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Shogi Handicap Match in Sofia
June 17 @ 2:00 pm – June 18 @ 2:30 pm UTC+1
The Bulgarian Shogi Association, Shogi Sofia, Shogi Ruse
and the sponsor Archetaip Ltd.
are proud to present the:
Shogi Handicap Match
STREAMED ONLINE ON THE Bulgarian Shogi Association YOU TUBE CHANNEL!!
Schedule:
Stream live on Bulgarian Association Youtube Channel
ISF 2024 – Bulgarian Qualification Finals Day One 15:10 EEST, 17th of June 2024
1st game 15:15 – 16:30 EEST, 17th of June 2024
2nd game 16:45 – 18:00 EEST, 17th of June 2024
3rd game 18:15 – 19:30 EEST, 17th of June 2024
Day one Summary 19:30 EEST, 17th of June 2024
ISF 2024 – Bulgarian Qualification Finals Day Two 11:10 EEST, 18th of June 2024
4th game 11:15 – 12:30 EEST, 18th of June 2024
5th game 12:45 – 14:00 EEST, 18th of June 2024
Day Two Summary and Closing Ceremony: 14:00 – 14:30 EEST, 18th of June 2024
Organiser:
Youtube: @Bulgarian_Shogi_Association
Venue:
Format:
Match of 5 handicap games between
the highest FESA rated player in Bulgaria (Ermanno Bozzali)
and :
the winner (Nikodim Marinov) of the ISF 2024 PreQualification tournament
Timecontrol: 20min + 40sec byoyomi per player
Prior to the first game, the relative strength of the players will be determined according to their performance in Ruse. So the evaluation of a player’s strength will be more significant rather than the ELO. The ELO itself is not a predictor of the future accomplishments of a player. It does just tell the past achievements.
In the Ruse PreQuals, Nikodim Marinov scored 100%, so a performance rating does not have sense. In the Ruse open, he performed 1286, and that puts him in the 4 Kyu range.
Ermanno Bozzali performed pretty much his rating in the Ruse open, and that puts him in the 2 Dan range.
So, very likely the handicap will be four or five pieces. But a more accurate estimation will be ascertained on the first day of the event. A lot of factors , even emotional ones, contribute to the final evaluation.
The general feeling is that the winner of the PreQuals is far STRONGER than his actual ELO.
Handicap rules
Computation of handicaps: The ELO of each player according to the FESA rating list from 12th of April 2024, will be converted into a fractional grade. By the table from point 2 of the FESA rating regulations http://fesashogi.eu/index.php?mid=5&listid=elosystem, the ELO of a player lies in a rating range of a certain grade g between a lower bound ELO LB and an upper bound ELO UB. The fractional grade frac.g is computed as follows (rounded to one decimal place):
frac.g = g + (ELO-LB)/(UB-LB)
The fractional grade may differ from the actual grade of a player. The fractional grade of a player without a FESA rating will be estimated in accordance with their playing strength.
Example:
A player’s ELO (performance!) is 1862. The corresponding grade is g = 2 dan. The values for LB = 1800 and UB = 1920 yield the fractional grade frac.g = 2.5 dan
A player’s ELO (performance!) is 1286. The corresponding grade is g = 4 kyu. The values for LB = 1280 and UB = 1360 yield the fractional grade frac.g = 4 kyu
The difference of the fractional grades between two players determines the handicap:
0-0.5: no handicap, equal game
0.6-1.4: left lance
1.5-2: bishop
2.1-2.6: rook
2.7-3.5: rook and left lance
3.6-4.9: 2 pieces (rook and bishop)
5.0-6.4: 4 pieces (2 pieces plus both lances)
6.5-7.9: 5 pieces (4 pieces plus right knight)
8.0 and above: 6 pieces (4 pieces plus both knights)
Example: The difference of the fractional grades of the two players from the above example is 6.5 . The corresponding handicap is 5 pieces.
Further rules: In case of jishogi (mutual entering kings), the handicap giver gets credit for the pieces removed at the start. In case of sennichite (move repetition) or a tied jishogi count, the handicap giver wins.
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