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This is the tournament forum for EL2016. In this place you find:- Comment #2 = EL2016 rules- Comment #3 = EL2016 division setup- Comment #4 = EL2016 match schedule- Comment #5 = EL2016 current/final standingsList of team admins are available here.Complaints, issues, or proposals/suggestions are welcome to the EL2016 - Board of Tournament.Announcements about new rounds will be published when time to start new rounds. Reports about the current standings will be published later on during the season.PS! Please don't forget Tracking Comments!

Please find your schedule!Division 1 = see Comment #2Division 2 = Comment #3Division 3 = Comment #4Division 4 = Comment #5Division 5 = Comment #6 All match links = Comment #7 Go to Tournament Forum>>

Medals 2009-2019============ Country .Points Russia 38 Romania 15 England 11 Armenia 8 Germany 7 Spain 7 Ukraine 5 Srbija 4 France 3 Slovenija 1 Russia has won 5 times, and been #2 4 times.England and Romania has won two times each.Over the years, Russia has - so far - been most successful.Top-3 of Division 1================2019 1. Spain 2. France 3. Ukraine2018 1. Russia 2. Ukraine 3. Spain2017 1. England 2. Russia 3. Ukraine2016 1. Russia 2. Srbija 3. England2015 1. Romania 2. Russia 3. Srbija2014 1. Armenia 2. Russia 3. Germany2013 1. England 2. Armenia 3. Russia2012 1. Russia 2. Germany 3. Romania2011 1. Russia 2. Germany 3. Romania2010 1. Romania 2. Russia 3. Slovenija2009 1. Russia 2. Romania 3. Spain Yearly Final Standings Reports==========================2019 2018 20172016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009Standings on ChessLeague.com===========================2015 2014For details: Links to old tournament forums=====================================2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009

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European country and nationality teams in the European League and their representatives: * The Albanians : armendmulakaj1984 , artdo88 , kali_i_bekuar , sgolemi * Team Armenia : 888har888 , Mkhitar * Team Austria : SeMastaa, chessext * Team Azerbaijan : 1. gokhan16 2. xhantian 3. play_from_baku * Belarus : Dzmitry_Kuzmich , hervasij_vylivaha , Maxim_Zemchonok * Team Belgium : SittingBull * Bosnia and Herzegovina : oMirza , Damir_Mujezinovi , CrazyWind * Team Bulgaria : Nqmaime , Zidankata * Team Catalonia : Pau * Team Croatia : ZvonimirZ, LjutaSarka, xlote * Team Cyprus : No representation * Team of the Czech Republic : Dale00007, Kepken, Ruda_Jun * Team Denmark : zaifrun , magnetohead * Team England : AndrewSC21, Taxi , Taurusmale67 (main contact) * Team Estonia : succenna * Team Faroe Islands : lennybreau * Team Finland : saksipotku * Team France : proque, ferit, Hein24, jips07 * Team Galicia : galicky, puremind , tropeiev * Team Georgia : _IRAKLI_ , Lali-Rustavi * Team Germany : ilmago , saratonga , UweS , jrs49 * Team Greece : Anastasakis * Chess Team Holland : RainPiper (primary) , CasterMan5 , hendriksp (backup) * Team Hungary - Magyar Sakkegylet : Bivaly , bumika * Team Iceland : Freysi, Isbjorn, Wststfsz * Team Ireland : MM78 * Team Israel : SithsMaster , Shavit * Team Italia : LucaT , xaddi , bumiputra , the_whitebeard * Team Latvia : abstinence, Zigurs * Team Lithuania : Gimce * Team Kazakhstan : ACDC71 , Narimanom007 , adletiko , MoCosuishla * Team Kosovo : no representation * Team Luxembourg : no representation * Team Macedonia : brsjaci * Team Malta : Artefackto, Kavall , jaybeegee * Team Moldova : Traian-MD , Serj01 , DorinN69 * Crna Gora (MonteNegro) : SportistaPg * Team Northern Ireland : mrdenetop * Team Norway : Ferovejecs * Team Poland : Cezary, RathiDragon , CIORGA * Team Portugal : seca_adegas * Team Romania : raducernea , DorinN69 , Raul93 * Team Russia : zheka2005 , diletantus , Trogvar * Team Scotland : baz-30 , netzach , pam234 * Srbija tim : Phoenix_Scorpion, zoranbeograd, grujicdragan, Eeyore12 * Team Slovakia : foodlover , tarnowski , miki_martin , Erik80 * Team Slovenija : gokroznik * Team Spain : jcastur , MortaldeloKing * Team Sweden : johanpalmaer , Pentala * Team Schweiz-Suisse-Svizzera : Keanwoo , Aldo1984 * Team Turkey : empee , ali_cengiz * Team Ukraine : adriano81 * Team Wales : SonofPearl , Stephen_33 European country and national teams which not playing in European League: * Team Albania: no representation * Team Belarus: maxim82 * Team Bulgaria: Nqmaime, Great_Gonzo * Team Bulgaria United: Pistons * The Danish Chess Team: not represented * Chess Club Finland: Mammutti * Hungarian Chess Group: mateboy * Lithuania chess club: not represented * Norwegian Chess: Simendo * Serbian Group: no representant * Team Serbia: no representant * Serbia: not represented * Slovenian chess club: no representation * Team Switzerland: no representation Following European teams are represented: Chess.com's European Group: jrs49European Union Team: ilmago, johanpalmaerTeam Europe: johanpalmaer, pistonsFollowing regional teams are also represented:Team Balkan: not representedBaltic Team: Uldis (Team Lithuania), abstinence (Team Latvia), Team Estonia not representedBenelux: SittingBullTeam Britain: whistleblowerCarpathian Brigade: no representationTeam Scandinavia: johanpalmaer (Team Sweden), Pentala (Team Sweden), lennybreau (Team Faroe Islands), Freysi (Team Iceland)Slavic Pride: not representedYugoslavian Group: no representantBalkan Chess Unity: Bakre Team Mediteran: Bakre

TEAM Points 1.Romania 6,568 2.England 5,251 3.Italia 3,174 4.Russia 2,680 5.Portugal 1,362 6.Greece 1,301 7.Sweden 1,195 8.Bulgaria 950 9.Turkey 747 10.Holland 735 11.Armenia 703 12.Croatia 630 13.Germany 540 14.Slovenia 532 15.Scotland 515 16.Poland 510 17.Catalonia 492 18.France 467 19.Macedonia 397 20.Lithuania 375 21.Latvia 320 22.Czech Republic 300 23.Serbia 292 24.Bosnia-Herzegovina 290 25.Wales 280 26.Moldova 271 27.Spain 250 28.Azerbaijan 236 29.Slovakia 225 30.Estonia 220 31.Norway 215 32.Denmark 191 33.Ireland 160 34.Austria 135 35.Hungaria 115 36.Belgium 95 37.Faroe Islands 95 38.Galicia 85 39.Kosovo 79 40.Iceland 70 41.Belarus 68 42.Cyprus 60 43.Finland 49 44.MonteNegro 30 45.Luxembourg 25 46.Malta 20 47.Albania 5 48.Georgia 0 49.Liechtenstein 0 50.Switzerland 0 51.Andorra 0 52.San Marino 0 UPDATE MONTLY !!! Any miss let me know!

So far so good progress in starting up all matches!Good Luck!Many challenging matches has recently just started, but we also find quit many completed games in the matches.So, we'll soon - before the end of June - make a first report about the current standings.Here a reminder to begin unstarted matches in May round(s) and previous rounds! Good Luck! INSTRUCTIONS============ The teams are allowed to - but not forced to - start the matches earlier than scheduled. Matches are also allowed to start later than scheduled, but all matches must been started before 15th of September 2016. Matches can be replaced by WL-matches if both teams agrees upon it. All challenges must be filled out as follows: Match Name: EL2016 Rx Team ... vs Team .... (Example: EL2016 R1: Team Russia vs Team England) Game Type: Standard chessStarting Position: Standard Starting PositionDays per Move: 3Quick Description: leave blankRating: Min / Max: leave blankMinimum Games: 10Players per Team:Min: - Division 1: 75 players per team- Division 2: 50 players per team- Division 3: 25 players per team- Division 4: 15 players per team- Division 5: 3 players per team Max: leave blankConcurrent games per Opponent: 2Start Time: the date must always be set by the earliest two (2) weeks and latest four (4) weeks from the date when created.Auto Start: leave blank, do not selectGames are rated: select yesYou're welcome add links to your matches in this forum!For further information about the tourney, please go to the Tournament Forum.Good Luck!

INSTRUCTIONS============ The teams are allowed to - but not forced to - start the matches earlier than scheduled. Matches are also allowed to start later than scheduled, but all matches must been started before 15th of September 2016. Matches can be replaced by WL-matches if both teams agrees upon it. All challenges must be filled out as follows: Match Name: EL2016 Rx Team ... vs Team .... (Example: EL2016 R1: Team Russia vs Team England) Game Type: Standard chessStarting Position: Standard Starting PositionDays per Move: 3Quick Description: leave blankRating: Min / Max: leave blankMinimum Games: 10Players per Team:Min: - Division 1: 75 players per team- Division 2: 50 players per team- Division 3: 25 players per team- Division 4: 15 players per team- Division 5: 3 players per team Max: leave blankConcurrent games per Opponent: 2Start Time: the date must always be set by the earliest two (2) weeks and latest four (4) weeks from the date when created.Auto Start: leave blank, do not selectGames are rated: select yesYou're welcome add links to your matches in this forum!For further information about the tourney, please go to the Tournament Forum.Good Luck!

So far pretty good progress in starting up all matches!Good Luck!Many challenging matches has recently just started, but we also find quit many completed games in the matches.Here a reminder to begin unstarted matches in June round(s) and previous rounds! Good Luck! INSTRUCTIONS============ The teams are allowed to - but not forced to - start the matches earlier than scheduled. Matches are also allowed to start later than scheduled, but all matches must been started before 15th of September 2016. Matches can be replaced by WL-matches if both teams agrees upon it. All challenges must be filled out as follows: Match Name: EL2016 Rx Team ... vs Team .... (Example: EL2016 R1: Team Russia vs Team England) Game Type: Standard chessStarting Position: Standard Starting PositionDays per Move: 3Quick Description: leave blankRating: Min / Max: leave blankMinimum Games: 10Players per Team:Min: - Division 1: 75 players per team- Division 2: 50 players per team- Division 3: 25 players per team- Division 4: 15 players per team- Division 5: 3 players per team Max: leave blankConcurrent games per Opponent: 2Start Time: the date must always be set by the earliest two (2) weeks and latest four (4) weeks from the date when created.Auto Start: leave blank, do not selectGames are rated: select yesYou're welcome add links to your matches in this forum!For further information about the tourney, please go to the Tournament Forum.Good Luck!

MATCHES TO START IN JANUARY 2016===============================INSTRUCTIONS============ The teams are allowed to - but not forced to - start the matches earlier than scheduled. Matches are also allowed to start later than scheduled, but all matches must been started before 15th of September 2016. Matches can be replaced by WL-matches if both teams agrees upon it. All challenges must be filled out as follows: Match Name: EL2016 Rx Team ... vs Team .... (Example: EL2016 R1: Team Russia vs Team England) Game Type: Standard chess Starting Position: Standard Starting Position Days per Move: 3 Quick Description: leave blank Rating: Min / Max: leave blank Minimum Games: 10 Players per Team: Min: - Division 1: 75 players per team- Division 2: 50 players per team- Division 3: 25 players per team- Division 4: 15 players per team- Division 5: 3 players per team Max: leave blank Concurrent games per Opponent: 2 Start Time: the date must always be set by the earliest two (2) weeks and latest four (4) weeks from the date when created. Auto Start: leave blank, do not select Games are rated: select yesYou're welcome add links to your matches in this forum!For further information about the tourney, please go to the Tournament Forum.Good Luck!

INSTRUCTIONS============ The teams are allowed to - but not forced to - start the matches earlier than scheduled. Matches are also allowed to start later than scheduled, but all matches must been started before 15th of September 2016. Matches can be replaced by WL-matches if both teams agrees upon it. All challenges must be filled out as follows: Match Name: EL2016 Rx Team ... vs Team .... (Example: EL2016 R1: Team Russia vs Team England) Game Type: Standard chess Starting Position: Standard Starting Position Days per Move: 3 Quick Description: leave blank Rating: Min / Max: leave blank Minimum Games: 10 Players per Team: Min: - Division 1: 75 players per team- Division 2: 50 players per team- Division 3: 25 players per team- Division 4: 15 players per team- Division 5: 3 players per team Max: leave blank Concurrent games per Opponent: 2 Start Time: the date must always be set by the earliest two (2) weeks and latest four (4) weeks from the date when created. Auto Start: leave blank, do not select Games are rated: select yesYou're welcome add links to your matches in this forum!For further information about the tourney, please go to the Tournament Forum.Good Luck!

Team Romania just received the tragic news that our dear friend and amazing person to all, Nicu_57 (Nicu Ion), died from cancer. Our hearts are broken. He was one of the main two founders of Team Romania and our Super Admin for many years. Almost everything Team Romania achieved is mainly thanks to his continuous determination, dedication and tenacity. He was not infallible, but we learned from his mistakes and will remember him for his warm soul, friendship and wisdom. Rest In Peace Nicu!

Here we can discuss WoW in EL2016 and in the future.Issues, complaints, proposals and suggestions can be added, covered, and discussed.

Hereby announce proposal for setup and rules for EL2014. The proposal is open for review untill 19th of December. Any changes meanwhile will be separately announced. A summary of the most notable changes compared to EL2013 is found by the end of this post.======================================EL2014 - Tournament Setup and Rules (proposal)(J.Palmaer, updated 2014-11-28)The European League (EL) is the league of European countries and nationalities playing team match tournament on Chess.com. Teams battle it out in fierce competition to determine the European League Champion for each year. The league is arranged by the European Chess Federation.TOURNAMENT FORMATTournament schedule: The tournament starts by 6th of January 2014, and finish at cutoff by 31st of December 2014.European country and national teams are divided into five divisions according to final outcome and rules of EL2013.Teams for Division 1 to 3: 12 teams per divisions Teams for Division 4: 8 teams. Teams for Division 5: all other teamsTournament format: Round-Robin with 11 rounds in Division 1-3, and 7 rounds in Division 4. No matches are arranged for Division 5, where improvements on TM leaderboard instead will be tracked and the basis for promotion.Schedule:R1+R2 January / R8 MayR3+R4 February / R9 JuneR5+R6 March / R10 AugustR7 April / R11 SeptemberDivision 1-3 is playing R1-R11. Division 4 is playing R1, R3, R5, R7, R8-R10TEAM MATCH SETTINGSThe teams are allowed to - but not forced to - start the games earlier than scheduled. Matches are also allowed to start later than scheduled, but all matches must been started before 31st of October 2014.All challenges must be filled out exactly as follows: Match Name: EL2014 Rx Team ... vs Team .... Example: EL2014 R1: Team Russia vs Team England Game Type: Standard chessStarting Position: Standard Starting PositionDays per Move: 3 Quick Description: leave blankRating: Min / Max: leave blankMinimum Games: 5Players per Team: Min: - Division 1: 50 players per team - Division 2: 30 players per team - Division 3 and 4: 10 players per team Max: leave blank Concurrent games per Opponent: 2 Start Time: the date must always be set by the earliest two (2) weeks and latest four (4) weeks from the date when created. Auto Start: leave blank, do not selectGames are rated: select yes SCORING, PENALTIES, AND TIE-BREAKS Scoring System: Clear win = 2 scores, Tied = 1 score, Clear loss = 0 score. A match is counted as a clear win only if the team gets at least 3 points or more in the match against their opponent. The team losing such a match has a clear loss. Other matches with no clear wins are counted as tied. Team match scores will be adjusted for all closed accounts and disqualified multi-team-players. If one player's account is closed or is a multi-team-player, s/he will lose both games by disqualification. If both players are disqualified, the points will be split 0:0 regardless of the actual result. However, opposing time-outing player won’t gain any points. Tie-breaks: Based on the share of won games (in percentage) and the share of completeness. Unfinished games in the matches are counted as tied till they are finished. PROMOTION FOR EL2015 2 top teams in Division 2 to 4 moves up to the mediate superior Division.4 bottom teams in Division 1 to 3 moves down to the mediate lower Division.2 bottom teams in Division 4 moves down to Division 52 best improving teams on TM leaderboard in Division 5 moves up to Division 4. Any new or disqualified teams go to/stay in Division 5. GENERAL RULES Teams and players are allowed to participate in the tourney, as long as they follow these rules: 1. One single team per European country or nationality is invited to this tournament. The best ranked ones on the team match leaderboard are invited in first hand. However, teams that been promoted to mediate superior divisions or stay in divisions are guaranteed to represent their country or nationality also for the next season. Country or nationality names and flags must be applied to the team profiles. 2. The teams are allowed and encouraged to insert following text into their profile description: “This team represent [country or nationality name] in the European League.”, and to copy these rules into the team forums, so that all participants are aware of them. 3. At least one (1) team admin per team are encouraged to join the dedicated tournament forum for the season in order to receive all relevant info. 4. When creating team matches, should game settings be applied according to the general match settings (see above). Warnings will be given to teams that not send or accept challenges, or not lock their rosters, or have too few participating players in the matches. 5. Before teams lock their rosters are team admins allowed to remove any player from their team or the match who has a 25% or greater timeout percentage, or whose account is closed, or is suspected or detected multi-team-player. 6. Scores and tie-breaks are given to the teams who play matches. Match results are adjusted due to closed accounts and multi-team- playing, and match results are to be accordingly adjusted. 7. The current scoreboards and standings will be posted in the tournament forum. Team admins are encouraged to transmit this information to their team members. All figures presented before the cutoff are only preliminaries. 8. Teams and players are encouraged to follow these rules. Teams could be warned and disqualified for this season if they repeatedly not starting matches or otherwise breaking these rules. Such team will be moved to the lowest division for next season. 9. Team admins are encouraged to report any deviations and complaints due to these rules through the tournament forum. Any reports to be considered must be submitted before the cutoff and the week after. 10. Any changes or clarifications of these rules will be announced through the tournament forum. SPECIAL RULES FOR MULTI-TEAM PLAYING AND CLOSED ACCOUNTS a) Team members are allowed to join different groups and teams but they may represent and play with only ONE team in the tournament during a season. The rule in place is one player - one team - one season. It is recommended to do it for the country or nationality team corresponding to the member profile flag. b) Team members may NOT help each other out or use any computer assistance during their individual games. Cheating is forbidden. If there is any suspected unfair play from the other side, should the team leaders report this to the tournament forum. Team leaders should not take matters into own hands. c) If a player repeatedly participating in matches with different teams will these teams lose ALL the individual games the player have played or is playing. And if a player’s account is closed, e.g. but not limited due to cheating, the teams the player represent will also lose the individual games the player(s) have played or playing. TOURNAMENT FORUM For more information, please visit the dedicated tournament forum for this season (EL2014): <link will be added when it's time to start tournament>=============================================SUMMARY OF CHANGES- simplification of as many rules as possible- best practices removed- some alignments to Asian League and World League rules- Certain rule changes: * No games will be arranged for Division 5, but we will track the teams improvement on TM leaderboard as a basis for promotion. * Increased minimum number of players in Division 1 and 2. * Increased minimum completed games required for players (5 instead of 1) * Start times must be specified for the matches * ok to remove players that frequently time-outs (>25%), cheating, or are suspected or detected multi-players before the matches starts. * Fewer points won (3 instead of 4) needed for making clear wins * More strictly rules for multi-team-playing; two warnings leads to disqualification and losing all games. * Time-outing players not earn any points due to playing against player with closed accounts (e.g. cheaters) or multi-team-players. * Exceptional promotions to EL2015, which will lead to fewer teams will play in Division 1 and more teams in Division 4 in EL2015. Make the tourney more challenging for more teams and players.