Asian Online Chess Championships (Instructions to Players )

1. Players should login to chess.com/live (not only www.chess.com). They may use Chess.com handles but must register their real name and upload their ID photo in their Chess.com profile. Players without real name (as in FIDE) and ID photo will not be paired.

2. Players will be invited to join their respective Asian Zonal clubs in Chess.com. Players banned by Chess.com cannot participate. Please note Chess.com regulations:

• Must have completed at least five rated games of Online Chess on Chess.com (required for all tournaments).
• Must have no more than a 10% timeout ratio in the last 90 days.

3. List of players will be announced in Asian Chess Federation web site asianchess.com and in chess-results.com

4. Log in opens 1 hour before and closes 30 minutes before the start in order to be paired.

5. Only the player shall be in his/her playing room. He/she should scan the room and show the Arbiter.

6. To ensure fair play, an arbiter shall supervise all games via Zoom. Invitation to Zoom shall be published in the club page in chess.com and by email. Only Arbiters and Players shall be invited to each zoom session. During the game, every player should set up a smartphone or similar function device in the right (or left) corner to let the camera show the screen and the player, for example:

7. Pairings shall be made by Swiss Manager program using FIDE Rapid ratings or Standard ratings or Blitz ratings, in that order. Unrated players will be entered at 1000. Pairings will be published and automated on Chess.com. Players from the same federation with more than 50% score shall not be paired together in the last round.

8. Each round shall take up to 40 minutes. Each round shall start 2 minutes after publication of pairings on chess.com. Defaulting time by Chess.com is one minute after start of clock. A game without first move by White shall be won by Black. A game with first move by White but without move of Black shall be won by White. Results shall be published on chess.com and chess-results.com before next pairings in order for players to verify.

9. Internet connection and hardware are the player’s responsibility. In case a game which has started is aborted accidentaly by the server, the game shall be replayed with blitz time control. Make a screenshot of the error message “Game aborted by server”. We are assured that no reboot of server will be scheduled during the tournament.

10. All players should complete the tournament. Those who wish to withdraw should announce on chess.com club page “Real name” wishes to withdraw, immediately after their last game and before pairings are published for the next round. Players who withdraw without advising before the next round shall be sanctioned.

11. Arbiters shall supervise the Zoom room of players. Players may not leave camera range during the game.

12. Results shall be published round by round in chess-results.com and final standings in the Asian Chess Federation site www.asianchess.com.

Good luck.

Casto Abundo                         

Technical Delegate