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Table of Contents
| FACE | How it works | Conditions | Participants | Ratings | Download | History | 
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| Prehistoric | Edition 1 | Edition 2 | Edition 3 | Edition 4 | Edition 5 | Edition 6 | Edition 7 | Edition 8 | Edition 9 | Edition 10 | Edition 11 and later | 
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Edition 2
- started around January 2005
 - Time Control: 40 moves in 5 minutes and reating
 - Arena-GUI (only)
 - Book: own book for Division A to C, others use Arena little mainbook 1.0 from Harry Schnapp
 - not a fully liga system … more Conditions
 
Division 1
- order of starting
 - from Division 1 no 1-8 (last edition): AnMon, Delfi, Ktulu, List, ProDeo, Ruffian, Thinker, Yace
 - promoted from Division 2 no 1-4 (same edition): Dan, Fruit, Pseudo, Slow
 - promoted from PlayOff to Division 1 no 1-6 (same edition): SOS, Glaurung, SmarThink, WildCat, Aristarch, Pharaon
 - results
 - No 1 is Champ = Ruffian
 - no demotion cause increased Division in next edition
 
PlayOff Division 1
- order of starting
 - from Division 1 no 9-12 (last edition): Aristarch, Gothmog, SmarThink, SOS
 - from Division 2 no 5-8 (same edition): GreenLight, LGRevival, Pharaon, WildCat
 - results
 - no 1-6 are promoted to Division 1 (same edition)
 - no 7-8 are demoted to Division 2 (next edition)
 
Division 2
- order of starting
 - demoted from Division 1 no 13-16 (last edition): Amyan, PatriotLight, Pepito, Pharaon
 - from Division 2 no 5-8 (last edition): Crafty, GreenLight, LGRevival, Slow
 - promoted from Division 3 no 1-4 (same edition): Dan, Fruit, Ufim, Zappa
 - promoted from PlayOff to Division 2 no 1-6 (same edition): LambChop, Movei, Naum, Pseudo, Tao, WildCat
 - results
 - no 1-4 are promoted to Division 1 (same edition)
 - no 5-8 go to PlayOff to Division 1 (same edition)
 - no 15-18 are demoted to Division B (next edition)
 
PlayOff Division 2
- order of starting
 - from Division 2 no 9-12 (last edition): LambChop, Sjeng, Tao, WildCat
 - from Division 3 no 5-8 (same edition): Movei, Naum, Pseudo, Quark
 - results
 - no 1-6 are promoted to Division 2 (same edition)
 - no 7-8 are demoted to Division B (next edition)
 
Division 3
- order of starting
 - demoted from Division 2 no 13-16 (last edition): KnightDreamer, Nejmet, Phalanx, TCB
 - from Division 3 no 5-8 (last edition): Amy, Comet, Postmodernist, Quark
 - promoted from Division 4 no 1-4 (same edition): Fruit, Naum, Ufim, Zappa
 - promoted from Joker-Qualify (same edition): Pseudo
 - promoted from PlayOff to Division 3 no 1-5 (same edition): Baron, Dan, Frenzee, Gromit, Movei
 - results
 - no 1-4 are promoted to Division 2 (same edition)
 - no 5-8 go to PlayOff to Division 2 (same edition)
 - no demotion cause increased Division in next edition
 
PlayOff Division 3
- order of starting
 - from Division 3 no 9-12 (last edition): Baron, Bringer, FrancescaMad, Frenzee
 - from Division 4 no 5-8 (same edition): Dan, Jonny, Movei … Gromit (instead Trace)
 - something got mixed: Trace as no 8 from PlayOff to Division 3 should play here, but Gromit as no 10 from PlayOff to Division 3 played instead
 - results
 - no 1-5 are promoted to Division 3 (same edition)
 - no 6-8 are demoted to Division B and PlayOff to Division B (next edition)
 
Division 4
- order of starting
 - demoted from Division 3 no 13-16 (last edition): Arasan, Betsy, Dan, Patzer
 
- from Division 4 no 5-8 (last edition): Fruit, Movei, Terra, Ufim
 - promoted from Division 5 no 1-4 (same edition): Gromit, Jonny, Petir, Zappa
 - promoted from PlayOff to Division 4 no 1-5 (same edition): Leila, King of Kings, Naum, Spike, Trace
 - results
 - no 1-4 are promoted to Division 3 (same edition)
 - no 5-8 go to PlayOff to Division 3 (same edition)
 - no 14-17 are demoted to Division C (next edition)
 
PlayOff Division 4
- order of starting
 - from Division 4 no 9-12 (last edition): Abrok, Dragon, KingOfKings, Naum
 - from Division 5 no 5-8 (same edition): Amateur, Leila, Spike, Trace
 - results
 - no 1-5 are promoted to Division 4 (same edition)
 - no 6-8 are demoted to Division C (next edition)
 
Division 5
- order of starting
 - demoted from Division 4 no 13-16 (last edition): Chezzz, Leila, Queen, Resp
 - from Division 5 no 5-8 (last edition): Amateur, Beowulf, Booot, Jonny
 - promoted from Division 6 no 1-4 (same edition): Gromit, Petir, Trace, Zappa
 - promoted from PlayOff to Division 5 no 1-4 (same edition): Esc, Fafis, Hermann, Snitch
 - results
 - no 1-4 are promoted to Division 4 (same edition)
 - no 5-8 go PlayOff to Division 4 (same edition)
 - no demotion cause increased Division in next edition
 
PlayOff Division 5
- order of starting
 - from Division 5 no 9-12 (last edition): ESC, Horizon, KnightX, Scid
 - from Division 6 no 5-8 (same edition): Bruja, Fafis, Hermann, Snitch
 - results
 - no 1-4 are promoted to Division 5 (same edition)
 - no 5-8 are demoted to Division C and PlayOff to Division C (next edition)
 
Division 6
- order of starting
 
- demoted from Division 5 no 13-16 (last edition): Ex, Gnu5, Hagrid, ThorsHammer
 - from Division 6 no 5-8 (last edition): Ant, Djinn, Hermann, Inmi
 - promoted from Division 7 no 1-4 (same edition): Fafis, Petir, Trace, Zappa
 - promoted from PlayOff to Division 6 no 1-4 (same edition): Averno, Bruja, Chispa, Gromit
 - results
 - no 1-4 are promoted to Division 5 (same edition)
 - no 5-8 go to PlayOff to Division 5 (same edition)
 - no 13-16 are demoted to Division D (next edition)
 
PlayOff Division 6
- order of starting
 - from Division 6 no 9-12 (last edition): Chispa, Faile, Genesis, LordKing
 - from Division 7 no 5-8 (same edition): Averno, Bruja, GES, Gromit
 - results
 - no 1-4 are promoted to Division 6 (same edition)
 - no 5-8 are demoted to Division D (next edition)
 
Division 7
- order of starting
 - demoted from Division 6 no 13-16 (last edition): Bestia, DelphiMax, LaDameBlance, Matheus
 - from Division 7 no 5-8 (last edition): Averno, Ghost, Madeleine, Trace
 - promoted from Division 8 no 1-4 (same edition): Fafis, Gromit, Petir, Zappa
 - promoted from PlayOff to Division 8 no 1-4 (same edition): Butcher, Bruja, CyberPagno, GES
 - results
 - no 1-4 are promoted to Division 6 (same edition)
 - no 5-8 go to PlayOff to Division 6 (same edition)
 - no demotion cause increased Division in next edition
 
PlayOff Division 7
- order of starting
 - from Division 7 no 9-12 (last edition): Butcher, CyberPagno, Dorky, OliThink
 - from Division 8 no 5-8 (same edition): Aice, Ax, Bruja, GES
 - results
 - no 1-4 are promoted to Division 7 (same edition)
 - no 5-8 go to Division D (next edition)
 
Division 8
- order of starting
 - demoted from Division 7 no 13-16 (last edition): Ax, Fortress, Merlin, Requiem
 - remaing from Division 8 no 5-8 (last edition): Alarm, BlackBishop, Bruja, Gnu4
 - promoted from Candidates no 3-6 (same edition): Aice, Matacz, Petir, Zappa
 - promoted from PlayOff to Division 8 no 1-4 (same edition): Fafis, GES, GK, Gromit
 - results
 - no 1-4 are promoted to Division 7 (same edition)
 - no 5-8 go to PlayOff to Division 7 (same edition)
 - no 13-16 are demoted to Candidates (next edition)
 
PlayOff Division 8
- order of starting
 - from Division 8 no 9-12 (last edition): Eeyore, GK, Greko, Sunsetter
 - from Candidates no 7-10 (same edition): Fafis, Gaviota, GES, Gromit
 - results
 - no 1-4 are promoted to Division 8 (same edition)
 - no 5-8 are demoted to Candidates (next edition)
 
Joker Qualify Division 2
Joker Qualify Division 3
Joker Qualify Division 4
- Pseudo scored > 50 % so go on to Joker Qualify Division 3
 - Spike scored < 50 % so failed and qualified to Division 5
 
Joker Qualify Division 5
Candidates (Swiz System)
- order of starting
 
- demoted from Division 8 no 13-16 (last edition): Bodo, Celes, Gaviota, Monarch
 - new enties: Aice, Fafis, Drunkenmaster, GES, Gosu, Gromit (not set in edition 1), Matacz, Nagashaki, Muse,
 - Neurosis, Petir, Pseudo, Spike, Tornado, Tytan, Zappa
 - results
 - no 1-2 go to Joker-Qualify - cause scored > 75 % (in same edition)
 - no 3-6 are promoted to Division 8 (in same edition)
 - no 7-10 go to PlayOff to Division 8 (in same edition)
 
Changes
Coming
- after success in Candidates and in Joker-Qualify
- Pseudo 0.60g is added to Division 3
 - Spike 0.70 is added to Division 5
 
 
- new engines added to Candidates
- Aice 0.82
 - Drunkenmaster 1.20
 - Fafis 1.50
 - GES 1.29
 - Gosu 0.50
 - Gromit 3.082 (forgotten in ed1)
 - Matacz 0.998
 - Muse 0.899b
 - NagaShaki 3.07
 - Neurosis 1.81
 - Petir 2.00
 - Pseudo 0.60g
 - Spike 0.70
 - Tornado 0.801.7
 - Tytan 4.50
 - Zappa 0.80b
 
 
Going
- none
 




















