March comes in like a Lion Tournament 2023

[Francesco]

The Italian Shogi Association (AIS) is glad to announce the opening of registrations for the "March comes in like a Lion 2023" tournament. Participation is free and open to all Italian and foreign players. The formula chosen is a single game with 6 rounds of play cadenced throughout the month of March. For the pairings of each round, the VEGA software will be used, which will take into account the rating in place at the time of registration closure. The organizers reserve the right to change the formula of the tournament on the basis of the members, as a last resort. Informations to participate: - Venue: 81dojo online platform - Registration: https://system.81dojo.com/en/tournaments/3868 - Registration deadline Tuesday 28 February, 10:00 pm (Italian time, CET), 9:00 pm (London, UTC) - Number of rounds 5 - Cadence 15' + 60" - Italian/Swiss pairing - 6-day round cadence to agree and play the game via messaging on 81dojo. - Calendar 1st round Wednesday 01 March → Monday 06 March 2nd round Tuesday 07 March → Sunday 12 March 3rd round Monday 13 March → Saturday 18 March 4th round Sunday 19 March → Friday 24 March 5th round Saturday 25 March → Friday 31 March - The communication of the pairings will take place through the tournament forum in 81dojo at the end of the 6th day scheduled for that round. If the matches of the round are concluded before the deadline, the next round will be prepared as soon as possible in order to have more time available to agree on the next round. At the end of the tournament, any ties will be governed by the following order: - direct confrontation. If they haven't played with each other, they move on to, - Bucholz/SOS (Sum of Opponent Score). More informations and/or clarifications Email: ais-italy AT shogi.net