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World Tafl Federation Championship 2023 Huginn, September 15th - December 4th.

Content.

Tournament rules.
Copenhagen Hnefatafl.
Historical Hnefatafl.
Sea Battle Tafl.
Race games.
Countings.

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World Tafl Federation Champion 2023 is
Plamen Draganov ("Draganov"), Sofia, Bulgaria.
#2 Alex Hnefatafl, #3 Casshern,
4. Cacreal, 5. odinhimself, 6. garun19, 7. jrton80, 8. ailill, 9. floki, 10. holidayinnes, 11. paul7, 12. Potapych, 13. lalli the hunter, 14. brave-frog, 15. arcrue, 16. platypus, 17. hagbard, 18. ramzi khadhraoui, 19. mrcrow, 20. luizz, 21. tonythebook, 22. gingie339, 23. sybil, 24. docbullen.

Historical Hnefatafl World Champion 2023 is
Mario Aluizo ("Casshern"), Los Angeles, USA.
#2 Draganov, #3 Dimetr,
4. chaolaibhne, 5. brave-frog, 6. paul7, 7. Potapych, 8. ailill, 9. alex hnefatafl, 10. fiji270, 11. hagbard, 12. jrton80, 13. masterluke, 14. konrad7890, 15. tonythebook, 16. colophonius, 17. ekve2, 18. docbullen.

Sea Battle Master 2023 is
Plamen Draganov ("Draganov"), Sofia, Bulgaria.
#2 Casshern, #3 Ailill,
4. colophonius, 5. Potapych, 6. paul7, 7. chaolaibhne, 8. hagbard, 9. alex hnefatafl, 10. docbullen, 11. brave-frog, 12. tonythebook.

Race Games Master 2023 is
Mike Coveny ("Holidayinnes"), Ottawa, Canada.
#2 Draganov, #3 Xerxes,
4. rosk, 5. hagbard, 6. cacreal, 7. Colophonius, 8. jrton80, 9. Potapych, 10. alex hnefatafl, 11. jilles, 12. brave-frog, 13. floki, 14. Paul7, 15. ChaolAibhne, 16. Tonythebook, 17. Docbullen.

Tournament rules.

Start:
September 15th 2023.

There are four separate lines of tournament; a player can participate in one or more:
  • Vínland, Copenhagen Hnefatafl 11x11.
  • Hólmgarðr, Historical Hnefatafl:
    1. Saami Tablut-w 9x9 (round 1)
    2. Tawlbwrdd Lewis cross-w 11x11 (round 2 etc.)
  • Túnsberg, Sea Battle Tafl:
    1. Sea battle-2526 9x9 (round 1)
    2. Sea battle-w 11x11 (round 2 etc.)
  • Álttá, Race games:
    1. Daldøs 3x14 (round 1)
    2. Saami Sáhkku 3x15 (round 2 etc.)
Rules:
Copenhagen
NB. About shieldwalls, see Doctor Crustus explains shieldwalls (Tim Millar)
Hist. Hnef.
Sea Battle
Race games

The tournament is a Double-Elimination.

Timing:
x4 (time buffer 5.5 days, incr. per move 8 hours).
When a game lasted a long time, the increment per move is gradually reduced.
Protected miminum time per move 2 hours (!).

Longest time to move 3 days.
If a player does not start any game within 3 days, he is disqualified as a no-show.

Exception: The race games are timed x2 (time buffer 3.5 days, incr. per move 4 hours, same as the ordinary tournaments).

When the time buffer left is less than 1.5 day, a blue warning is shown.
When the time left till timeout is less than 24 hours, a red warning is shown!

NB!!! The "!" next to a timeout warning is set when the available time from one move to the next has fallen below 10 hours. The time available will continue to fall until it's only 2 hours.
In this phase the "flag will soon fall", because a timeout will happen some night soon while a player is asleep.

How to see your rest time buffer:
On your "My current games" page:
at the bottom of the page, click "Enter" to "Show my games and time buffers".

Info:
Continuing info is given in the chat forum.
And here.

The winners are
Copenhagen: World Tafl Federation Champion.
Hist. Hnef.: Historical Hnefatafl World Champion.
Sea Battle: Sea Battle Master.
Race games: Race Games Master.

If at any time you want to leave the tournament, please say so in the chat forum.
A player who causes more than half of his Round games to time out or does not show up for the round, is disqualified from the tournament.

Umpires:
Copenhagen Hnefatafl: Steve Lonsdale, Peterborough, UK.
Hist. Hnef. and Sea Battle: Daniel Kress, Frankfurt, Germany.
Race games: Aage Nielsen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Umpire backups: Adam Bartley, Norway, Mikkel Berg-Nordlie, Sápmi (Norway), Mike Coveny, Canada, and Hamish Lawson, Scotland (UK).


Timing as tested here: Test of x4 timing.
Double Elimination as tested here:
Test of Double Elimination.
Diagonal Tournament Format.
Diagonal Race Tournament Format.

Some players studied how to play stronger. Hints how to win Copenhagen Hnef.:
Tim Millar ("Crust").
Plamen Draganov ("Draganov").

NB. For new players and for old players who have been away for some time:
Please notice and beware of some changes in the tournament since years back.

Timing.

The timing is much tighter than it was years back.
And if a game lasts a long time, the timing is further tightened, ending in only 2 hours per move. Come this far, the flag will fall soon.
So please beware and don't wait too long with the genious moves.

Elimination.

When you lost 4 games, you're out.
The losses are summed from round to round.

Opponents.

In the first round you meet your equal players.
So beware, the first round is tough.

36 players.

C Copenhagen, H Historical, S Sea Battle, R Race games
"Potapych", Soroki, Moldova (C, H, S, R) m
Mike Coveny ("holidayinnes"), Ottawa, Canada (C, R) M
"brave-frog", Kharkiv, Ukraine (C, H, S, R)
"thomas", Adelaide, Australia (C, R) invalid (no-show)
"JanK", Konin, Poland (C, H, S) invalid (no-show)
Konstantin Jaehne ("sqAree"), Berlin, Germany (C) (timed out)
"Platypus", UK (C)
Luk Martens ("Masterluke"), Sint-Niklaas, Belgium (H)
"Luizz", Munich, Germany (C)
Ramzi Khadhraoui ("Ramzi"), Kasserine, Tunisia (C)
"Alex Hnefatafl", Samara, Russia (C, H, S, R)
Dmitrij Tsvilenev, ("Dimetr"), Moskva, Gardariki (H) m
Plamen Draganov ("Draganov"), Sofia, Bulgaria (C, H, S, R) W
Steve Lonsdale ("xerxes"), Peterborough, UK (R) M
"godlikharizard" (C) invalid (no games)
Aage Nielsen ("Hagbard"), Copenhagen, Danmark (C, H, S, R) NM
"pusur" (C) invalid (no games)
Daniel Kress ("Colophonius"), Frankfurt, Germany (H, S, R)
"Lalli The Hunter", Kouvola, Finland (C)
"rosk", R-n-D, Russia (R) m
"Ash", Mercia, England (C) invalid (no-show)
"Ailill", London, United Kingdom (C, H, S)
"langreviews" (C) invalid (no games)
Tony Higginson ("tonythebook"), Formby, Merseyside (C, H, S, R)
Paul A. Anokhin ("paul7"), Belgrade, Serbia (C, H, S, R)
Hamish Lawson ("ChaolAibhne"), St Andrews, Scotland (UK) (H, S, R)
"Sybil", Sorbara, Italy (C)
Mario Aluizo ("casshern"), Los Angeles, USA (C, H, S) World
Delray Curtis, ("Jrton80"), Kearneysville, WV, USA (C, H, R)
"cacreal", Ottawa, Canada (C, R) NM, w
"floki", Marseille, France (C, R)
"Sauron", Barad-dur, Mordor (C, H, S)
"arcrue", Sered, Slovakia (C)
"mrcrow", Canada (C)
"Gingie339", Canada (C)
"jilles", Netherlands (R) M
Lucho Panchev ("OdinHimself"), Kyustendil, Bulgaria (C) NM, w
"ekve2", Finland (H)
"fiji270", Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (H)
"konrad7890", Przemysl, Polska (H)
Tim Bullen ("docbullen"), Formby, UK (C, H, S, R) NM
"garun19", Ottawa, Canada (C)

The players come from:
18 countries (Moldova, Canada, Ukraine, Poland, Germany, UK, Belgium, Tunisia, Russia, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Serbia, Italy, USA, France, Slovakia, Netherlands).
3 continents (Europe, North America, Africa).

May Odin give you knowledge on your path,
May Thor grant you strength and courage on your way,
And may Loki give you laughter as you go.

Copenhagen Hnefatafl 11x11.

Vínland.
Valhalla
(Valhalla, tegnet af Peter Madsen til Valhalla-albummerne)

26 players: Potapych, holidayinnes, brave-frog, Platypus, Jrton80, Luizz, sqAree, Ramzi Khadhraoui, Alex Hnefatafl, Draganov, Hagbard, Lalli The Hunter, Ailill, tonythebook, paul7, Sybil, casshern, cacreal, floki, Sauron, arcrue, mrcrow, Gingie339, OdinHimself, docbullen, garun19

15.9.2023 Round 1, Strið Bræðra.

00 Casshern
01 Draganov
02 Odinhimself
03 Alex hnefatafl
04 Garun19
05 Holidayinnes
06 Sqaree
07 Floki
08 Cacreal
09 Potapych
10 Hagbard
11 Ramzi khadhraoui
12 Jrton80
13 Tonythebook
14 Docbullen
15 Platypus
16 Luizz
17 Paul7
18 Brave-frog
19 Lalli the hunter
20 Sybil
21 Sauron
22 Jank
23 Thomas
24 Arcrue
25 Ailill
26 Mrcrow
27 Gingie339
28 Ash

   00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
00     x  x
01  x        x
02  x           x
03     x           x
04        x           x
05           x           x
06              x           x
07                 x           x
08                    x           x
09                       x           x
10                          x           x
11                             x           x
12                                x           x
13                                   x           x     x
14                                      x           x     x
15                                         x           x     x
16                                            x           x     x
17                                         x     x           x     x
18                                            x     x           x     x
19                                               x     x           x     x
20                                                  x     x           x     x
21                                                     x     x           x     x
22                                                        x     x           x     x
23                                                           x     x           x     x
24                                                              x     x           x     x
25                                                                 x     x           x  x
26                                                                    x     x        x  x
27                                                                       x     x  x     x
28                                                                          x  x  x  x

18.9.2023 No-shows.

Player 06 timed out, and 22, 23 and 28 didn't show up.
Their matches are replaced by: 
04 - 18
08 - 19
20 - 26
21 - 27
24 - 25
24 - 27
25 - 26

7.10.2023 Round 2, Strið Grannar.

00 Casshern
01 Draganov
02 Odinhimself
03 Alex hnefatafl
04 Garun19
05 Cacreal
06 Holidayinnes
07 Floki
08 Potapych
09 Hagbard
10 Arcrue
11 Ramzi khadhraoui
12 Jrton80
13 Ailill
14 Mrcrow
15 Platypus
16 Paul7
17 Luizz
18 Brave-frog

   00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
00                    x                    x
01                       x                    x
02                          x                    x
03                             x                    x
04                                x                    x
05                                   x                    x
06  x                                   x
07     x                                   x
08        x                                   x
09           x                                   x
10              x                                   x
11                 x                                   x
12                    x                                   x
13  x                    x
14     x                    x
15        x                    x
16           x                    x
17              x                    x
18                 x                    x

24.10.2023 Round 3, Strið Frænra.

00 Casshern
01 Draganov
02 Alex hnefatafl
03 Odinhimself
04 Garun19
05 Cacreal
06 Jrton80

   00 01 02 03 04 05 06
00        x        x
01           x        x
02  x           x
03     x           x
04        x           x
05  x        x
06     x        x

11.11.2023 Round 4, Strið Frænra.

00 Casshern
01 Draganov
02 Cacreal
03 Alex Hnefatafl

   00 01 02 03
00     x     x
01  x     x
02     x     x
03  x     x

4.12.2023.

The Cop. tournament finished and we have the

World Tafl Federation Champion 2023:
Plamen Draganov ("Draganov") ! 

#2 Alex Hnefatafl
#3 Casshern

Historical Hnefatafl: Saami Tablut-w 9x9 & Tawlbwrdd Lewis cross 11x11.

Hólmgarðr.
dragehoved
(Pinterest and forsejl.dk, artist unknown)

19 players: Potapych, brave-frog, Jrton80, MasterLuke, Dimetr, Alex Hnefatafl, Draganov, Hagbard, Colophonius, Ailill, tonythebook, paul7, ChaolAibhne, casshern, Sauron, ekve2, fiji270, konrad7890, docbullen

15.9.2023 Round 1, Strið Bræðra.

00 Casshern
01 Alex hnefatafl
02 Draganov
03 Dimetr
04 Potapych
05 Colophonius
06 Paul7
07 Chaolaibhne
08 Jrton80
09 Hagbard
10 MasterLuke
11 Sauron
12 Docbullen
13 Brave-frog
14 Tonythebook
15 Konrad7890
16 Fiji270
17 Jank
18 Ekve2
19 Ailill

   00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
00     x  x
01  x        x
02  x           x
03     x           x
04        x           x
05           x           x
06              x           x
07                 x           x
08                    x           x     x
09                       x           x     x
10                          x           x     x
11                             x           x     x
12                          x     x           x     x
13                             x     x           x     x
14                                x     x           x     x
15                                   x     x           x     x
16                                      x     x           x  x
17                                         x     x        x  x
18                                            x     x  x     x
19                                               x  x  x  x

18.9.2023 No-shows.

Player 17 didn't show up.
The matches are replaced by: 
13 - 19
15 - 18

2.10.2023 Round 2, Strið Grannar.

00 Casshern
01 Draganov
02 Dimetr
03 Potapych
04 Paul7
05 Chaolaibhne
06 Jrton80
07 Fiji270
08 Ailill
09 MasterLuke
10 Brave-frog

   00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
00              x        x
01                 x        x
02                    x        x
03                       x        x
04  x                       x
05     x                       x
06        x                       x
07  x        x
08     x        x
09        x        x
10           x        x

17.10.2023 Round 3, Strið Frænra.

00 Draganov
01 Casshern
02 Dimetr
03 Brave-frog
04 ChaolAibhne

   00 01 02 03 04
00        x  x
01           x  x
02  x           x
03  x  x
04     x  x

27.10.2023 Round 4, Holmganga.

00 Casshern
01 Draganov
02 Dimetr

   00 01 02
00     x  x
01  x     x
02  x  x

18.11.2023.

The Hist.Hnef. tournament finished and we have a

Historical Hnefatafl World Champion 2023:
Mario Aluizo ("Casshern") ! 

#2 Draganov
#3 Dimetr

Sea battle-2526 9x9 & Sea battle 11x11.

Túnsberg.
vikingeskib
(Pinterest tattoo, artist Geovani figueira)

13 players: Potapych, brave-frog, Alex Hnefatafl, Draganov, Hagbard, Colophonius, Ailill, tonythebook, paul7, ChaolAibhne, casshern, Sauron, docbullen

15.9.2023 Round 1, Strið Bræðra.

00 Casshern
01 Draganov
02 Alex hnefatafl
03 Chaolaibhne
04 Hagbard
05 Paul7
06 Potapych
07 Colophonius
08 Sauron
09 Tonythebook
10 Docbullen
11 Brave-frog
12 Jank
13 Ailill

   00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
00     x  x
01  x        x
02  x           x
03     x           x
04        x           x
05           x           x     x
06              x           x     x
07                 x           x     x
08                    x           x     x
09                 x     x           x     x
10                    x     x           x  x
11                       x     x        x  x
12                          x     x  x     x
13                             x  x  x  x

18.9.2023 No-shows.

Player 12 didn't show up.
The matches are replaced by: 
08 - 13
10 - 11

29.9.2023 Round 2, Strið Grannar.

00 Casshern
01 Draganov
02 Alex hnefatafl
03 Chaolaibhne
04 Ailill
05 Paul7
06 Potapych
07 Hagbard
08 Colophonius

   00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
00           x        x
01              x        x
02                 x        x
03  x                 x
04     x                 x
05        x                 x
06  x        x
07     x        x
08        x        x

9.10.2023 Round 3, Strið Frænra.

00 Casshern
01 Draganov
02 Colophonius
03 Ailill

   00 01 02 03
00     x     x
01  x     x
02     x     x
03  x     x

3.11.2023 Round 4, Holmganga.

00 Casshern
01 Draganov

   00 01
00     x
01  x

18.11.2023.

The Sea tafl tournament finished and we have a

Sea Battle Master 2023:
Plamen Draganov ("Draganov") ! 

#2 Casshern
#3 Ailill

Daldøs 3x14 & Saami Sáhkku 3x15 (Kåfjord).

Álttá.
nordlys
(Viking boat under the Aurora. Vignette by Gerhard Munthe, Norway.)

17 players: Potapych, holidayinnes, brave-frog, Hagbard, Jrton80, Alex Hnefatafl, Colophonius, Draganov, xerxes, rosk, tonythebook, paul7, ChaolAibhne, cacreal, jilles, floki, docbullen

15.9.2023 Round 1.

00 Jilles
01 Holidayinnes
02 Draganov
03 Colophonius
04 Alex hnefatafl
05 Hagbard
06 Rosk
07 Xerxes
08 Potapych
09 Floki
10 Chaolaibhne
11 Jrton80
12 Tonythebook
13 Cacreal
14 Thomas
15 Brave-frog
16 Paul7
17 Docbullen

   00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
00              x        x           x        x
01                 x        x           x        x
02                    x        x           x        x
03                       x        x           x        x
04  x                       x        x           x
05     x                       x        x           x
06        x                       x        x           x
07  x        x                       x        x
08     x        x                       x        x
09        x        x                       x        x
10           x        x                       x        x
11  x           x        x                       x
12     x           x        x                       x
13        x           x        x                       x
14  x        x           x        x
15     x        x           x        x
16        x        x           x        x
17           x        x           x        x

18.9.2023 No-shows.

Player 14 didn't show up.
The matches are replaced by: 
00 - 03
07 - 10

25.9.2023 Round 2.

00 Colophonius
01 Holidayinnes
02 Draganov
03 Xerxes
04 Hagbard
05 Rosk
06 Jrton80
07 Cacreal

   00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
00           x     x
01              x     x
02                 x     x
03  x                 x
04     x                 x
05  x     x
06     x     x
07        x     x

29.9.2023 Round 3.

00 Holidayinnes
01 Xerxes
02 Draganov

   00 01 02
00     x  x
01  x     x
02  x  x

2.10.2023.

The Race games tournament finished and we have a

Race Games Master 2023:
Mike Coveny ("holidayinnes") !

All three players were eliminated in the final.
After the final the losses were: 

#1 Holidayinnes: 2
#2 Draganov: 2.5
#3 Xerxes: 3
Updated 14.2.2024
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