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Finished ICCF event:
11. School friendly event
The 11th edition of School friendly event was played on the ICCF server from 20.10.2024 to 31.05.2024 at 4 boards (teacher+3 students under 19). Five schools from 3 countries – Cuba, Greece and Poland – participated in the tournament. See more in previous post.
Unfortunately, there were many games lost on time, which proves the wrong management of time. This element of the game definitely needs to be improved. The tournament was directed by TMC (Tournament Management Committee).
After the end date (31.05.2025), 1 game was adjudicated. The selection of an adjudicator, the forwarding all relevant information to the adjudicator, and the recording of the adjudication result on the appropriate crosstable are all handled through the automated system. The system automatically records the game result of a draw if both players’ claims were for a draw – one player requested a draw, and the other player also requested a draw by default (by not responding within 14 days). The process took some time and the last game ended on 15.06.2025.
Congratulations to the winner Proyecto Super Cuba (Havana, Cuba), ahead of Zespół Szkół Technicznych (Ustroń, Poland) and Szkoła Podstawowa nr 1 (Primary School No. 1) (Tomaszów Lubelski, Poland).
Final results can be found in the crosstable.
It was an interesting experience for both teachers and students.
Next 12th edition is expected after summer holidays, in the period from 20th October 2025 to 31st May 2026.