Welcome to Season 2 of the Olympiads!

Format: Our goal is to get 16 (or 32) 4 player teams in the olympiads. Registration will start after Season 1 is over. We will split the 16 (or 32) teams into 4 (or 8) groups, each with 4 teams. REGISTRATION ENDS 8/5/2020 or August 5th 2020.

Time Control: 2 games of 8+2 per player for the main season and playoffs. 3 points per team for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss. Tiebreaks will be based upon overall score.

Playoff tiebreaks: If the 8+2 stage is tied then all players will play 2 games of 3+1. If this is still tied, all players will play 4 games of 1+1. If this is still tied (almost impossible) teams will play 1+1 until a decisive result emerges from one match. This means that all players will find time to play, and the first team to break the tie from any board wins.

Team Average: The maximum average per team is 2400 but it is based on your highest peak rating. This may be unfair and may be changed. The minimum peak rating must be 1900 to join!!

Team Names: All teams should have a city or country anywhere and have a name that has the same first letter as the city/country. For example, Oslo Otters is a legitimate name, Oslo being a city in Norway and Otters starting with an "o" as well.

Team Order: You are NOT allowed changing your own board order voluntarily. The highest rated player for that week will be Board 1, no matter the opinion.

Substitutes: A team can have up to 3 substitutes, for a maximum size of 7 players per team. Substitutes are used when one player doesn't want to play or is unavailable. Please submit your full team in the forum for finalized teams! If you don't do this, for every substitute you add onto your team, your team will take a 1-point penalty for 1 match.

Team Club: All team captains must be able to make a club and get all their team members in it. That way the team can socialize and be able to confirm the whole team.

Negotiation: Games are played by negotiation, where both players are able to find a time that they are free. Games will be played within a 5-day margin and every week is one new batch of pairings. Every season is about 2 and a half months long.

(If I missed any of the rules please PM me here: https://www.chess.com/message/chessdemon2019 thanks )

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