Creation of Buckets
On this website, sections are called "buckets".
Ratings
You enter the tournament with a zero rating. Ratings will be (re)set with the next batch, and fixed after the sign-up deadline.
When we feel, or if you tell us, that you are currently underrated (e.g. very high RD after years of not playing on FICS), we may adjust your rating to a value that we consider most fair. You are notified about the intended adjustment, and may withdraw from the tournament, if you like.
Bucket size and order
The number of buckets will depend on the number/rating gaps of the participants.
- SB Weekly (Round Robin): buckets will consist of 2-8 players.
- SB Monthly (Swiss): 1-3 buckets will be formed.
If we have to form even and uneven buckets, even buckets will be filled bottom-to-top. Like Teamleague, we are ready to make reasonable adjustments, especially for the highest, and the lowest section, as rating gaps are the biggest there.
Winners of previous tourneys are shown in a bold green font on the participants page. If they opt to play up one bucket, the lowest seeded player(s) of the higher bucket will swap buckets with them.
Naming
Buckets will be named after the strongest active chess players at the time of tourney creation.
