HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Now that yo are a member, make sure you fill the form sent to your work email
After being a club member and having successfully filled the form, enroll in the tournament PHASE 1 by following this link: https://www.chess.com/live#t=1206639
(you will be able to join only before 1 hour of the start of the tournament)

TOURNAMENT SETUP / PHASES

The tournament will be composed of many phases. The participants with the top points in each phase will be invited to participate in the later phases.
Depending on the number of participants the selections will be as such: top 32 from phase 1, top 16 from phase 2 then top 8 from phase 3 and so on…
Each player earns points based on their game results(win-lose-draw).
When players have equal points the system automatically calculates the tie-break points and sorts the participants list using a standard chess tie-breaking points system
The winner in the phase is the winner of the tournament!

GAME INFO

The tournament will follow Swiss type rules (https://support.chess.com/article/758-what-is-a-swiss-tournament)
Each player will have 10 minutes on the clock for each match. (So each match can last up to 20 minutes max)
Every player will play the set number of rounds 5-6 (depending on number of participants)
At the end of the rounds, the participants will be sorted based the number of points they have earned, which will be considered when moving to the next phase of the tournament.

Some rules:

Important to have fun!
Be decent and kind
Every person can join with only one account. (relatives should have separate accounts)
Failure to follow the steps of enrollment on time will automatically disable you from joining the tournament.
Suspected cheaters will be disqualified even after participating in the tournament (in case of win)

Stay safe!

Have fun!

CCC Chess Club