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2008 STC Bunch Championship!
We proudly present the 2008 STC Bunch Championship!
The Championship starts on July 14--please note this revised date! It runs for 9 weeks, with the highest placed players going on to a 2 week knockout final. The first nine rounds are a Swiss system tournament, with two rating sections on ICC and FICS and one on WCL. We have over 1,300 members--who will win the right to call themselves the champion of all?
Entries for the tournament will open on the weekend of July 5-6. Hit "Read More" for a quick summary of the tournament.
FICS section A: WilkBardzoZly (on Buchholz tiebreak) FICS section B: ZwaartePaard (on Median Buchholz) FICS section C: Anonymer
WCL section: Brechstange
These results will remain provisional for one week to allow people to contact me with appeals, complaints or corrections. You can do this by sending a message to camembert on ICC or FICS, or to STC-TD on WCL.
I hope you all enjoyed the tournament. Thanks to everyone who helped out, and particularly to FICS's blkmagic and fernbap, without whom it would not have been possible. Our next major event is the STC Championship, which starts on July 7. See you then!
The first round of May Mania is fast approaching, and we have a total of 102 entires. There will be four groups on ICC, three on FICS and one on WCL. Remember, the tournament takes place over four weeks with a time control of 40 10.
Pairings for the first round will go up at 21:00 GMT on Monday, April 28, so make sure you're ready for the event by reading the newly published Player Guide--the link to it is on the left under the "May Mania 2008" heading. This is where links to other important tournament-related pages will also appear.
The STC Bunch proudly presents the 2008 edition of May Mania!
May Mania starts on April 28 and runs for four weeks. It is a Swiss system tournament with players in small groups of about 16 arranged according to rating. The tournament will be open to STC Bunch members on ICC, FICS and, for the first time, World Chess Live!
Entries for the tournament are now open! The full rules are available on the site (see the link to the left). Hit "Read More" for a quick summary of the tournament.
The STC Bunch is pleased to announce its tournament schedule for the remainder of 2008. For the first time in a couple of years, these tournaments will be open to World Chess Live players as well as those on FICS and ICC! The events are:
April 28-May 26: May Mania. A four round Swiss system tournament with one game played each week. Players are arranged in groups of 16 according to rating.
July 7-September 22: STC Championship. The longest of the STC events, a nine round Swiss (one game per week) with the best players going onto a further two week knock-out final.
October 27-December 8: STC Gauntlet. Five weeks of knock-out/Swiss insanity with a two game mini-match against your opponent each week, followed by a live final involving the best players from all servers.
Dates shown are the start of the first round and the end of the last. Entries for each event will open ten days before round one.
Further details will be published later course here on the website. Keep an eye out also for the latest news announced by STCRobot in channel 90 on your server.
