Sam has closed his piano and gone to bed ... now we can talk about the real stuff of life ... love, liberty and games such as Janus, Capablanca Random, Embassy Chess & the odd mention of other 10x8 variants is welcome too
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There are 13 sections, and each one will send one winner into the next round. So, 13 players make it to round 2. The section with the highest rated player will have 6 people in it. The section with the 2nd highest rated person will have 7 people. One winner from each of these 2 sections will advance to the finals. These 2 people will play a "3 wins match" which means the first to record a 3rd victory will win.