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2019 Midwest Collegiate Championship

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Event Details

Oct 3, 2019 - Oct 6, 2019

University of Missouri

The University of Missouri is committed to providing world-class events in Missouri and to encouraging the continued success of chess throughout the state. Given the growth of collegiate programs around the country, MU is commemorating the first year of their chess program by hosting two new championship events: the Missouri Collegiate Blitz Championship and the Missouri Collegiate Championship.

Taking place October 3 – 6 on the campus of the University of Missouri, the Midwest Collegiate Championships will attract players from the middle of the country to compete in both blitz and classical formats.

Classic Standings

Final Standings

1st Team: Saint Louis University

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	Prize
1	GM DARIUSZ SWIERCZ	2651	W13	W11	W4	D3	D2	4.0	1st Place
2	IM NIKOLAS THEODOROU	2541	W15	D3	W7	W4	D1	4.0	2nd Place
3	GM GRIGORIY OPARIN	2654	W10	D2	W5	D1	D6	3.5	3rd Place
4	GM DMITRY GORDIEVSKIY	2579	W16	W6	L1	L2	W14	3.0
5	GM ALEXANDER IPATOV	2637	W9	W17	L3	D6	D8	3.0
6	GM CHRISTOPHER REPKA	2483	W12	L4	W17	D5	D3	3.0
7	WGM GULRUKHBEGIM TOKHIRJONOVA	2415	W8	D13	L2	D10	B—	3.0	1st Female
8	GM BENJAMIN BOK	2640	L7	W16	D10	W12	D5	3.0
9	NM NICHOLAS BARTOCHOWSKI	2109	L5	L14	W16	W15	W13	3.0
10	IM ROBBY KEVLISHVILI	2483	L3	W15	D8	D7	D11	2.5
11	GM AKSHAT CHANDRA	2513	W14	L1	D12	D13	D10	2.5
12	NM CIPRIAN COMSA	1835	L6	B—	D11	L8	W16	2.5	1st Amateur
13	IM STAVROULA TSOLAKIDOU	2431	L1	D7	W14	D11	L9	2.0
14	PHILIP KEISLER	1837	L11	W9	L13	W17	L4	2.0
15	AKSHAY PADMANABHAN	1868	L2	L10	B—	L9	W17	2.0
16	WFM KAREN HOSHINO	1904	L4	L8	L9	B—	L12	1.0
17	ANDREW SHIMAN	1541	B—	L5	L6	L14	L15	1.0

Blitz – Final Standings

1^st Place Team: Saint Louis University
1^st Place Individual: Benjamin Bok (SLU)
2^nd Place Individual: Akshat Chandra (SLU)
3^rd Place Individual: Dariusz Swiercz (SLU)
1^st Place Woman: Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova (MU)

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Tot
1	GM BENJAMIN BOK	2640	W13	W7	W4	L5	W3	L6	W10	W2	W11	7.0
2	GM AKSHAT CHANDRA	2513	W12	D3	W8	W4	L5	W9	W7	L1	W6	6.5
3	GM DARIUSZ SWIERCZ	2651	W9	D2	D6	W12	L1	W8	D4	W5	W13	6.5
4	GM DMITRY GORDIEVSKIY	2579	W14	W10	L1	L2	W12	W11	D3	W7	W5	6.5
5	IM ROBBY KEVLISHVILI	2483	W18	W8	W11	W1	W2	L7	W6	L3	L4	6.0
6	GM GRIGORIY OPARIN	2654	D11	W13	D3	D7	W10	W1	L5	W8	L2	5.5
7	IM NIKOLAS THEODOROU	2541	W15	L1	W14	D6	W11	W5	L2	L4	W16	5.5
8	GM ALEXANDER IPATOV	2637	W16	L5	L2	W14	W15	L3	W9	L6	W17	5.0
9	WGM GULRUKHBEGIM TOKHIRJONOVA	2415	L3	L11	W18	W13	W14	L2	L8	W17	W12	5.0
10	GM CHRISTOPHER REPKA	2483	W17	L4	W15	L11	L6	W12	L1	W16	W18	5.0
11	IM STAVROULA TSOLAKIDOU	2431	D6	W9	L5	W10	L7	L4	W13	W14	L1	4.5
12	NM CIPRIAN COMSA	1835	L2	W16	W17	L3	L4	L10	W18	W15	L9	4.0
13	NM NICHOLAS BARTOCHOWSKI	2109	L1	L6	W16	L9	W17	W15	L11	W18	L3	4.0
14	AKSHAY PADMANABHAN	1868	L4	W17	L7	L8	L9	W18	W16	L11	W15	4.0
15	PHILIP KEISLER	1837	L7	W18	L10	W16	L8	L13	L17	L12	L14	2.0
16	WFM KAREN HOSHINO	1904	L8	L12	L13	L15	W18	W17	L14	L10	L7	2.0
17	ANDREW SHIMAN	1541	L10	L14	L12	W18	L13	L16	W15	L9	L8	2.0
18	JAREK MILLBURG	1467	L5	L15	L9	L17	L16	L14	L12	L13	L10	0.0

Additional Info

Schedule

Schedule of Events
Day	Time	Event
Thursday 3-Oct		Arrival
	4:00 – 9:00 PM	MO Collegiate Championship Registration
	4:00 – 9:00 PM	MO Collegiate Blitz Championship
Friday 4-Oct	9:00 AM – 9:45 AM	MO Collegiate Championship Registration
	9:45 AM – 10:00 AM	Players Meeting
	10:00 AM – 3:00 PM	Round 1
	3:00 PM – 4:00 PM	Lunch Break
	4:00 PM – 9:00 PM	Round 2
Saturday 5-Oct	10:00 AM – 3:00 PM	Round 3
	3:00 PM – 4:00 PM	Lunch Break
	4:00 PM – 9:00 PM	Round 4
Sunday 6-Oct	10:00 AM – 3:00 PM	Round 5
	3:00 PM – 4:00 PM	Playoffs
	4:00 PM – 4:30 PM	Awards Ceremony
		Departure

Regulations

Format: The 2019 Midwest Collegiate Championships shall be treated as two back-to-back events that include a 9-round Swiss System blitz tournament and a 5-round Swiss System classical tournament.
Arbitration:
1. The tournament is played according to the FIDE Laws of Chess.
2. The rapidplay/blitz rules for inadequate supervision shall apply.
3. The tournament is supervised by the chief arbiter with the help of deputy arbiters.
  1. In the first instance, decisions are taken by a deputy arbiter.
  2. A player has the right to immediately appeal to the chief arbiter against the decision of a deputy arbiter.
  3. Decisions of the chief arbiter are final.
Registration
1. There shall be no entry fee for the 2019 Midwest Collegiate Championships.
2. This event is open to students of any post-secondary school (university, college, community college) in the Midwest (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin). Schools may register as many players as they like.
3. The 2019 Midwest Collegiate Championships shall use FIDE standard ratings for pairing purposes for all participants. If a player does not have a standard FIDE rating, their US Chess standard rating shall be adapted.
4. All chess equipment, including clocks, sets and boards will be provided by the organizer.
5. Players may register by contacting the MU Chess Team
6. No half-point byes will be available. If a player must miss a round, that player shall receive a 0 point bye
Pairings & Scoring
1. The events shall be paired and scored individually.
2. A win is worth 1 point, a draw is worth ½ point, and a loss is worth 0 points.
3. Players from the same educational institution may be paired against each other.
4. The top four individual scores from a school will count toward team prizes. If more than one team ties for first place, mathematical tiebreaks will be used to determine which team shall earn the trophy.
5. Both classical and blitz events shall be submitted to US Chess and FIDE to be rated.
Time Control
1. Classical: The time control shall be game in 90 minutes, with a 30-second increment from move one (G/90+30). The default time shall be 30 minutes.
2. Blitz: The time control shall be game in 3 minutes, with a 2-second increment from move one (G/3+2). The default time shall be 3 minutes.
Awards: The 2019 Midwest Collegiate Championships shall award the following titles and trophies:
1. Midwest Collegiate Blitz Champion (team)
2. Midwest Collegiate Blitz Champion (individual)
3. 2nd place – trophy only
4. 3rd place – trophy only
5. Midwest Collegiate Women’s Blitz Champion (individual)
6. Midwest Collegiate Champion (team)
7. Midwest Collegiate Champion (individual)
8. 2nd place – trophy only
9. 3rd place – trophy only
10. Midwest Collegiate Women’s Champion (individual)
11. Midwest Collegiate Amateur Champion (individual)
Playoff & Tiebreak: In the event of a tie for first place in either the classical or blitz tournaments, there shall be a playoff to determine first place.
1. Tiebreaks: Where needed, the following math tiebreaks will be used: 1. Solkoff, 2. Cumulative, 3. Cumulative of Opposition, 4. Coin Toss.
  1. Solkoff: For each player, this system sums the number of points earned by the player’s opponents. Unplayed games by the opponents count ½ point. Unplayed games by the player count zero points.
  2. Cumulative: To calculate this, sum the running score for each round. For example, if a player has (in order) a win, loss, win, draw, and a loss; his round-by-round score will be 1, 1, 2, 2½, 2½. The sum of these numbers is 9. Additionally, one point is subtracted from the sum for each unplayed win, and ½ point is subtracted for each unplayed draw. In the previous example, if the fourth-round draw was instead a ½ point bye, then ½ point would be subtracted and the final sum would be 8½.
  3. Cumulative of Opposition: This sums the cumulative scores of the player’s opponents.
  4. Coin Toss: If necessary, a coin toss will be the final tiebreak.
  5. Team Tiebreaks: If two or more teams tie for first in either the rapid or blitz event, the sum of individual tiebreaks among the four teammates shall be used.
2. Armageddon: Where referenced below, an Armageddon game is defined as follows: White shall start with 5 minutes and black shall start with 4 minutes. Black shall be declared the winner if the game ends in a draw.
3. Two Players: If two players are tied for first at the end of either event, they shall contest a 2-game blitz playoff, with a time control of game in 3 minutes, with a 2-second increment from move one (G/3+2). If the playoff does not produce a clear winner, an Armageddon game shall be played to determine the winner.
4. More Than Two Players: If more than two players are tied for first at the end of either event, they shall contest a blitz round robin playoff, with a time control of game in 3 minutes, with a 2-second increment from move one (G/3+2). If the playoff does not produce a clear winner, a series of knockout Armageddon games shall be played to determine the winner.