Shogibanizer 2025
The CSB is pleased to announce the 2025 edition of the Shogibanizer, the fastest tournament in France!
As the only French tournament using rapid time controls of 20 minutes with a 40-second increment, the Shogibanizer is the sole event where you can play 11 rounds in a single weekend! Any new player can obtain their Elo rating! And for those who already have an Elo rating, please note that the average rating change per player is +41, a unique opportunity to achieve a new rank!
Dates
January 25 and 26th, 2025 in Besançon.
Address
L’Ethic Etape (Centre international de séjour)
3 avenue des Montboucons
25000 BESANCON
Pairings
20 min + 40s byoyomi
Arbitres
Gilles Tonnelier
assistant stagiaire Thomas Baron
Registration fees
40 euros - This rate includes access to the tournament and meals on Saturday noon and Sunday noon (meals at the CIS cafeteria).
Accompanying persons - the rates are explained during registration so that they can also enjoy the surroundings.
Planning
Samedi :
9h30 – 10h00 : Inscription + Café/Thé/Croissant
10h00 – 11h15 : Ronde 1
11h15 – 12h30 : Ronde 2
12h30 – 13h30 : Repas
13h30 – 14h45 : Ronde 3
14h45 – 16h00 : Ronde 4
16h00 – 17h15 : Ronde 5
17h15 – 18h30 : Ronde 6
18h30 – Minuit : Restaurant + soirée jeux
Dimanche :
9h30 – 10h00 : Café/Thé/Croissant
10h00 – 11h15 : Ronde 7
11h15 – 12h30 : Ronde 8
12h30 – 13h30 : Repas
13h30 – 14h45 : Ronde 9
14h45 – 16h00 : Ronde 10
16h00 – 17h15 : Ronde 11
17h15 – 17h45 : Résultats et Remise des prix
Registrations
Additional informations
Registration Deadline: January 19, 2025
It is possible to stay on-site at a very good rate; just call the CIS and mention that it's for the Shogibanizer - Shogi Club of Besançon https://www.cis-besancon.com/ +33 3 81 50 07 54
The bus that connects the train station to the tournament venue is the L3 or L6 (stop: TEMIS).
If you have specific dietary requirements or allergies, please remember to mention them on your registration form.
If you wish to make announcements about shogi-related events on the tournament day, let us know, and we will allocate you some speaking time!
Participation condition
Be happy to come!
Have your license up to date.
The organizing club reserves the right to refuse entry to anyone subject to a federal sanction or whose case is under review. If you have any doubts, please contact us.
Additional arbitration and organization questions
Regarding the notion of forfeit:
It is possible to choose to withdraw from the tournament by announcing it at the end of a game, before the new pairings have started. This will result in leaving the tournament permanently. If the round has been announced, and a player declares a forfeit, then it will be counted as a loss for them.
Regarding drawn games:
In accordance with the time management of the event and as specified in Article 12.3 of the FESA – Shogi official playing rules, if a repeated position occurs in a game, a tiebreaker game will be played under the following conditions: 8 minutes per player, without byo-yomi, with a switch of Sente and Gote. This is an absolute time.
If, for any reason, the arbiter has doubts about an agreement, in accordance with rule 13.4 of the FESA, they would be entitled to apply an appropriate sanction, particularly in choosing who is considered the winner. In the case of the Shogibanizer, it has been decided by the arbiters and the organizing team that any doubt would favor the player with the lower Elo rating, following the philosophy that if the stronger player is unable to win, it indicates that the opponent has more merit in their performance. In the case of a proven agreement, it would lead to the exclusion of both players and a request for sanctions to the FESA regarding Elo ratings.
Regarding tiebreak criteria:
The Swiss system is used, and the following tiebreak criteria are retained for the American grid: NBW, SOS, SODOS, SOSOS.
The opengota software will be used for the event.
Regarding unsportsmanlike behavior outside of games but during the event, for example, between matches:
If a player's behavior disrupts the smooth running of the tournament, even outside of games, the referee reserves the right to impose a proportionate penalty on the clock of the person exhibiting inappropriate behavior.
Referee Report
To improve the quality of refereeing, a report will be sent to the refereeing coordinator as well as to the federation's board of directors.