Schedule ahead

In our Swiss format SB Monthly, you may skip a round when busy ("BYE"). But in the SB Weekly, all play all:

• once (single Round Robin bucket),
• or twice (double Round Robin bucket).

So you cannot request a BYE. But you may use our new Schedule ahead feature.

How it works

From the beginning of an SB Weekly, you can access all your game forums at once. There is still an official round 1, 2, 3 etc., as a guideline. But you may schedule (and even play!) your games ahead of the official round.

Extensions are allowed, too. You and your opponent may agree to play:

• before the official round,
• during the official round,
• in the two weeks after the official round.

Benefits

You and your opponent have six calendar weeks to choose from, rather than one or two. This might appeal to you, if

• you know you'll be unavailable e.g. in weeks 4/5/6 of the tourney, but you'll have a lot of free time in weeks 1/2/3/7,
• or if you'd like to play all games shortly one after the other, e.g. during weeks 3 + 4, like in an OTB tourney.

Disclaimers

• The official round still has contact deadlines that should be met.
• You should still respond to opponents reasonably fast.
• No-play draws are still sometimes unavoidable.