Rules

- The format is round robin (9 rounds). Games are scored as 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. Tiebreaks are Sonneborn-Berger, then direct encounter.- Each match is a single 6x6 game with a time control of 3 minutes + 5 seconds per move. The player who's name appears first has white. Colors are determined using the Vega chess program. Initial rankings are by rating as described below.- There is a komi of 2. This means that if the game ends without either player forming a road then 2 is added to black's flat count to determine the result.- Each round will start at the time listed here or 5 minutes after the end of the previous round. All times PDT.Round 1 -- 9:00 amRound 2 -- 9:20 amRound 3 -- 9:40 amRound 4 -- 10:10 amRound 5 -- 10:30 amRound 6 -- 10:50 amRound 7 -- 11:20 amRound 8 -- 11:30 amRound 9 -- 11:40 am- The ratings used for the initial rankings and prize qualification are calculated using a modified version of NohatCoder's algorithm. The changes are:-- Only games between humans are considered.-- There is no penalty for inactivity.-- Ratings as of 2:30 PDT on 10 July are used. The list for the participants is here: http://tiny.cc/slxbaz