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This is a question, anyone know how to find out about the World League. Have asked others, yet they keep it secret. shuuush i wont tell.

Many group leaders and team admins sending questions regarding the scoring system.This topic is added to clarifies how it works. The Scoring System is briefly explained in the tournament rules========================================================= Link: http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/el2011---tournament-setup-and-rulesIt says: "Scoring System: Win = 100 points / Tied = 50 points. Bonus = Share of won games (in percentage) (Unfinished individual games in the team matches are always counted as tied till they are finished. Snapshot and cut off scores are always calculated on basis of this but multiplied with the share of completed games. Final scores will be counted at cut-off by the 31st of December 2011. No game = No points.)" The formula in the calculations of points and scores per team in a team match====================================================================== Scores = (A + B ) * C Where:A = Points for win/tied/loosing (100 points for win, 50 points for tied, o points for loss)B= Share of won games (between 0% and 100%, where unfinished individual games are counted as tied)C = Share of completed individual games in the match (between 0% and 100%)So, as long as the share of completed games is 0% in a team match, then the teams not get any points at all.To Be Aware Of==============It will be important for the teams to complete as many games as possible before the end of the year, due to the fact that unfinished games in a team match reduce the amount of scores that given to the teams.So it means that teams that quickly starting up and finishing team matches are favourized, while teams that do not indirectly gets a penalty.It's therefore we don't need to have deadlines for the rounds, except for a final deadline as of 31st of December, when challenges should be sent or accepted, or rosters locked, since it up to the teams to go ahead as forcing all matches and individual games within them as quickly as possible. By the 31st of December will we simply cutoff this tournament, and get the final results and standings due to the results in all finished team matches as well as all still ongoing team matches at that very moment.Futher clarifications or changes=============================We won't change the scoring system during ongoing season. However, we might need to make further clarifications.Considerations for next season===========================It seem like the scoring system works well, but it's also important that people understand it and is accepted by a majority of the teams.It will be possible having comments upon tournament setup for next season later on during the Autumn. But principly is the main proposal to proceed with same format for next season as has been applied for this season, maybe with some minor improvements applied as well.The scoring system is currently proposed to be applied - with minor improvements applied - for European League and also for the World League. Its hard to find a more fair scoring system, that strike a balance giving a favour to teams that starting up and finishing teams due to deadlines, and penalties for teams do not. It also give an opportunity to let the teams starting up their games according to a schedule that are more suitable for them compared to in many other tournaments where the teams sometimes are forced to startup games at moments that might not are so good for all of them.However, any opinions or creative alternatives are welcome and valuable, and are to be considered!More info needed?=================Please feel free asking more question in this forum. I'll try to answer them!

This is the forum for Division 2.Please track this forum topic if you're managing any of the teams within Division 2.Please add any comments and links to started matched for Division 2 into this forum. Most recent standings and schedule is available here:http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/el2011---division-2---standings-and-schedule

This is the forum for Division 3.Please track this forum topic if you're managing any of the teams within Division 3.Please add any comments and links to started matched for Division 3 into this forum. Most recent standings and schedule is always available here:http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/el2011---division-3---standings-and-schedule

This will be the forum for Division 4.No games will be played in this division. The ranking on the Team Match Leaderboard is what we couting instead.Following teams will be in Division 4: Team Points 2011-01-09 Team Greece 6306 Chess Team Holland 4422 Team Bulgaria 3931 Team France 3728 Team Georgia 1751 Hungarian Chess Group 1335 Team Azerbaijan 1040 Team Iceland 822 Team Kosovo 813 Team Malta 665 Team Estonia 410 Team Faroe Islands 334 Team MonteNegro 209 Team Luxembourg 167 Team Switzerland 0 Team Northern Ireland 0 However, Team Greece and Chess Team Holland will be invited to Division 3. They must accept this invitation before Sunday 23th of January, otherwise will the next best teams be invited instead. New teams that not have participated in the European League previous season (and such ones that withdraw/decline from EL2011) will be invited to Division 4.

This is the forum for Division 1.Please track this forum topic if you're managing any of the teams within Division 1.Please add any comments and links to started matched for Division 1 into this forum. Most recent standings and schedule is available here:http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/el2011---division-1---standings-and-schedule

Updated: 2011-12-31 FINAL STANDINGS Status Matches Current scores Place Change The Albanians OK 10 1732,3 1 .+/- Srbija Tim OK 10 1535,1 2 .+/- Team Greece OK 10 1250,8 3 .+/- Chess Team Holland OK 10 1202,4 4 .+/- Team Ireland OK 10 1048,6 5 .+/- Team Norway OK 10 954,6 6 .+/- Team Wales OK 10 789,5 7 .+/- Team Austria OK 10 697,5 8 .+/- Team Lithuania OK 10 595,7 9 .+/- Team Belarus OK 10 407,0 10 .+/- Team Denmark OK 10 263,7 11 .+/- Team Cyprus NOK Disqualified

Updated: 2011-12-31 FINAL STANDINGS Status Matches Current scores Place Team Croatia OK 11 1812,8 1 Team Ukraine OK 11 1581,6 2 Team Belgium OK 11 1276,3 3 Team Macedonia OK 11 1253,7 4 Team Armenia OK 11 1169,2 5 Team Portugal OK 11 1101,4 6 Team of the Czech Republic OK 11 1076,6 7 Team Catalonia OK 11 1060,1 8 Team Scotland OK 11 911,2 9 Chess Club Finland OK 11 779,4 10 Team Latvia OK 11 713,0 11 Team Moldova OK 11 514,7 12

ROUND 11 (October) Division 1 ROUND 11 (October) Team Sweden - Team Russia Finished WL # Team Slovenija - Team England Not started Team Turkey - Team Italia Started Team Germany - Team Bosnia-Herzegovina Started # Team Poland - Team Spain Finished WL # Team Slovakia - Team Romania Not started Division 2 ROUND 11 (October) Team Catalonia - Team Macedonia Not started Chess Club Finland - Team Belgium Not started Team Moldova - Team Croatia Not started Team Ukraine - Team of the Czech Republic Not started Team Scotland - Team Armenia Not started Team Latvia - Team Portugal Not started Division 3 ROUND 11 (October) Team Lithuania - Srbija Tim Not started Team Belarus - Chess Team Holland Not started Team Denmark - Team Austria Not started Team Ireland - Team Wales Not started Team Norway - Team Greece Started Reminders for matches not started in previous rounds: ROUND 6 (May) Team Lithuania - Team Denmark Not started ROUND 8 (August) Chess Team Holland - Team Greece Open Team Austria - Team Wales Not started Team Denmark - Team Belarus Open ROUND 9 (August) Chess Team Holland - Team Lithuania Not started Team Wales - Team Denmark Not started ROUND 10 (September) Chess Team Holland - Team Wales Not started Team Lithuania - Team Belarus Open Team Denmark - Team Ireland Open

Have to be honest, havent got a clue about the tables. Can anyone, please please and more please, show an updated version of League 3. I cannot find it anywhere. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Any issues or complaints are to be added by anyone into this forum!

Updated: 2011-12-31 FINAL STANDINGS Status Matches Current scores Place Team Russia OK 11 1817,5 1 Team Germany OK 11 1734,7 2 Team Romania OK 11 1544,7 3 Team England OK 11 1349,6 4 Team Poland OK 11 1280,0 5 Team Bosnia-Herzegovina OK 11 1149,8 6 Team Slovenija OK 11 897,3 7 Team Spain OK 11 870,6 8 Team Sweden OK 11 670,9 9 Team Turkey OK 11 629,8 10 Team Slovakia OK 11 603,8 11 Team Italia OK 11 493,4 12

ROUND 10 (September) Division 1 ROUND 10 (September) Team Romania - Team Russia Started WL # Team England - Team Spain Started Team Italia - Team Bosnia-Herzegovina Not started Team Sweden - Team Slovenija Not started Team Turkey - Team Slovakia Not started Team Germany - Team Poland Started # Division 2 ROUND 10 (September) Team Portugal - Team Macedonia Not started Team Belgium - Team Armenia Started WL Team Croatia - Team of the Czech Republic Started WL Team Catalonia - Chess Club Finland Not started Team Moldova - Team Latvia Not started Team Ukraine - Team Scotland Not started Reminders for matches not started in previous rounds: ROUND 7 (June) Team Latvia - Team Belgium Not started Division 3 ROUND 10 (September) Team Greece - Srbija Tim Open Chess Team Holland - Team Wales Not started Team Lithuania - Team Belarus Not started The Albanians - Team Norway Not started Team Denmark - Team Ireland Not started Reminders for matches not started in previous rounds: ROUND 5 (May) Team Austria - Team Lithuania Not started Team Wales - Team Belarus Not started ROUND 6 (May) Team Lithuania - Team Denmark Not started ROUND 8 (August) Chess Team Holland - Team Greece Not started Team Austria - Team Wales Not started Team Denmark - Team Belarus Not started ROUND 9 (August) Team Greece - Team Ireland Open Chess Team Holland - Team Lithuania Not started Team Wales - Team Denmark Not started

A lot of games to start up in August!! Good Luck! ROUND 8 and 9 (August) Division 1 DIVISION 1 - ROUND 8 (August) Team England - Team Romania Started WL Team Italia - Team Russia Started Team Bosnia-Herzegovina - Team Spain Not started Team Turkey - Team Sweden Not started Team Germany - Team Slovenija Not started Team Poland - Team Slovakia Not started DIVISION 1 - ROUND 9 (August) Team Romania - Team Poland Not started Team Russia - Team Slovakia Not started Team England - Team Sweden Not started Team Italia - Team Slovenija Started WL # Team Bosnia-Herzegovina - Team Turkey Not started Team Spain - Team Germany Not started Division 2 DIVISION 2 - ROUND 8 (August) Team Belgium - Team Portugal Not started Team Croatia - Team Macedonia Not started Team of the Czech Republic - Team Armenia Not started Team Moldova - Team Catalonia Not started Team Ukraine - Chess Club Finland Open Team Scotland - Team Latvia Not started DIVISION 2 - ROUND 9 (August) Team Portugal - Team Scotland Not started Team Macedonia - Team Latvia Not started Team Belgium - Team Catalonia Not started Team Croatia - Chess Club Finland Not started Team of the Czech Republic - Team Moldova Not started Team Armenia - Team Ukraine Not started Reminders for matches not started in previous rounds: ROUND 4 (April) Team Latvia - Team Ukraine Not started ROUND 5 (May) Team Latvia - Team Croatia Not started ROUND 7 (June) Team Latvia - Team Belgium Not started Division 3 DIVISION 3 - ROUND 8 (August) Chess Team Holland - Team Greece Not started Team Austria - Team Wales Not started The Albanians - Team Lithuania Not started Team Denmark - Team Belarus Not started Team Ireland - Team Norway Not started DIVISION 3 - ROUND 9 (August) Team Greece - Team Ireland Not started Srbija Tim - Team Norway Not started Chess Team Holland - Team Lithuania Not started Team Austria - The Albanians Started WL Team Wales - Team Denmark Not started Reminders for matches not started in previous rounds: ROUND 5 (May) Team Austria - Team Lithuania Not started Team Wales - Team Belarus Not started ROUND 6 (May) Team Lithuania - Team Denmark Not started

ROUND 7 (June) DIVISION 1 - ROUND 7 (June) Team Sweden - Team Italia Not started Team Slovenija - Team Bosnia-Herzegovina Started WL Team Turkey - Team Spain Not started Team Germany - Team Romania Started WL Team Poland - Team Russia Started WL Team Slovakia - Team England Not started DIVISION 2 - ROUND 7 (June) Team Catalonia - Team Croatia Not started Chess Club Finland - Team of the Czech Republic Not started Team Moldova - Team Armenia Not started Team Ukraine - Team Portugal Not started Team Scotland - Team Macedonia Not started Team Latvia - Team Belgium Not started DIVISION 3 - ROUND 7 (June) Team Belarus - Team Austria Started WL The Albanians - Team Wales Not started Team Denmark - Team Greece Not started Team Ireland - Srbija Tim Not started Team Norway - Chess Team Holland Not started Reminders for Games not yet started in Round 1-6 Div 2 Team Latvia - Team of the Czech Republic Not started Div 2 Team Latvia - Team Ukraine Not started Div 2 Team Macedonia - Team Ukraine Open Div 2 Team Latvia - Team Croatia Not started Div 2 Team of the Czech Republic - Team Belgium Not started Div 3 Team Austria - Team Greece Open Div 3 Team Austria - Team Lithuania Not started Div 3 Team Wales - Team Belarus Not started Div 3 Team Lithuania - Team Denmark Not started Div 3 Team Norway - Team Belarus Open

ROUND 5 and 6 (May) DIVISION 1 - ROUND 5 (May) Team Romania - Team Turkey Not started Team Russia - Team Germany Not started Team England - Team Poland Not started Team Italia - Team Slovakia Not started Team Bosnia-Herzegovina - Team Sweden Not started Team Spain - Team Slovenija Not started DIVISION 1 - ROUND 6 (May) Team Romania - Team Italia Not started Team Bosnia-Herzegovina - Team England Not started Team Spain - Team Russia Not started Team Sweden - Team Germany Not started Team Poland - Team Turkey Not started Team Slovakia - Team Slovenija Not started ROUND 5 (May) Team Portugal - Team Moldova Not started Team Macedonia - Team Ukraine Not started Team Belgium - Team Scotland Not started Chess Club Finland - Team Latvia Not started Team of the Czech Republic - Team Catalonia Not started Team Armenia - Team Croatia Not started DIVISION 2 - ROUND 6 (May) Team Portugal - Team Croatia Not started Team of the Czech Republic - Team Belgium Not started Team Armenia - Team Macedonia Not started Team Catalonia - Team Ukraine Not started Team Scotland - Team Moldova Not started Team Latvia - Chess Club Finland Not started DIVISION 3 - ROUND 5 (May) Team Greece - The Albanians Not started Srbija Tim - Team Denmark Not started Chess Team Holland - Team Ireland Not started Team Austria - Team Lithuania Not started Team Wales - Team Belarus Not started DIVISION 3 - ROUND 6 (May) Team Austria - Chess Team Holland Not started Team Wales - Srbija Tim Not started Team Lithuania - Team Denmark Not started Team Ireland - The Albanians Not started Team Norway - Team Belarus Not started Reminders for Games not started in Round 1-4 Div 1 Team Slovenija - Team Turkey Open Div 2 Team Latvia - Team of the Czech Republic Not started Div 2 Team Macedonia - Team Belgium Not started Div 2 Team of the Czech Republic - Team Portugal Not started Div 2 Team Armenia - Team Croatia Not started Div 2 Team Scotland - Team Catalonia Open Div 2 Team Latvia - Team Ukraine Not started Div 3 Team Austria - Team Greece Not started

Well. Thought it was enough with one round for March? Here comes next round for March! :-) ROUND 3 (March) DIVISION 1 Team Sweden - Team Spain Not started Team Slovenija - Team Romania Not started Team Turkey - Team Russia Open Team Germany - Team England Not started Team Poland - Team Italia Not started Team Slovakia - Team Bosnia-Herzegovina Not started DIVISION 2 Team Catalonia - Team Armenia Not started Chess Club Finland - Team Portugal Not started Team Moldova - Team Macedonia Not started Team Ukraine - Team Belgium Not started Team Scotland - Team Croatia Not started Team Latvia - Team of the Czech Republic Not started DIVISION 3 Team Lithuania - Team Wales Not started Team Belarus - Team Greece Not started The Albanians - Srbija Tim Started Team Denmark - Chess Team Holland Not started Team Ireland - Team Cyprus Not started Team Norway - Team Austria Not started Reminders for Games not yet started in Round 1 Team Armenia - Team Latvia Not started Team Greece - Team Lithuania Not started Team Cyprus - Team Denmark Not started If you need, please read General Match Instructions for guidelines regarding sending and accepting challanges. If you need, please read Complete Schedules for all rounds per division:Here're complete schedules for the divisions: Division 1 Division 2 Division 3

ROUND 4 (April) DIVISION 1 Team Russia - Team England Not started Team Bosnia-Herzegovina - Team Romania Not started Team Spain - Team Italia Not started Team Slovenija - Team Turkey Not started Team Poland - Team Sweden Not started Team Slovakia - Team Germany Not started DIVISION 2 Team Macedonia - Team Belgium Not started Team of the Czech Republic - Team Portugal Not started Team Armenia - Team Croatia Not started Chess Club Finland - Team Moldova Open Team Scotland - Team Catalonia Not started Team Latvia - Team Ukraine Not started DIVISION 3 Srbija Tim - Chess Team Holland Not started Team Austria - Team Greece Not started Team Wales - Team Cyprus Not started Team Belarus - The Albanians Not started Team Ireland - Team Lithuania Not started Team Norway - Team Denmark Not started Reminders for Games not yet started in Round 1-3 Team Portugal - Team Armenia Open Team Macedonia - Team of the Czech Republic Open Team Catalonia - Team Latvia Open Team Catalonia - Team Armenia Not started Chess Club Finland - Team Portugal Open Team Moldova - Team Macedonia Open Team Ukraine - Team Belgium Not started Team Scotland - Team Croatia Not started Team Latvia - Team of the Czech Republic Not started Team Greece - Team Lithuania Open Team Cyprus - Team Denmark Not started Team Lithuania - Team Wales Not started Team Belarus - Team Greece Open Team Ireland - Team Cyprus Not started Please send challanges and lock your rosters asap! If you need, please read General Match Instructions for guidelines regarding sending and accepting challanges. If you need, please read Complete Schedules for all rounds per division:Here're complete schedules for the divisions: Division 1 Division 2 Division 3

ROUND 2 (March) DIVISION 1 Team Romania - Team Spain Open Team Russia - Team Bosnia-Herzegovina Started Team England - Team Italia Not started Team Sweden - Team Slovakia Open Team Slovenija - Team Poland Not started Team Turkey - Team Germany Open DIVISION 2 Team Portugal - Team Armenia Open Team Macedonia - Team of the Czech Republic Not started Team Belgium - Team Croatia Started WL Team Catalonia - Team Latvia Not started Chess Club Finland - Team Scotland Not started Team Moldova - Team Ukraine Not started DIVISION 3 Team Greece - Team Wales Not started Srbija Tim - Team Austria Started Chess Team Holland - Team Cyprus Not started Team Lithuania - Team Norway Not started Team Belarus - Team Ireland Not started The Albanians - Team Denmark Not started Reminders for Games not yet started in Round 1 Team Armenia - Team Latvia Not started Div 2 Team Greece - Team Lithuania Not started Div 3 Team Cyprus - Team Denmark Not started Div 3 If you need, please read General Match Instructions for guidelines regarding sending and accepting challanges. If you need, please read Complete Schedules for all rounds per division:Here're complete schedules for the divisions: Division 1 Division 2 Division 3

European League 2011 – General Match InstructionsThe teams should preferrably start their matches in the rounds according to schedule. Note! It's ok starting up the matches later on. But be aware of that it's only the fully completed matches that gives full points to the playing teams. Either of the teams could send a challange to their opponents. Both teams are responsible for starting up the match. Note! No game = No points!Note! Any ongoing matches in the World League 2011 between the teams will automatically be counted as games within the European League 2011. However, they are allowed to setup new team matches and counting them instead, if both teams agrees about that in forehand. It's ok starting up games in upcoming rounds in forehand or afterwards compared to target schedule, but not later than 31st of December. However, your opponents are not forced to accept any challanges before the target schedule.Here're complete schedules for the divisions: Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 The challenge should follow these guidelines: Match Name: EL2011 Rx: Country team vs. Country team( example - EL2011 R1: Team Romania vs Team Sweden) Note! x = current round number. Starting Position: StandardDays per move: 3Rating: No minimum or maximum rating.Minimum Players: Division 1 - 30, Division 2 - 20, Division 3 - 10Maximum Players: No max.Concurrent games per opponent: 2AUTO-START: OFFRATED: YES If you want to see any schedule, results or stats, please join and invite your teammates to:http://www.chess.com/groups/home/european-league-2011A good starting point here is the STARTPAGE:http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/el2011---startpage If any obstacles or issues or any other questions or problems occur, please post them as a comment for this article, or even better to:http://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/el2011---issues-and-complaints Good luck!