The 2016 Atomic World Championships

11 years after the 2005 Atomic World Championships were run, another ‘official’ World Championship was organized by tipau. These Championships were run on lichess.org and with his kind permission, I’ve copied and mirrored his site for those championships that he’s run.

There were 41 entrants to the 2016 Championships:

SeedNameRatingBestAverage
1onubense 279228122802
2tipau279328052799
3fast-tsunami273028602795
4Arka50271228242768
5pashpash270927452727
6krasss264127732707
7Mabrook260026872644
8penguingim1261326742644
9lord-zero254525882567
10moustruito247426182546
11victorvi245325292491
12kreedz230126262464
13zanbato235825562457
14FeegLood237724582418
15MathNetaji233024622396
16Illion232724172372
17ProgramFOX236423782371
18bermudas236323632363
19Caustic235323672360
20Flamenguista231123732342
21pablito1970223024522341
22TheLlamaLord226023542307
23dnowchess226623352301
24dsotr225023252288
25DanDan2016220023412271
26strategoo217023402255
27Duubik222422802252
28nwiluex214222972220
29brahm212322792201
30Iubar213922262183
31MessyAnswer207622702173
32daugava208422062145
33Kristal202922512140
34kclee2172203522312133
35apostador208521582121
36I0euros201622052111
37DeEpAk111209621172107
38FischyVishy205221042078
39xadrez_pt200821242066
40animusartifex195321712062
41EzrealMechanics200420492027

tipau utilized Challonge for the pairings: https://challonge.com/atomicwc2016

2016 Qualification Round

As per the rules, in order to get the main tournament bracket down from 41 to 32 players there is a qualification round involving the bottom 18 seeds. Entry seeding is shown below.
Arrangements and matches are to take place between Monday 12th September and Sunday 25th September 2016 (inclusive):

Match #SeedPlayerScoreSeedPlayerScore
124dsotr641EzrealMechanics2
225DanDan201610*40animusartifex0*
326strategoo9.539xadrez_pt0.5
427Duubik5.538FischyVishy2.5
528nwiluex10*37DeEpAk1110*
629brahm0*36I0euros10*
730Iubar3.535apostador6.5
831MessyAnswer5.534kclee21724.5
932daugava5.533Kristal1.5

* Result includes some element of forfeit

Match 1
dsotr – EzrealMechanics (1-0): https://en.lichess.org/qqYLWG7Q
EzrealMechanics – dsotr (0-1): https://en.lichess.org/on1wDc9K
dsotr – EzrealMechanics (0-1): https://en.lichess.org/Hyqxdu2A
EzrealMechanics – dsotr (0-1): https://en.lichess.org/a8OoJJTt
dsotr – EzrealMechanics (0-1): https://en.lichess.org/Z0zKB17b
EzrealMechanics – dsotr (0-1): https://en.lichess.org/zxwlaAMX
dsotr – EzrealMechanics (1-0): https://en.lichess.org/tFyJiPAp
EzrealMechanics – dsotr (0-1): https://en.lichess.org/yHv48DVQ

Match 2
DanDan2016 winner by forfeit

Match 3
xadrez_pt – strategoo (0-1): lichess.org/gLc7qn4g
strategoo – xadrez_pt (1-0): lichess.org/O9gt2ZaC
xadrez_pt – strategoo (1/2): lichess.org/SWoURJ1d
strategoo – xadrez_pt (1-0): lichess.org/qGevlWCS
xadrez_pt – strategoo (0-1): lichess.org/6OmWwKAN
strategoo – xadrez_pt (1-0): lichess.org/nYGZuVpN
xadrez_pt – strategoo (0-1): lichess.org/6u5FLX9k
strategoo – xadrez_pt (1-0): lichess.org/ah9YR2ek
xadrez_pt – strategoo (0-1): lichess.org/JF57inq1
strategoo – xadrez_pt (1-0):lichess.org/ulH7Lq7O

Match 4
Duubik – FischyVishy (1-0): https://en.lichess.org/K8kWrUPH
FischyVishy – Duubik (1-0): https://en.lichess.org/6Rzv2kld
Duubik – FischyVishy (1-0): https://en.lichess.org/tinomdoc
FischyVishy – Duubik (1-0): https://en.lichess.org/ioygZrRh
Duubik – FischyVishy (1-0): https://en.lichess.org/mXwhaXsI
FischyVishy – Duubik (1/2): https://en.lichess.org/vpV6hJih
Duubik – FischyVishy (1-0): https://en.lichess.org/zIqyGDxF
FischyVishy – Duubik (0-1): https://en.lichess.org/WylBY1xh

Match 5
nwiluex – DeEpAk111 (1-0): https://en.lichess.org/EdrvFSpY
DeEpAk111 – nwiluex (0-1): https://en.lichess.org/htTnBjEy
nwiluex – DeEpAk111 (1-0): https://en.lichess.org/cElu9Tis
nwiluex winner by forfeit

Match 6
I0euros winner by forfeit

Match 7
Iubar – apostador (1-0): lichess.org/r9D1P8Ax
apostador – Iubar (1/2): lichess.org/GN9Uv3mz
Iubar – apostador (0-1): lichess.org/c67yqwkU
apostador – Iubar (0-1): lichess.org/vyzbEWFQ
Iubar – apostador (0-1): lichess.org/Yv2X1EAT
apostador – Iubar (1-0): lichess.org/QQJCRGmD
Iubar – apostador (1-0): lichess.org/a1e4jsDX
apostador – Iubar (1-0): lichess.org/PUKlZhiv
Iubar – apostador (0-1): lichess.org/Osy9pdqg
apostador – Iubar (1-0): lichess.org/JRlNIh0a

Match 8
kclee2172 – MessyAnswer (0-1): lichess.org/RqBpdPU2
MessyAnswer – kclee2172 (1-0): lichess.org/t7nZRzQL
kclee2172 – MessyAnswer (1-0): lichess.org/4LHAiRhp
MessyAnswer – kclee2172 (1-0): lichess.org/9i58hAdh
kclee2172 – MessyAnswer (0-1): lichess.org/dkEJBgkB
MessyAnswer – kclee2172 (0-1): lichess.org/IGdBDK4X
kclee2172 – MessyAnswer (1-0): lichess.org/6uHM60Ex
MessyAnswer – kclee2172 (1/2): lichess.org/2Dr2AiVZ
kclee2172 – MessyAnswer (1-0): lichess.org/5oAVjFlE
MessyAnswer – kclee2172 (1-0): lichess.org/PWqVm2Md

Match 9
Kristal – daugava (1/2): lichess.org/Sv1jXAmd
daugava – Kristal (1-0): lichess.org/PTPW5qVn
Kristal – daugava (0-1): lichess.org/JbFb39BK
daugava – Kristal (1-0): lichess.org/c27BlEoI
Kristal – daugava (0-1): lichess.org/WVqWUcFD
daugava – Kristal (0-1): lichess.org/0ex3lc8G
Kristal – daugava (0-1): lichess.org/BzbHherJ

2016 Round of 32

Matches are to take place between Monday 26th September and Sunday 9th September 2016 (inclusive):

Match #SeedPlayerScoreSeedPlayerScore
11onubense632I0euros0
216Illion4.517ProgramFox5.5
38penguingim15.525DanDan20160.5
49lord-zero624dsotr0
54Arka50629MessyAnswer0
613zanbato4.520Flamenguista5.5
75pashpash10*28nwiluex0*
812kreedz5.521pablito19700.5
92tipau631apostador0
1015MathNetaji5.518bermudas0.5
117Mabrook026strategoo10*
1210moustruito6.523dnowchess1.5
133fast-tsunami5.530daugava0.5 
1414FeegLood5.519Caustic3.5
156krasss6*27Duubik2*
1611victorvi622TheLlamaLord4

* Result includes some element of forfeit

Match 1
onubense – I0euros (1-0): lichess.org/iQ5dX0Pz
I0euros – onubense (0-1): lichess.org/OyAcaG6U
onubense – I0euros (1-0): lichess.org/mMkzINz1
I0euros – onubense (0-1): lichess.org/KpCEjtct
onubense – I0euros (1-0): lichess.org/IEPhFhLl
I0euros – onubense (0-1): lichess.org/rkkT91XN

Match 2
Illion – ProgramFOX (1/2): lichess.org/WxPUDsok
ProgramFOX – Illion (1-0): lichess.org/A5CJMGgr
Illion – ProgramFOX (1-0): lichess.org/sDD4uY6x
ProgramFOX – Illion (1/2): lichess.org/1modx1Sw
Illion – ProgramFOX (1/2): lichess.org/6lc2RQaC
ProgramFOX – Illion (1-0): lichess.org/tSSTFFbs
Illion – ProgramFOX (1-0): lichess.org/osNAbXyw
ProgramFOX – Illion (0-1): lichess.org/PHfnvd2b
Illion – ProgramFOX (0-1): lichess.org/JU7mrLlW
ProgramFOX – Illion (1-0): lichess.org/E3kWltut

Match 3
DanDan2016 – penguingim1 (1/2): lichess.org/whghmDmB
penguingim1 – DanDan2016 (1-0): lichess.org/MXU2UTyA
DanDan2016 – penguingim1 (0-1): lichess.org/sAEURyfH
penguingim1 – DanDan2016 (1-0): lichess.org/28HwrG0a
DanDan2016 – penguingim1 (0-1): lichess.org/P51ayq8X
penguingim1 – DanDan2016 (1-0): lichess.org/r2DO7ExL

Match 4
lord-zero – dsotr (1-0): lichess.org/wPVywBWc
dsotr – lord-zero (0-1): lichess.org/Qi02vIJm
lord-zero – dsotr (1-0): lichess.org/vki0gxkj
dsotr – lord-zero (0-1): lichess.org/KnHb3s2c
lord-zero – dsotr (1-0): lichess.org/sVkC58NP
dsotr – lord-zero (0-1): lichess.org/RIU7L4wZ

Match 5
Arka50 – MessyAnswer (1-0): lichess.org/vOuITMbX
MessyAnswer – Arka50 (0-1): lichess.org/DOiDZC23
Arka50 – MessyAnswer (1-0): lichess.org/n0ao8Si6
MessyAnswer – Arka50 (0-1): lichess.org/i0Oqp3zD
Arka50 – MessyAnswer (1-0): lichess.org/5lRg5JD0
MessyAnswer – Arka50 (0-1): lichess.org/T0XVWIxJ

Match 6
zanbato – Flamenguista (1-0): lichess.org/5TdvHGep
Flamenguista – zanbato (1-0): lichess.org/YeFCbfMS
zanbato – Flamenguista (1-0): lichess.org/8zAzOit6
Flamenguista – zanbato (1/2): lichess.org/eHJtHPB2
zanbato – Flamenguista (0-1): lichess.org/3YNJrgom
Flamenguista – zanbato (1-0): lichess.org/8ajO5FeI
zanbato – Flamenguista (1-0): lichess.org/JB9Ng7vu
Flamenguista – zanbato (1-0): lichess.org/Mrj01wLD
zanbato – Flamenguista (1-0): lichess.org/pwwbba8c
Flamenguista – zanbato (1-0): lichess.org/TbI2ggVN

Match 7
pashpash winner by default

Match 8
pablito1970 – kreedz (0-1): lichess.org/oxMt1HcD
kreedz – pablito1970 (1-0): lichess.org/p6XmaWW8
pablito1970 – kreedz (0-1): lichess.org/vrrnNTpI
kreedz – pablito1970 (1-0): lichess.org/Yx2zOcD3
pablito1970 – kreedz (1/2): lichess.org/zvVxVWHx
kreedz – pablito1970 (1-0): lichess.org/w2VqU48C

Match 9
apostador – tipau (0-1): lichess.org/ZIvQJAko
tipau – apostador (1-0): lichess.org/MIdEmId2
apostador – tipau (0-1): lichess.org/DFEVKJDS
tipau – apostador (1-0): lichess.org/ZfrNclTy
apostador – tipau (0-1): lichess.org/qrU4NyKS
tipau – apostador (1-0): lichess.org/R4bGGDLB

Match 10
MathNetaji – bermudas (1-0): lichess.org/SdpqI9jj
bermudas – MathNetaji (0-1): lichess.org/nInAlXkm
MathNetaji – bermudas (1-0): lichess.org/4xhkD4Pl
bermudas – MathNetaji (0-1): lichess.org/pXLKUqvl
MathNetaji – bermudas (1-0): lichess.org/AgdS9yuf
bermudas – MathNetaji (1/2): lichess.org/FG4amH6t

Match 11
strategoo winner by default

Match 12
moustruito – dnowchess (1-0): lichess.org/dfEBt9qH
dnowchess – moustruito (1-0): lichess.org/jUZhOQJK
moustruito – dnowchess (1-0): lichess.org/qAVQHEeM
dnowchess – moustruito (1/2): lichess.org/Jt10XErY
moustruito – dnowchess (1-0): lichess.org/WTl3uxZZ
dnowchess – moustruito (0-1): lichess.org/VlqHO1jv
moustruito – dnowchess (1-0): lichess.org/vd7r0epB
dnowchess – moustruito (0-1): lichess.org/dscRlSyQ

Match 13
daugava – fast-tsunami (0-1): lichess.org/QxlwZBgC
fast-tsunami – daugava (1-0): lichess.org/g4pnBo5c
daugava – fast-tsunami (0-1): lichess.org/kdVuRRL1
fast-tsunami – daugava (1-0): lichess.org/YSwbYrwx
daugava – fast-tsunami (1/2): lichess.org/Bz7r0Cf1
fast-tsunami – daugava (1-0): lichess.org/138Bq1fg

Match 14
Caustic – FeegLood (1-0): lichess.org/8CyY8BrO
FeegLood – Caustic (0-1): lichess.org/9uKhYj1E
Caustic – FeegLood (0-1): lichess.org/5dTENmlA
FeegLood – Caustic (0-1): lichess.org/cyuCIRWc
Caustic – FeegLood (0-1): lichess.org/S0ovN36v
FeegLood – Caustic (1-0): lichess.org/AsqtGqD9
Caustic – FeegLood (0-1): lichess.org/uNy26BZP
FeegLood – Caustic (1-0): lichess.org/TG0PUUTd
Caustic – FeegLood (1/2): lichess.org/auNeK7vK

Match 15
krasss – Duubik (1-0): lichess.org/xmgNoFX5
Duubik – krasss (0-1): lichess.org/L4LEgSJf
krasss – Duubik (0-1): lichess.org/PyP7JHCS
Duubik – krasss (1-0): lichess.org/VvlFOKnN
krasss – Duubik (1-0): lichess.org/0voxq3XM
Duubik – krasss (0-1): lichess.org/loJiwDER
krasss – Duubik (1-0): lichess.org/gbrn3mxH
krasss wins final game by default

Match 16
TheLlamaLord – victorvi (1/2): lichess.org/DsIar5Yb
victorvi – TheLlamaLord (1-0): lichess.org/1okRn44R
TheLlamaLord – victorvi (0-1): lichess.org/og5UQhWd
victorvi – TheLlamaLord (1/2): lichess.org/4grtn5HJ
TheLlamaLord – victorvi (0-1): lichess.org/9McrloAx
victorvi – TheLlamaLord (0-1): lichess.org/TM1rqQY0
TheLlamaLord – victorvi (1-0): lichess.org/4jLR6xrf
victorvi – TheLlamaLord (1-0): lichess.org/AeBo56G1
TheLlamaLord – victorvi (1-0): lichess.org/lVfmH8aY
victorvi – TheLlamaLord (1-0): lichess.org/36wopSdz

Round of 16

Matches are to take place between Monday 10th September and Sunday 23rd October 2016 (inclusive):

Match #SeedPlayerScoreSeedPlayerScore
171onubense617ProgramFox0
188penguingim179lord-zero5
194Arka506.520Flamenguista1.5
205pashpash612kreedz0
212tipau615MathNetaji0
2210moustruito5.526strategoo2.5
233fast-tsunami5.514FeegLood0.5
246krasss611victorvi1

Match 17
onubense – ProgramFox (1-0): lichess.org/O0BxaDwc
ProgramFox – onubense (0-1): lichess.org/GOmvIQXn
onubense – ProgramFox (1-0): lichess.org/ZsggkWd8
ProgramFox – onubense (0-1): lichess.org/9VRKN8Mc
onubense – ProgramFox (1-0): lichess.org/M7H7imzZ
ProgramFox – onubense (0-1): lichess.org/lCCOVkqt

Match 18
lord-zero – penguingim1 (0-1): lichess.org/XXYCulGm
penguingim1 – lord-zero (1-0): lichess.org/EWcjM1Tl
lord-zero – penguingim1 (1-0): lichess.org/sOVv94Lg
penguingim1 – lord-zero (1/2): lichess.org/os3YJR4w
lord-zero – penguingim1 (1-0): lichess.org/TUPKGYvR
penguingim1 – lord-zero (1-0): lichess.org/jWBTajxy
lord-zero – penguingim1 (0-1): lichess.org/zawQm4Sw
penguingim1 – lord-zero (1/2): lichess.org/WvJ6dHAs
lord-zero – penguingim1 (1-0): lichess.org/sBjBxZjt
penguingim1 – lord-zero (0-1): lichess.org/hpwW25WL
lord-zero – penguingim1 (0-1): lichess.org/Z8KavAAl
penguingim1 – lord-zero (1-0): lichess.org/UKxQv1uU

Match 19
Arka50 – Flamenguista (1-0): lichess.org/78ECHX1L
Flamenguista – Arka50 (0-1): lichess.org/WYkjqs55
Arka50 – Flamenguista (1-0): lichess.org/p8WDetOr
Flamenguista – Arka50 (1-0): lichess.org/bMdVptwb
Arka50 – Flamenguista (1-0): lichess.org/5RsTN4Q4
Flamenguista – Arka50 (1/2): lichess.org/Y9c0bFEC
Arka50 – Flamenguista (1-0): lichess.org/h3BpFUsn
Flamenguista – Arka50 (0-1): lichess.org/6I8kGqL3

Match 20
pashpash – kreedz (1-0): lichess.org/Q6ITXPyo
kreedz – pashpash (0-1): lichess.org/o11Knbll
pashpash – kreedz (1-0): lichess.org/mvc8pCoo
kreedz – pashpash (0-1): lichess.org/oTrtV3Pv
pashpash – kreedz (1-0): lichess.org/PLL8GONH
kreedz – pashpash (0-1): lichess.org/jWcRk36r

Match 21
tipau – MathNetaji (1-0): lichess.org/g7fZIwel
MathNetaji – tipau (0-1): lichess.org/FGPLtTBq
tipau – MathNetaji (1-0): lichess.org/LYxAsr2l
MathNetaji – tipau (0-1): lichess.org/AKMw61sq
tipau – MathNetaji (1-0): lichess.org/SVg6ICS6
MathNetaji – tipau (0-1): lichess.org/MNMWbymT

Match 22
strategoo – moustruito (0-1): lichess.org/TvrnTNwB
moustruito – strategoo (1-0): lichess.org/HD1H35RF
strategoo – moustruito (1-0): lichess.org/4cotY0HL
moustruito – strategoo (1-0): lichess.org/7IXfVH2E
strategoo – moustruito (1/2): lichess.org/pzXOIFDo
moustruito – strategoo (1-0): lichess.org/VmPpNuFr
strategoo – moustruito (1-0): lichess.org/O6kZuaRo
moustruito – strategoo (1-0): lichess.org/6Og07wJp

Match 23
FeegLood – fast-tsunami (0-1): lichess.org/g7cgg3AA
fast-tsunami – FeegLood (1-0): lichess.org/5FADlKz0
FeegLood – fast-tsunami (0-1): lichess.org/Pgy22dnc
fast-tsunami – FeegLood (1-0): lichess.org/VkcpTcYO
FeegLood – fast-tsunami (1/2): lichess.org/fMZjwSRu
fast-tsunami – FeegLood (1-0): lichess.org/jU0LSUkC

Match 24
krasss – victorvi (1-0): lichess.org/gTPxTXMU
victorvi – krasss (0-1): lichess.org/guwByzI3
krasss – victorvi (1-0): lichess.org/zbk0rk0Y
victorvi – krasss (0-1): lichess.org/IaThgBx3
krasss – victorvi (1-0): lichess.org/bZOtiUUR
victorvi – krasss (1-0): lichess.org/am5nKPG7
krasss – victorvi (1-0): lichess.org/ddjyFsjt

Quarterfinals

Matches are to take place by Sunday 6th November 2016 (inclusive):

Match #SeedPlayerScoreSeedPlayerScore
251onubense5.58penguingim12.5
264Arka506.55pashpash5.5
272tipau5.510moustruito1.5
283fast-tsunami46krasss6

Match 25
penguingim1 – onubense (0-1): lichess.org/3XiU9PEa
onubense – penguingim1 (1-0): lichess.org/PG57fQUt
penguingim1 – onubense (1-0): lichess.org/2CBgVGEO
onubense – penguingim1 (1-0): lichess.org/BKtS2Pd3
penguingim1 – onubense (1/2): lichess.org/iwqB39Nl
onubense – penguingim1 (1-0): lichess.org/epge4eKY
penguingim1 – onubense (1-0): lichess.org/owSzEUMI
onubense – penguingim1 (1-0): lichess.org/JVcazUH3

Match 26
Arka50 – pashpash (1-0): lichess.org/UL0PEaCe
pashpash – Arka50 (1/2): lichess.org/Y0HbpjY0
Arka50 – pashpash (0-1): lichess.org/T0IKVyu5
pashpash – Arka50 (1-0): lichess.org/XS63s6A4
Arka50 – pashpash (1-0): lichess.org/83IGFGQf
pashpash – Arka50 (1/2): lichess.org/zJlopa9i
Arka50 – pashpash (1-0): lichess.org/zJlopa9i
pashpash – Arka50 (1-0): lichess.org/YyXJiLDu
Arka50 – pashpash (1-0): lichess.org/VWyCnmHq
pashpash – Arka50 (1-0): lichess.org/rU9wYtB8
Arka50 – pashpash (1-0): lichess.org/3BBy2dMu
pashpash – Arka50 (1/2): lichess.org/2Q3jyyHM

Match 28
tipau – moustruito (1-0): lichess.org/omtHMX99
moustruito – tipau (1/2): lichess.org/Vi7h1zCr
tipau – moustruito (1-0): lichess.org/NZLEmSvc
moustruito – tipau (0-1): lichess.org/wMXomJhI
tipau – moustruito (1-0): lichess.org/waHx8QNE
moustruito – tipau (1-0): lichess.org/BzkxNjmT
tipau – moustruito (1-0): lichess.org/ocfIyw2c

Match 28
krasss – fast-tsunami (1-0): lichess.org/gEoQfdNV
fast-tsunami – krasss (0-1): lichess.org/5uqeJNKR
krasss – fast-tsunami (1-0): lichess.org/1jx0CSuE
fast-tsunami – krasss (1/2): lichess.org/D9hyFZNP
krasss – fast-tsunami (1-0): lichess.org/qHF0UxJa
fast-tsunami – krasss (1-0): lichess.org/m1z3tmY7
krasss – fast-tsunami (1-0): lichess.org/q1dRA44N
fast-tsunami – krasss (1/2): lichess.org/a6iLiV39
krasss – fast-tsunami (0-1): lichess.org/IkqEcLJk
fast-tsunami – krasss (0-1): lichess.org/9IwzcouO

Semi-Finals

Matches are to take place by Sunday 20th November 2016 (inclusive):

Match #SeedPlayerScoreSeedPlayerScore
291onubense10*4Arka506*
302tipau66krasss3

* Result includes some element of forfeit

Match 29
Arka50 – onubense (1-0): lichess.org/9JugeOy2
onubense – Arka50 (1-0): lichess.org/8fe9t7nl
Arka50 – onubense (1/2): lichess.org/tZbrzWzg
onubense – Arka50 (1/2): lichess.org/Qo5HMv8p
Arka50 – onubense (1-0): lichess.org/DiBzt4nJ
onubense – Arka50 (1-0): lichess.org/OHU7uFad
Arka50 – onubense (0-1): lichess.org/qyLFERvP
onubense – Arka50 (0-1): lichess.org/dZpflGqb
Arka50 – onubense (1-0): lichess.org/7FGmaWDN
onubense – Arka50 (1-0): lichess.org/tWsJJhSC
Arka50 – onubense (1/2): lichess.org/PmGYWPJJ
onubense – Arka50 (1/2): lichess.org/GWXgckg3
onubense winner by forfeit

Match 30
krasss – tipau (0-1): lichess.org/it1dDcH9
tipau – krasss (1-0): lichess.org/Lo0YXePj
krasss – tipau (1-0): lichess.org/OMG7jC31
tipau – krasss (1-0): lichess.org/7OjnwoDO
krasss – tipau (0-1): lichess.org/wM0XtPt2
tipau – krasss (0-1): lichess.org/OUYdh75S
krasss – tipau (1-0): lichess.org/F6uV2Yxk
tipau – krasss (1-0): lichess.org/BEMgAxIG
krasss – tipau (0-1): lichess.org/HkFcGMQa

Championship Final

The final time will be announced by Sunday 27th November 2016.The match will take place by Sunday 4th December 2016 (inclusive):

Match #SeedPlayerScoreSeedPlayerScore
311onubense32tipau6

Match 31
tipau – onubense (1-0): lichess.org/HHZvXUcS
onubense – tipau (1-0): lichess.org/VAS5reGd
tipau – onubense (1-0): lichess.org/lcOtu5i5
onubense – tipau (1/2): lichess.org/2aYyVWgA
tipau – onubense (1-0): lichess.org/iyD5FKla
onubense – tipau (1/2): lichess.org/FHGo700l
tipau – onubense (1-0): lichess.org/h4NP1E57
onubense – tipau (1-0): lichess.org/z3PS5xxQ
tipau – onubense (1-0): lichess.org/JlMovKmb

tipau is the 2016 Atomic World Champion!

The rules for this edition of the World Championships were as follows:

Entrant Eligibility:
Entrants who meet the below criteria will be accepted automatically:

  1. Have an established atomic rating on lichess;
  2. Have played at least 250 rated atomic games on lichess;
  3. Have had an account on lichess for over 6 months at the time of entry;
  4. Be participating ONLY using their main account (no dupe accounts);
  5. Have messaged the TD (tipau) with intent to join WITHIN the entry period;
  6. Have joined the Atomic World Championship group (not yet set-up)

Points 1, 2 and 3 above are aimed primarily at preventing duplicate accounts from entering. Entries not meeting these criteria may still be accepted and seeded at the Entry Approval Panel’s discretion.Exceptions are most likely to be made for players known within the atomic community who are clearly not duplicate accounts.
Any player attempting to use multiple accounts or computer assistance will be kicked out, named & shamed and if necessary reported to lichess moderators.

Knockout Tournament Rules:
You will be paired with a player for a round. There will be a week for you to play your round in, with a week in between rounds as breaks. Please note the following stipulations:

  1. All games are by default unrated. If BOTH players agree then some or all games can be rated.
  2. Results AND games of each match should be messaged to the TD upon completion.
  3. All matches (and time controls) will consist of an equal number of White games per player.
  4. Each match will consist of TEN games of 3 2.
  5. In the score is 5-5 after 10 games then the tie-break will consist of games of 3 2, until one player is ahead after an even number of games.
  6. Either player can stop the match if someone reaches 5.5 points in the first 10 games, as long as the player stopping the match has not played more rated White games than their opponent.
  7. Each player is entitled to a short break after every 2 games of approximately 10 minutes (these do no double up).
  8. The tournament main draw will have either 16, 32 or 64 players.
    • If the number of entrants is below 16 the tournament will not go ahead
    • If the number of entrants is not below 16 but not equal to 16, 32 or 64 then a qualification round will take place
    • The qualification round will involve the lowest seeded entries and eliminate the required number of players for the new total to be the highest possible out of 16, 32 or 64
  9. Any entered players who lose in the qualification round may be used to substitute for any defaults in the first round. If required matches involving substitute players will take place in the weekly gap between the first and second round and the substitute player will take over the seed number of the defaulted player.
  10. Assuming there are 64 players, after the first round there will be 32 players left and so on until there are 2 players left. There will be a maximum of 6 rounds.
  11. The initial pairing will have the top seed vs bottom seed, the second seed vs second from bottom etc. For example in an eight player event: (1) v (8), (2) v (7), (3) v (6), (4) v (5). The winner of (1) v (8) will then play the winner of (4) v (5) and the winner of (2) v (7) will play the winner of (3) v (6). The winner of those matches would then contest the final.
  12. The seeding will be based on the average between a players current rating and highest rating at the time their entry is received & logged.
  13. If somebody is unable to complete a series, or has to withdraw, then their opponent is considered the victor. Byes may be issued in the case of an odd number of players.
  14. If someone knows they will not be able to play a certain week when a round is scheduled they must notify the TD BEFORE they play their PRIOR match. At the TD’s discretion their match may be moved to the following week. This will only occur a maximum of 1 time per player.
  15. After each match players will typically have at least a week’s rest until the next match. Possible exceptions are matches involving substitute players in round 1 (point 9) and where a player has notified the TD of their unavailability (point 14).

Match Negotiations:

  1. Players may begin negotiating a playing start time as soon as their next pairing is known.
  2. Each player is responsible to offer at least 3 separate times for the match, during the rest week, unless an offer has been accepted before that number is reached.
  3. The 3 offered times should be no closer than 3 hours to each other and no more than 2 on a single date.
  4. If 3 offers are not made in time the player at fault must accept a time chosen by the opponent.
  5. If both players fail to make 3 offers by the deadline then a match arbiter will assign a time.
  6.  A player should respond to an offer by accepting or making a different offer, preferably within 24 hours.
  7. If a player is excessively or repeatedly late for scheduled matches they may be forfeited.
  8. If both players make 3 offers but no agreement is made before the playing week begins then a match arbiter will determine if fault lies with a particular player.
  9. If a player is at fault then their opponent will decide the match time, if no player is at fault the match arbiter will assign a match time.

Reporting (C)heats:

  1. Accusations of cheating must be made privately to a member of the anti-cheat panel.
  2. The accusation must make reference to at least one specific game.
  3. If an accusation is made publicly and does not lead to a guilty verdict the accuser will be forfeited & banned from future events.
  4.  The anti-cheat panel must all believe a player to be guilty 3-0 for a player to be forfeited. 100% proof is not required.
  5. If a member of the panel is either the accuser or accused their place on the panel will be taken by another.

The above are based on rules used during the 2005 Atomic WC and match negotiation rules from the slow chess league.

The World Championship Team were as follows:

Tournament Director (TD)
tipau:  https://en.lichess.org/@/tipau

Anti-Cheat Panel
Gannet:  https://en.lichess.org/@/Gannet
onubense:  https://en.lichess.org/@/onubense
ProgramFOX:  https://en.lichess.org/@/ProgramFOX
fast-tsunami: https://en.lichess.org/@/fast-tsunami (RESERVE #1)
Arka50:  https://en.lichess.org/@/Arka50 (RESERVE #2)
tipau:  https://en.lichess.org/@/tipau (RESERVE #3)

Entry Approvals Panel
tipau:  https://en.lichess.org/@/tipau
pashpash:  https://en.lichess.org/@/pashpash
fast-tsunami: https://en.lichess.org/@/fast-tsunami

Match Arbiters
tipau:  https://en.lichess.org/@/tipau
Gannet: https://en.lichess.org/@/Gannet

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