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We plan to repeat= the=20 "D.C" format for this year's US championship. Players are assigned to six t= eams,=20 nominally representing NY, D.C., Chicago, L.A., S.F., and "other". Players = from=20 one city may be assigned to play for another city in order to equalize the= =20 number of players per team, and to some extent to minimize the strength=20 difference between teams. Players on each team must play in the board order= =20 determined by their Pan-Atlantic ratings. If the number of players is not= =20 divisible by six, extra players will either play a single or double round r= obin,=20 or may be assigned as alternates for the last board on teams. The professio= nal=20 players in attendance may be invited to play top board or boards on the wea= kest=20 team or teams to even out the size and/or strength of the teams; if so they= will=20 play their games at bishop handicap if on top board or rook handicap if on= =20 second board. The six teams will play a round robin on Saturday, April 1. A= ll=20 games are Pan-Atlantic rated and played at 15' plus 40" per move byo-yomi. = This=20 event will determine the team champion (game points decide, with match poin= ts as=20 a tie-break) as well as qualification for the "A" and "B" groups on Sunday = and=20 the seeding for those groups.

Scoring in the te= am events=20 is number of wins minus 1.1 times board number. Ties are broken by sum of= =20 defeated opponents scores, and if still tied by result of actual game betwe= en=20 tied players. Players in a residual group (not on a team) are deemed to be = on=20 the highest board number plus one. Players who play less than the full five= =20 rounds get credit for 1/2 a win for each unplayed game. If players in the= =20 residual group play more than five games, their scores are decreased by 1/2= for=20 each extra game.

After computing s= cores=20 from Saturday's play, players finishing in the top half are assigned to the= "A"=20 group, the others to the "B" group. Within each group, players are listed i= n=20 order of their Saturday scores. The A and B groups are both knockout events= ,=20 paired with standard knockout pairings as follows: (top half)1 vs16, 8 vs 9, 5 vs 12, 4 vs 13, bottom = half 6 vs=20 11, 3 vs 14, 7 vs
10, 2 vs 15. So, for example, if there are 13 players = in a=20 group, players 1, 2, and 3 will get byes for the first Sunday round. Once a= =20 player is knocked out, he may play teaching games with pros or extra rated = games=20 with other knocked-out players. The B group is handicapped, using sente for= 1=20 rank difference, lance for 2, bishop for 3, rook for 4, rook and lance for = 5,=20 two piece for 6, four piece for 7, five piece right for 8, and six piece fo= r 9=20 or more. Nominal ranks may be adjusted based on the experience of the first= =20 day's play. All games in both groups Pan-Atlantic rated.

Discussion: This format is designed to= =20 accomplish several goals. Almost all players are guaranteed to play at leas= t six=20 rated games, mostly with players not too disparate in strength. Games betwe= en=20 players from the same city are minimized. Players scoring best the first da= y=20 have the easiest schedule on the second day; the two best scoring players o= n the=20 first day can't meet until the final.
= =20 Schedule (tentative): Saturday rounds at 9 a.m., 10:30, 12:30, 2:00, and 3:= 30.=20 If time permits, a special event involving the pros will take place= =20 immediately after the fifth round. Sunday rounds 9 a.m., 10:30, 12:00, and = 1:30,=20 with the final game immediately after the end of the fourth round. In the e= vent=20 that time permits, the final will be at a longer initial time=20 control.

Anyone with comme= nts on=20 the above should email me at comcast net">lkaufman@comcast net before this i= s=20 finalized.

Larry Kaufman for= D.C.=20 shogi club

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