All official information and tournament standings can be found on the ICCF tournament page.

Switch there to follow the games semi-live with a 5-move delay.
Click on a pairing in the crosstable to access the game window.

 

Clarification

to avoid potential misunderstandings regarding the tiebreak rules applicable in this test tournament.

The ICCF tournament page states in the lower section: : ‘Ties are not broken.’

This is indeed true for the ICCF tournament page, insofar as it does not apply tiebreak rules in view of the special rules for the test tournament.

However, the privately donated prizes will be awarded according to the tiebreak scoring on this website.

 

Great news

Mr. Rutar is providing an additional prize money of 1,000 USD, which will be used to reward wins and favoured draws. The distribution will be done after the tournament has ended. 
"This money should be divided proportionally to the number of points from wins and favored draws. (Equal and disfavored draws will not be counted.) If we get, for example, 2 wins and 10 favored draws, the calculation would be:
P = point value
2x5xP + 10x3xP = $1000
40xP = $1000
P = $25
Each win would receive $125 and each favored draw $75. Place prizes will remain the same: $600, $300, and $100." (Email from Oct. 30, 2025)

 

Venceslav Rutar

is a PhD Scientist who contributed to the development of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. His work has a lasting impact in Physics, Chemistry, Agronomy, and other disciplines. After completing studies of Technical Physics, he became a researcher and mentor in various academic institutions and private companies.
During his retirement, he enjoys family life in the USA and native country Slovenia.
Venceslav started playing casual chess as a child, but he remained focused more on his studies and research. Later, he joined the US Chess Federation and reached the highest rating of 2165.
Using his ability to recognize difficult issues, he developed a unique scoring system to solve the "draw problem" in chess.

 

Photo on the left:
Venceslav Rutar at the Birthplace of GM Vasja Pirc (1907-1980)
Idrija, west of the capital Ljubljana (approx. 1 hour's drive away)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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