Logo: Adam Bartley.

World Tafl Federation Championship 2019, September 15th - December 20th.

World Tafl Federation Champion 2019 is
Gold Mario Aluizo ("casshern"), Los Angeles, USA.

Silver Bogdan Varbanov ("Bogd Khan"), Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Bronze "death", tampa, florida.

Championship prize.
Dmitry Pashkov from "MetalVikings" and his new project "Ethnic Board Games" in Moscow, Russia, kindly offered to donate a 1st prize for the tournament!
It is a 2-in-1 games set composed of a 9x9 Hnefatafl and an 8x12 Latrunculi.

Here are links to more about the games set and other works of Dmitry Pashkov, who created the set:
https://www.facebook.com/ethnicboardgames/
https://www.facebook.com/metalvikingsfigures

Click on the photo for enlargement.

Tournament rules.

Sign up: all July, August and half September. There is a button for registering for the tournament on the "Tafl against humans" page. Deadline for registering is September 14th 12:00 Danish time.
Of course it is not allowed to participate with more than one alias.
Start: September 15th.
Rules: The Copenhagen rules, described here.
Umpire: Adam Bartley, Norway ("Adam").
Info: Check the chat forum for info during the tournament.

Points are 1 for won, 0 for lost and 0.5 for a draw.

For Round 1 roughly half of the players, with the lower ratings, participate.
The Thue-Morse sequence is used to distribute the players into groups based on ratings.
Two players per group qualify for Round 2.

For Round 2 participate rest of the players plus the winners from Round 1.
Again the Thue-Morse sequence is used to distribute the players into groups based on ratings.
Two players per group qualify for Round 3, the Final.

In case of a tie:
1. direct comparison of the games of the tied players (for this round).
2. Sonneborn-Berger score calculated for this round.
in case of still a tie:
3. preliminary rounds: both players proceed. Final: new rounds between the tied winners until one player wins.

Time controls:
Round 1: 0.5 day per move. Time buffer 3 days. Long-game-threshold 6 days.
Round 2: 1 day per move. Time buffer 6 days. Long-game-threshold 12 days.
Final: 1 day per move. Time buffer 9 days. Long-game-threshold 18 days.
(But rematches, if any, again 1 day per move, time buffer 6 days and long-game-threshold 12 days.)
If a move is done within the time given per move, then half of the rest is restored to the time buffer.
When a game length exceeds the long-game-threshold, then the time per move is gradually reduced to 0 (1 hour).
Even when the time buffer is used up, you'll still always have 0.5 day (13 hours) for your current move. In Round 2 and the Final you have 1 day (25 hours) for your current move.

If at any time you want to leave the tournament, just use the Deregister button.
If a player does not move at all during the first 3.5 days of round 1, he is removed from the tournament. For round 2: 7 days, for round 3: 10 days.
A player who causes more than half of his Round games to time out, is disqualified from the tournament.
We have seen some creative things in the course of time - if it is not allowed in a chess tournament, it is not allowed here either.
The chat is disabled for tournament games.

Round 1 groups are given names like Tunsberg, Fornebei, Heithabyr, Vinland etc.
Round 2 groups are given names like Trudvang, Bilskirner, Breidablik etc.
Round 3: the final group with the future Hnefatafl World Champion is named Valhöll.

27 players registered:
ChaolAibhne, St Andrews, Scotland
chuck ward, Attleboro, USA
Agmundr, Lier, Norway
xerxes, Peterborough, UK
sqAree, Berlin, Germany
Luizz, Munich, Germany
Bogd Khan, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
jrton80, Kearneysville, WV, USA
Mykle, Stavanger, Norway
epm180, Dublin, Ireland
Kllimm, Pervomayskoe, Russia
Waegn, Worcester, USA
Steiger, Gorlovka, Donbass
Gungnir, Tromsø, Norge
Hagbard, Copenhagen, Danmark
Volkenpuk, USA
Wesley Alves, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Ytreza, France
freeDom-, Germany
prendek, American Samoa
casshern, Los Angeles, USA
Brench, Philadelphia, USA
Masterluke, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Khan Asparukh, Sofia, Bulgaria
ratatoskr, Boise, United States
L716, Russia
death, tampa, florida, USA

The players come from:
12 countries (UK, USA, Norway, Germany, Bulgaria, Ireland, Russia, Ukraine, Denmark, Brasil, France, Belgium)
5 USA states (Massachusetts, West Virginia, California, Pennsylvania, Idaho)
3 continents (Europe, North America, South America)

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.

Result:
1. Casshern, 2. Bogd Khan, 3. Death, 4. Khan Asparukh, 5. Ytreza and Agmundr, 7. Hagbard, 8. Sqaree and Kllimm, 10. L716, 11. Freedom- and Ratatoskr, 13. Steiger, 14. xerxes, 15. ChaolAibhne, Jrton80 and Masterluke, 18. Wesley Alves, 19. Brench, Gungnir and Luizz 22. Volkenpuk and Waegn, 24. chuck ward and epm180.

Round 3, the Final.

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

Valhöll.

Copenhagen Hnefatafl 11x11 (2019-11-05)

white/black	Bogd khan	Casshern	Khan asparukh	Death
Bogd khan	-	36 mv	20 mv	95 mv
Casshern	66 mv	-	55 mv	45 mv
Khan asparukh	80 mv	72 mv	-	50 mv
Death	113 mv	99 mv	39 mv	-

Casshern: 5 pt., Bogd khan: 3 pt., Death: 3 pt., Khan asparukh: 1 pt.,
(maximum possible score 6) Casshern: 5, Bogd khan: 3, Death: 3, Khan asparukh: 1.
Tournament winner: Casshern!

Bogd khan z / Casshern

Bogd khan / Death

Bogd khan z / Khan asparukh

Casshern / Bogd khan

Casshern / Death

Casshern / Khan asparukh

Death / Bogd khan

Death / Casshern

Death / Khan asparukh

Khan asparukh z / Bogd khan

Khan asparukh / Casshern

Khan asparukh z / Death

Scores:
Casshern: 5 pt., Bogd khan: 3 pt., Death: 3 pt., Khan asparukh: 1 pt., (12 points of 12 = 100%)
Moves:
Death: 221 mv., Bogd khan: 205 mv., Casshern: 187 mv., Khan asparukh: 158 mv., (Average per game 64 mv.)
Finished games:
Bogd khan: 6 gm., Death: 6 gm., Khan asparukh: 6 gm., Casshern: 6 gm., (12 finished games of 12 = 100%, 4 timeouts)

Round 2, Dyrr Valhölls.

Bilskirnir group.

Copenhagen Hnefatafl 11x11 (2019-09-25)

white/black	Agmundr	Bogd khan	Hagbard	Casshern	Ratatoskr	L716
Agmundr	-	60 mv	151 mv	81 mv	29 mv	21 mv
Bogd khan	44 mv	-	32 mv	18 mv	23 mv	31 mv
Hagbard	58 mv	86 mv	-	48 mv	25 mv	53 mv
Casshern	42 mv	37 mv	31 mv	-	21 mv	33 mv
Ratatoskr	30 mv	26 mv	38 mv	36 mv	-	38 mv
L716	64 mv	58 mv	62 mv	24 mv	25 mv	-

Casshern: 10 pt., Bogd khan: 7 pt., Agmundr: 6 pt., Hagbard: 5 pt., L716: 2 pt., Ratatoskr: 0 pt.,
(maximum possible score 10) Casshern: 10, Bogd khan: 7, Agmundr: 6, Hagbard: 5, L716: 2, Ratatoskr: 0.
Casshern and Bogd Khan move on to Round 3, the Final.

Fólkvangr group.

Copenhagen Hnefatafl 11x11 (2019-09-25)

white/black	Sqaree	Kllimm	Ytreza	Freedom-	Khan asparukh	Death
Sqaree	-	54 mv	31 mv	33 mv	25 mv	54 mv
Kllimm	57 mv	-	94 mv	27 mv		92 mv
Ytreza	65 mv	74 mv	-	59 mv	130 mv	50 mv
Freedom-	68 mv	52 mv	112 mv	-	60 mv	74 mv
Khan asparukh	43 mv	42 mv	63 mv	25 mv	-	112 mv
Death	71 mv	54 mv	151 mv	41 mv	103 mv	-

Death: 8 pt., Khan asparukh: 7 pt., Ytreza: 6 pt., Sqaree: 4 pt., Kllimm: 4 pt., Freedom-: 0 pt.,
(maximum possible score 10) Khan asparukh: 8, Death: 8, Ytreza: 6, Sqaree: 4, Kllimm: 4, Freedom-: 0.
Khan Asparukh and Death move on to Round 3, the Final.

Agmundr / Bogd khan

Agmundr / Casshern

Agmundr / Hagbard

Agmundr / L716

Agmundr / Ratatoskr z

Bogd khan / Agmundr

Bogd khan z / Casshern

Bogd khan / Hagbard

Bogd khan / L716

Bogd khan / Ratatoskr

Casshern / Agmundr

Casshern / Bogd khan z

Casshern / Hagbard

Casshern / L716

Casshern / Ratatoskr

Death / Freedom-

Death / Khan asparukh

Death / Kllimm

Death / Sqaree

Death / Ytreza

Freedom- z / Death

Freedom- z / Khan asparukh

Freedom- z / Kllimm

Freedom- z / Sqaree

Freedom- z / Ytreza

Hagbard / Agmundr

Hagbard / Bogd khan

Hagbard / Casshern

Hagbard / L716

Hagbard / Ratatoskr z

Khan asparukh / Death

Khan asparukh / Freedom-

Khan asparukh / Kllimm

Khan asparukh / Sqaree

Khan asparukh / Ytreza

Kllimm z / Death

Kllimm / Freedom-

Kllimm / Sqaree

Kllimm z / Ytreza

L716 / Agmundr

L716 / Bogd khan

L716 / Casshern

L716 / Hagbard

L716 / Ratatoskr

Ratatoskr z / Agmundr

Ratatoskr z / Bogd khan

Ratatoskr z / Casshern

Ratatoskr z / Hagbard

Ratatoskr z / L716

Sqaree / Death

Sqaree / Freedom-

Sqaree / Khan asparukh

Sqaree / Kllimm

Sqaree / Ytreza

Ytreza / Death

Ytreza / Freedom-

Ytreza / Khan asparukh

Ytreza / Kllimm

Ytreza / Sqaree

Scores:
Casshern: 10 pt., Khan asparukh: 8 pt., Death: 8 pt., Bogd khan: 7 pt., Agmundr: 6 pt., Ytreza: 6 pt., Hagbard: 5 pt., Sqaree: 4 pt., Kllimm: 4 pt., L716: 2 pt., Ratatoskr: 0 pt., Freedom-: 0 pt. (60 points of 60 = 100%)
Moves:
Ytreza: 415 mv., Death: 401 mv., Khan asparukh: 304 mv., Hagbard: 292 mv., Agmundr: 290 mv., Freedom-: 276 mv., Kllimm: 275 mv., Sqaree: 251 mv., Bogd khan: 208 mv., L716: 205 mv., Casshern: 186 mv., Ratatoskr: 146 mv. (Average per game 54 mv.)
Finished games:
Agmundr: 10 gm., L716: 10 gm., Hagbard: 10 gm., Bogd khan: 10 gm., Casshern: 10 gm., Ratatoskr: 10 gm., Sqaree: 10 gm., Ytreza: 10 gm., Freedom-: 10 gm., Khan asparukh: 10 gm., Kllimm: 10 gm., Death: 10 gm. (60 finished games of 60 = 100%, 17 timeouts)

Round 1.

Gàrðaríki group.

Copenhagen Hnefatafl 11x11 (2019-09-07)

white/black	Chuck ward	Mykle	Steiger	Freedom-	Brench	Masterluke	Ratatoskr
Chuck ward	-		24 mv	26 mv	12 mv	32 mv	30 mv
Mykle		-
Steiger	23 mv		-	21 mv	31 mv	21 mv	58 mv
Freedom-	23 mv		87 mv	-	11 mv	59 mv	43 mv
Brench	11 mv		26 mv	53 mv	-	10 mv	10 mv
Masterluke	31 mv		97 mv	89 mv	9 mv	-	92 mv
Ratatoskr	29 mv		50 mv	25 mv	9 mv	47 mv	-

Ratatoskr: 8 pt., Steiger: 7 pt., Freedom-: 7 pt., Masterluke: 5 pt., Brench: 3 pt., Chuck ward: 0 pt., Mykle: 0 pt.,
Never showed up and disqualified Sep. 18th: Mykle.
(maximum possible score 10) Ratatoskr: 8, Freedom-: 7, Steiger: 7, Masterluke: 5, Brench: 3, Chuck ward: 0.
Ratatoskr and Freedom move on to Round 2.

Dyflin group.

Copenhagen Hnefatafl 11x11 (2019-09-07)

white/black	Chaolaibhne	Xerxes	Epm180	Kllimm	Waegn	Wesley alves	L716
Chaolaibhne	-	84 mv		84 mv	39 mv	35 mv	35 mv
Xerxes	25 mv	-		66 mv	51 mv	61 mv	21 mv
Epm180			-
Kllimm	56 mv	63 mv		-	41 mv	41 mv	19 mv
Waegn	52 mv	78 mv		26 mv	-	45 mv	45 mv
Wesley alves	37 mv	33 mv		26 mv	32 mv	-	68 mv
L716	34 mv	25 mv		52 mv	35 mv	38 mv	-

Kllimm: 8 pt., Xerxes: 6 pt., L716: 6 pt., Chaolaibhne: 5 pt., Wesley alves: 4 pt., Waegn: 1 pt., Epm180: 0 pt.,
(maximum possible score 12) Kllimm: 10, Xerxes: 8, L716: 8, Chaolaibhne: 7, Wesley alves: 6, Waegn: 3, Epm180: 0.
Kllimm and L716 move on to Round 2.

Norðvegr group.

Copenhagen Hnefatafl 11x11 (2019-09-07)

white/black	Agmundr	Luizz	Jrton80	Gungnir	Volkenpuk	Ytreza	Prendek
Agmundr	-	43 mv	34 mv	24 mv	23 mv	55 mv
Luizz	30 mv	-	44 mv	17 mv	25 mv	34 mv
Jrton80	122 mv	47 mv	-	40 mv	37 mv	130 mv
Gungnir	30 mv	19 mv	15 mv	-	29 mv	28 mv
Volkenpuk	34 mv	26 mv	48 mv	35 mv	-	38 mv
Ytreza	32 mv	27 mv	23 mv	14 mv	34 mv	-
Prendek							-

Agmundr: 9 pt., Ytreza: 9 pt., Jrton80: 5 pt., Luizz: 3 pt., Gungnir: 3 pt., Volkenpuk: 1 pt., Prendek: 0 pt.,
Never showed up and disqualified Sep. 18th: prendek.
(maximum possible score 10) Agmundr: 9, Ytreza: 9, Jrton80: 5, Gungnir: 3, Luizz: 3, Volkenpuk: 1.
Agmundr and Ytreza move on to Round 2.

Agmundr / Gungnir

Agmundr / Jrton80

Agmundr / Luizz z

Agmundr / Volkenpuk

Agmundr / Ytreza

Brench / Chuck ward z

Brench / Freedom-

Brench z / Masterluke

Brench z / Ratatoskr

Brench / Steiger

Chaolaibhne / Kllimm

Chaolaibhne / L716

Chaolaibhne / Waegn

Chaolaibhne / Wesley alves

Chaolaibhne / Xerxes

Chuck ward z / Brench

Chuck ward z / Freedom-

Chuck ward z / Masterluke

Chuck ward z / Ratatoskr

Chuck ward z / Steiger

Freedom- / Brench z

Freedom- / Chuck ward z

Freedom- / Masterluke

Freedom- / Ratatoskr

Freedom- / Steiger z

Gungnir z / Agmundr

Gungnir / Jrton80

Gungnir / Luizz

Gungnir / Volkenpuk

Gungnir z / Ytreza

Jrton80 / Agmundr

Jrton80 / Gungnir

Jrton80 / Luizz z

Jrton80 / Volkenpuk

Jrton80 / Ytreza

Kllimm / Chaolaibhne

Kllimm / L716

Kllimm / Waegn

Kllimm / Wesley alves

Kllimm / Xerxes

L716 / Chaolaibhne

L716 / Kllimm

L716 / Waegn

L716 / Wesley alves

L716 / Xerxes

Luizz z / Agmundr

Luizz / Gungnir z

Luizz z / Jrton80

Luizz / Volkenpuk z

Luizz z / Ytreza

Masterluke / Brench z

Masterluke / Chuck ward z

Masterluke / Freedom-

Masterluke / Ratatoskr

Masterluke / Steiger z

Ratatoskr / Brench z

Ratatoskr / Chuck ward z

Ratatoskr / Freedom-

Ratatoskr / Masterluke

Ratatoskr / Steiger

Steiger / Brench

Steiger / Chuck ward z

Steiger / Freedom-

Steiger / Masterluke

Steiger z / Ratatoskr

Volkenpuk z / Agmundr

Volkenpuk / Gungnir z

Volkenpuk z / Jrton80

Volkenpuk z / Luizz

Volkenpuk z / Ytreza

Waegn z / Chaolaibhne

Waegn / Kllimm

Waegn / L716

Waegn / Wesley alves

Waegn / Xerxes

Wesley alves / Chaolaibhne

Wesley alves / Kllimm

Wesley alves / L716

Wesley alves / Waegn

Wesley alves / Xerxes

Xerxes / Chaolaibhne

Xerxes / Kllimm

Xerxes / L716

Xerxes / Waegn

Xerxes / Wesley alves

Ytreza / Agmundr

Ytreza / Gungnir

Ytreza / Jrton80

Ytreza / Luizz

Ytreza / Volkenpuk

Scores:
Kllimm: 10 pt., Ytreza: 9 pt., Agmundr: 9 pt., Ratatoskr: 8 pt., Xerxes: 8 pt., L716: 8 pt., Steiger: 7 pt., Chaolaibhne: 7 pt., Freedom-: 7 pt., Wesley alves: 6 pt., Masterluke: 5 pt., Jrton80: 5 pt., Brench: 3 pt., Waegn: 3 pt., Gungnir: 3 pt., Luizz: 3 pt., Volkenpuk: 1 pt., Chuck ward: 0 pt., Epm180: 0 pt. (102 points of 102 = 100%)
Moves:
Jrton80: 270 mv., Xerxes: 256 mv., Masterluke: 244 mv., Chaolaibhne: 243 mv., Kllimm: 240 mv., Waegn: 225 mv., Steiger: 219 mv., Freedom-: 219 mv., Agmundr: 214 mv., Wesley alves: 211 mv., Ytreza: 208 mv., Ratatoskr: 197 mv., L716: 190 mv., Volkenpuk: 165 mv., Luizz: 156 mv., Gungnir: 126 mv., Chuck ward: 121 mv., Brench: 91 mv., Epm180: 16 mv. (Average per game 35 mv.)
Finished games:
Xerxes: 12 gm., Waegn: 12 gm., Kllimm: 12 gm., Epm180: 12 gm., Chaolaibhne: 12 gm., L716: 12 gm., Wesley alves: 12 gm., Luizz: 10 gm., Gungnir: 10 gm., Jrton80: 10 gm., Ytreza: 10 gm., Agmundr: 10 gm., Steiger: 10 gm., Freedom-: 10 gm., Masterluke: 10 gm., Chuck ward: 10 gm., Brench: 10 gm., Ratatoskr: 10 gm., Volkenpuk: 10 gm. (102 finished games of 102 = 100%, 45 timeouts)