2012 Micronational Chess Championship
| 2012 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Game | Chess |
| Date | Completed 21 November 2012 |
| Administrator | Inter-Micronational Chess Federation |
| Format | Single knockout |
| Participants | 16 |
| Current champion | |
Sovetus of  Renasia | |
| Final champion | |
| Sovetus of Renasia | |
The 2012 Micronational Chess Championship was a micronational chess tournament held to decide the micronational chess champion held from August 16, 2012 to November 21, 2012. It was organized by the newly-formed Micronational Chess Federation.
Background
At the 16th of July, 2012, Leon Simpson created a thread on the MicroWiki forums, stating the Inter-Micronational Chess Federation had been re-incarnated as the Micronational Chess Federation, and that many nations had joined it. At the same time, he announced the first tournament was going to be planned through that thread. That tournament quickly came to be known as the Micronational Chess Championship.
There were complaints over the fact that there was no limit to the number of participants per nation, with some saying that it will be unfair since some bigger nations will be able to enter much more participants than smaller ones. Therefore, a 3-player limit per nation was established. In case more than 3 players from the same nation wanted to play, there would be a qualifying procedure. However, this didn't happen, as no more than 3 players attempted to sign-up from each nation.
Sign-ups ended at August 16, when the tournament began. 16 players were participating.
Tournament Format
Tournament format was decided to be single-knockout, with the exception of the semi-finalists, who would play a third-place match.
Participants
There were 16 participants from 11 different nations.
| Flag | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|
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Leon Williamson | New Nevada |
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Rebecca Panks | St Peters Republic |
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Kyng Fyrst | Slin Empyre |
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Gandalf D'Jambay | Slin Empyre |
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Stepan Ignatiev | Republic of Lostisland |
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Deniz I | Kingdom of Pavlov |
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Kuri Kabanov | Free State of Renasia |
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Sovetus | Free State of Renasia |
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Jacob Tierney | Free State of Renasia |
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Kyle Gatesmen | Independent Republic of Brogenia |
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Brandon Kim | Independent Republic of Brogenia |
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Tony Asiamah | Independent Republic of Brogenia |
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Parker I | Republic of Secundomia |
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Thomas Cassidy | Federal Empire of Knoll Island |
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James E Wilary | Grand Duchy of Prsänëa |
| Joe Foxon | Mercury |
Results
Round of 16
Gandalf D'jambay bt. 
Kyle Gatesmen via. Forfeit
James E. Wilary bt. Kyng Fryst via. Checkmate
Joe Foxon bt. 
Thomas Cassidy via. Checkmate
Kuri Kabanov bt. 
Rebecca Panks via. Checkmate
Jacob Tierney bt. Brandon Kim via. Timeout
Stepan Ignatiev bt. 
Parker I via. Timeout
Leon Williamson bt. Tony Asiamah via. Forfeit
Sovetus bt. 
Deniz I via. Timeout
Round of 8
James E. Wilary bt. Gandalf D'jambay via. Timeout
Kuri Kabanov bt. Joe Foxon via. Checkmate
Stepan Ignatiev bt. Jacob Tierney via. Checkmate
Sovetus bt. Leon Williamson via. Checkmate
Round of 4
Kuri Kabanov bt. James E. Wilary via. Checkmate
Sovetus bt. Stepan Ignatiev via. Checkmate
Bronze Medal Match
Stepan Ignatiev bt. James E. Wilary via. Checkmate
Gold Medal Match
Sovetus bt. Kuri Kabanov via. Checkmate
Final Placing
Individual
| Rank | Player | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sovetus
|
4-0 |
| 2 | Kuri Kabanov
|
3-1 |
| Bronze Medal Match | ||
| 3 | Stepan Ignatiev
|
3-1 |
| 4 | James E. Wilary
|
2-2 |
| Eliminated in Round of 8 | ||
| 5T | Joe Foxon
|
1-1 |
| 5T | Leon Williamson
|
1-1 |
| 5T | Jacob Tierney
|
1-1 |
| 8 | Gandalf D'jambay
|
1-1 |
| Eliminated in Round of 16 | ||
| 9T | Thomas Cassidy
|
0-1 |
| 9T | Kyng Fryst
|
0-1 |
| 9T | Rebecca Panks
|
0-1 |
| 12T | Deniz I
|
0-1 |
| 12T | Brandon Kim
|
0-1 |
| 12T | Parker I
|
0-1 |
| 15T | Tony Asiamah
|
0-1 |
| 15T | Kyle Gatesmen
|
0-1 |
Aftermath
By winning a second consecutive championship (see 2010 Intermicronational Chess Championship), Sovetus confirmed his position as the strongest chess player amongst micronations.
It was attempted to hold a successor to this tournament in November 2012, but it ultimately decided that the tournament should be held yearly. The 2013 Micronational Chess Championship, planned by the revived Inter-Micronational Chess Federation, never took place.
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