 Great Portland Street, London W1W 5PN
MOBILE PHONE:
Tournament Director:
Referee:
| Friday 27 | Registration | 09:45 – 10:00 |
| Round 1 | 10:00 – 14:00 | |
| Round 2 | 14:30 – 18:30 | |
| Saturday 28 | Round 3 | 10:00 - 14:00 |
| Round 4 | 14:30 – 18:30 | |
| Sunday 29 | Round 5 | 10:00 - 14:00 |
| Round 6 | 14:30 – 18:30 | |
| Monday 30 | Round 7 | 10:00 - 14:00 |
| Round 8 | 14:30 – 17:30 |
Round 8 is only needed if there is a play-off.
Challengers' League - Rules
Challengers' League - Rules Jon Diamond| STYLE: |
All play all for 7 rounds using Round Robin pairing.
Seating for round 1 decided at random. Colours are pre-assigned for rounds 1 to 7. Choose Black by nigiri for play-off if required. |
| TIME LIMITS: |
MAIN TIME 105 minutes for rounds 1 to 7 90 minutes for play-off (if required) OVERTIME 15 moves in 5 minutes for rounds 1 to 7 20 moves in 5 minutes for play-off (if required) |
| KOMI: | Komi is 7½ awarded during counting |
| RULES OF PLAY: | Games are played under BGA tournament rules (AGA-style) as specified in: rulesofplay.pdf |
Challengers' League - Overtime
Challengers' League - Overtime Jon DiamondWhen your main time flag falls you are in overtime, and you carry out the following procedure for Canadian Overtime:
Ask your opponent to stop the clock and to reset yours to 5 minutes to 6 o'clock.
Without delay, count the 15 overtime stones from your bowl.
Cover your bowl with the lid. (Prisoners should be transferred to another lid).
Then restart the clock.
Play all the overtime stones before the flag falls.
If you pass, hand an overtime stone to your opponent, then press the clock.
If you use all your overtime stones, immediately repeat the procedure from point number 1.
- If your flag falls while you still have overtime stones to play, you lose.
- If your flag falls while pressing the clock to complete a move or a pass, you lose.
- If a player points out that his/her opponent’s flag has fallen during overtime, then the player has won even if both flags have fallen.
Spectators must not comment on any aspect of the procedure, but should call the referee if they notice anything amiss.
You may not stop the clock to capture stones, even in overtime.
The referee may intervene if the overtime procedure is not properly observed.
Challengers' League - Draw and Results
Challengers' League - Draw and Results Jon Diamond| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | WINS | ||
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| Round | Board | Players B v W |
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| 1 | 1 | H v A |
| 2 | G v B | |
| 3 | C v F | |
| 4 | E v D | |
| 2 | 1 | G v A |
| 2 | B v E | |
| 3 | D v C | |
| 4 | F v H | |
| 3 | 1 | F v A |
| 2 | C v B | |
| 3 | H v D | |
| 4 | E v G | |
| 4 | 1 | A v E |
| 2 | B v H | |
| 3 | G v C | |
| 4 | D v F | |
| 5 | 1 | D v A |
| 2 | F v B | |
| 3 | C v E | |
| 4 | H v G | |
| 6 | 1 | A v C |
| 2 | B v D | |
| 3 | E v H | |
| 4 | G v F | |
| 7 | 1 | B v A |
| 2 | H v C | |
| 3 | D v G | |
| 4 | F v E |
Title Match - Referee Guidelines
Title Match - Referee Guidelines Anonymous (not verified)Title Match - Rules
Title Match - Rules Jon Diamond| STYLE: | Best of three games. Black is decided by Nigiri at round 1; thereafter colours alternate. |
| NIGIRI: |
The senior aged player takes some stones out of the white bowl. The junior player tries to guess the parity. If correct, junior takes black, otherwise senior takes black.
If players have exactly the same age, then the stronger player is senior, as decided by the ranking in the Challengers' League. |
| TIME LIMITS: | MAIN TIME 180 minutes
OVERTIME 10 moves in 10 minutes. |
| KOMI: | Komi is 7½ awarded during counting |
| DAME: | It is advised to play all dame on the clock in order to avoid any end of game ambiguity |
| ADJOURNMENT: | Either player can adjourn for lunch at the scheduled time. A sealed move is marked on the recording sheet provided along with the times of each player and the number of captives. The sheet is kept by the referee till resumption. |
| RULES OF PLAY: | Games are played under BGA tournament rules (AGA-style) as specified in: rulesofplay.pdf |
Title Match - Overtime
Title Match - Overtime Jon DiamondIf your main time flag falls:
Count 10 stones from the bowl and make them visible to your opponent.
Close the bowl.
Referee resets the clock to 10 minutes.
Play all 10 stones before the flag falls.
When all your stones are finished, repeat the above steps.
When passing, give a stone to your opponent, then press the clock!
You must play the last of the 10 stones and press the clock before the flag falls. If the flag falls when you are in overtime, you lose.