Hi all,
I've had people ask me about dates for matches. At the time of writing there are 36 entrants: https://sites.google.com/site/atomicchesswc/entrants. Assuming we will start with more than 32 and less than 64 the following dates are the most likely:
11/09 Last day of entries
12/09 - 18/09 Qualification pairings & arrangements
19/09 - 25/09 Qualification matches
26/09 - 02/10 Round of 32 draw & arrangements
03/10 - 09/10 Round of 32 matches
10/10 - 16/10 Round of 16 arrangements
17/10 - 23/10 Round of 16 matches
24/10 - 30/10 Quarter final arrangements
31/10 - 06/11 Quarter final matches
07/11 - 13/11 Semi final arrangements
14/11 - 20/11 Semi final matches
21/11 - 27/11 Final arrangements
28/11 - 04/12 Final match
I'll allow the qualification matches to be played anytime from the time I announce the pairings. If all the qualification matches are completed within the first week then I will move this timetable forward by one week. There is no requirement for anyone in the qualification round to do this though.

