European League 2009 – Instructions Round 3

The third and last round of the European League 2009 is now starting!

Here are the complete match list:
http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/matches-in-round-3

Please check which teams you team will meet!
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The teams must start their matches during November and December.

The teams on LEFT hand should send the challanges during November, otherwise should the teams on RIGHT hand send the challanges during December.  (LEFT<-->RIGHT)

It’s up to the teams to agree upon when to send the challanges and when to accept the challanges and when to lock their rosters and start the matches. Recommendations: Please avoid start more than one single match per week. Please, also avoid keep the matches open for registration longer than 2-3 weeks. However, all teams must have locked their rosters in any open matches at the last by Friday, December 31.

A reminder about to starting the matches will be announced at least once by the end of November and once by the end of December.

The challenge should follow these guidelines:

Match Name: European League Round 3: Country vs. Country

(ex: European League Round 3: Holland vs Portugal)

Starting Position: Standard
Days per move: 3
Rating: No minimum or maximum rating.
Minimum Players: 1
Maximum Players: No max.
Concurrent games per opponent: 2
AUTO-START: OFF
RATED: YES

When the match has started, must the challanger report this to:
http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/reporting-match-results

Note! When reporting: Don’t forgett include a link to your match! Otherwise will we never be able track the result from your game and know who won the game. Don't forgett report and remark if any team don't sent or accept challanges as well.

If you want to see any schedule, results or stats, please join and invite your teammates to this group: http://www.chess.com/groups/home/european-league

If there are any other questions or problems, please post them as a comment for this article. Please check the rules for more details:  http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/tournament-rules .

Note! This tournament is to be finished by the 12th of February 2010. All current results and the current standing by the 12th of February will be give us the final standings for European League 2009!

Good luck!