Operation Enduring Endgame • April 25-26, 2025
Viking Building, Anglican Church Grammar School
Registration confirmation, equipment check, psychological preparation. Coffee available but not guaranteed to be good.
3+2 Blitz • Cycle 1 of 3
Fast, furious, and slightly terrifying. Three rounds to separate the sprinters from the marathoners.
10+5 Rapid • Cycle 1 of 3
Time to breathe, but not to relax. Strategic depth emerges.
Dinner Break
Replenish calories. War is hungry work. (Dinner not included in entry fee—this is war, not a resort.)
60+10 Classical • Cycle 1 of 3
The night shift. Exhaustion sets in. True character revealed.
Return to barracks (home). Sleep is advised. The war continues at dawn.
Viking Building
Those who survive Saturday return. Absentees marked as MIA (Missing In Action).
3+2 Blitz • Cycle 2 of 3
Second wave. Fatigue makes cowards of us all. Or does it?
10+5 Rapid • Cycle 2 of 3
The middle game of the tournament. Positional play crucial.
Brief respite. Check your fingernails—they should be bitten down by now.
60+10 Classical • Cycle 2 of 3
The afternoon grind. The sun is setting on Day 2.
3+2 Blitz • Cycle 3 of 3 (Final)
The third wave. Blitz warfare at its most brutal. Adrenaline only.
10+5 Rapid • Cycle 3 of 3 (Final)
Penultimate push. The finish line is in sight, but don't stumble.
60+10 Classical • Cycle 3 of 3 (FINAL ASSAULT)
The final battle. Everything on the line. Premier qualification within reach. Don't blunder.
Prizes, Glory, and Sleep
The victors crowned. The wounded tended to. The deserters forgotten.
Lest We Forget the moves we made.
This schedule is subject to the whims of the Tournament Director (Field Marshal). Delays may occur due to lightning strikes (weather, not the chess variant), equipment failure, or particularly stubborn endgames. Flexibility is a key tactical motif, and also applies to chess tournaments.