FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup: All The Info

China won the inaugural FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup on Sunday. Their Superfinal with the USA ended in 2-2, with China having draw odds for winning the round-robin phase.

The full news report on the Superfinal can be found here.

The FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup was a team competition held from May 5-10, 2020 on Chess.com featuring Russia, USA, Europe, China, India, plus a team representing the "Rest of the World." Here you can find all the information.

• Pairings and results
• Games
• Watch on Chess.com
• Format
• Dates/times
• Teams
• Prize fund
• Fair-play measures

Pairings and results

Rd. 1, May 5	6 a.m. PDT	15:00 CET		Rd. 6, May 7	8:00 a.m. PDT	17:00 CET
Europe	2-2	Russia		Russia	1.5-2.5	Europe
China	3-1	RoW		RoW	0.5-3.5	China
India	2-2	USA		USA	2.5-1.5	India
Rd. 2, May 5	7:45 a.m. PDT	16:45 CET		Rd. 7, May 8	6 a.m. PDT	15:00 CET
Russia	1-3	USA		USA	2.5-1.5	Russia
RoW	2.5-1.5	India		India	2.5-1.5	RoW
Europe	1-3	China		China	2.5-1.5	Europe
Rd. 3, May 6	6 a.m. PDT	15:00 CET		Rd. 8, May 8	8 a.m. PDT	17:00 CET
China	2-2	Russia		Russia	1.5-2.5	China
India	1.5-2.5	Europe		Europe	2-2	India
USA	2.5-1.5	RoW		RoW	1-3	USA
Rd. 4, May 6	8 a.m. PDT	17:00 CET		Rd. 9, May 9	6 a.m. PDT	15:00 CET
Russia	3-1	RoW		RoW	2-2	Russia
Europe	3-1	USA		USA	1.5-2.5	Europe
China	2.5-1.5	India		India	1.5-2.5	China
Rd. 5, May 7	6 a.m. PDT	15:00 CET		Rd. 10, May 9	8 a.m. PDT	17:00 CET
India	2-2	Russia		Russia	2.5-1.5	India
USA	1.5-2.5	China		China	1.5-2.5	USA
RoW	1.5-2.5	Europe		Europe	2-2	RoW

FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup | Final Standings

Superfinal

Games

Games rounds 1-10 + Superfinal

Watch on Chess.com

All games will be played on the Chess.com live server and can be followed on our events page and in our Android and iOS apps under 'Watch'. Commentary by GM Robert Hess, IM Daniel Rensch, and special guests can be enjoyed at Chess.com/TV where the games will be discussed and explained.

Format

The first stage consists of a double round-robin, with each team playing each other twice. The top two teams after 10 rounds qualify for a "Superfinal" match. The winner of this match will be declared the winner of the FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup. If the Superfinal ends in a tie, the team that finished first in the group stage is declared the winner.

All matches are played on four boards: three with male players and one with female players. The time control for all games is 25 minutes + 10 seconds increment per move, starting from move one.

Dates/times

The tournament takes place May 5-10, 2020. The group stage runs May 5-9, with two rounds per day.  The Superfinal is played on May 10. The games start 15:00 CEST / 9 a.m. Eastern / 6 a.m. Pacific.

Teams

Each team consists of four main players (three men and one woman), two reserves (one man and one woman), and a team captain.

Each team’s board order is decided by the team captain no later than 24 hours before the beginning of the first round and cannot be modified once determined. Each team captain decides on his team composition for each match. This decision will be announced no later than 30 minutes before the beginning of the relevant round. In case of a substitution on the male boards, the reserve player will go to board three.

Teams

*Anand will be playing captain while Kramnik is a team advisor.

Prize fund

The total prize fund is $180,000, sponsored by Chess.com.

Each participating team receives U.S. $24,000. The winner of the tournament receives an extra $24,000 and the runner-up receives an extra $12,000.

Each player receives the prize money as follows: his or her team's total prize divided by the total number of games played by the player's team multiplied by the total number of games played by the player.

Fair-play measures

All the players will be required to be observed via a video conference call by FIDE-affiliated international arbiters for the duration of the tournament. Observation shall include webcam, screen share, room scan, desk scan, monitor check, and other requirements per Chess.com and FIDE arbiter standards.

A fair-play panel and an appeal panel will be established consisting of FIDE Fair-Play Commission members, Chess.com's fair-play experts, computer scientists, statisticians, and grandmasters. The Fair-play panel retains the right to disqualify any player for a suspected fair-play violation during the course of the tournament. A player may appeal any decision within 24 hours.

A full version of the regulations can be downloaded here in PDF.