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In this topic will be listed the clubs registered in the league with their main, and eventually secondary, point of contact. To register your club, please post below by giving the name of your club, a link to its homepage and up to two name of administrators that will be the reference people for the league. Teams (sorted A-Z) Short Main PoC Other _WE ARE THE CHAMPİONS_ WAC @AAkifSanli   - Grand Chess Club - GCC @AnatomicalDeadSpace   - International Chess Friends - ICF @RAPHAEL1127   - King Of The Hill Team - KOTH @RAPHAEL1127   - Road to GM - R2GM @schach_und_dame   ... And Chess For All ACFA @YankoBerriosV   A.R.C. ARC @Atomic_Rift   Ab Imo Pectore AIP @iSpaceChess   Adriana Nikolova FANCLUB ANF @knetfan   Africa Chess Group ACG @msultan71 @Miheto American International Team ANT @ThiagoMarcel2025 @CheckMateRocoTyler Anna Muzychuk Fan Club AMFC @knetfan   Art Of Chess AOC @tournamentix   Asia National Team ANT @phantomisback   Asian Chess Masters ACM @phantomisback @animeshbordoloi Bad Players Club BPC @KhaoticKnight @Miheto Bag End Club BEC @LordWinter30   Beautiful Romania BRO @lvali40   Bobby Fischer Group BFG @iSpaceChess   Checkers Draughts Chess CCDC @Kookaburrra @McSlash Chess - The royal game CTRG @Niettek_2046   Chess Bombers CBO @AndrewSmith   Chess Champ CCH @HenryUrbanek   Chess Champions Legion CCL @phantomisback   Chess Elite Players CEP @TakoGM   Chess Fan Forever CFF @PEKKAKING_CR9   Chess is Fun Club CFC @phillip100   Chess Pineapples CPI @Mitul   Chess School Ukraine CSU @Eva3337   Chess Tanzania CTZ @Miheto   Chess Team Europe CTE @Obifunk-Kenobi @benjaminbeaty Chess.com Deutsch CCDE @Geryon_21   Chess.com vs. ChessKid CVC @Qoiuoiuoiuoiu @F1-24 Chevaliers Teutoniques CHT @Finlande1214 @Bestiapoleon Chicago Style Hot Dogs CSHD @Senior-Lazarus_Long   Club der Naturliebhaber CDN @schach_und_dame   CR7 club CR7 @billleboss   Daily Matches CHAMPIONS DMC @RAPHAEL1127   Daily Tournaments Fans Club DTFC @aronole   Deflect To Victory DTV @Deflection   Discovery One DIO @Bluewarriorbird @Kookaburrra Eager Beavers. EBE @Senior-Lazarus_Long   Eagles Nest EAN @GordonRichardson @CaliDave64 EGYPT CHESS CLUB ECC @msultan71   Elite Chess Group ECG @egy68   EMPIRE BG EBG @nikokolev   Eternals-Superheroes ESH @phantomisback   Europe National Team ENT @phantomisback @Aryachankayreturns Exercitatio Artem Parat EAP @Obifunk-Kenobi   FanatikClub FTK @knetfan   Fortaleza Chess FOC @CzarPc   France FRA @Kookaburrra   France-Deutschland Group FDG @Tournamentix   Friends Uniting Against Mental Illness Chess Club FUAMI @MindlessDirt   Game set checkmate GSC @Alina_Bakhtina_24 @NADAL-2013 Gaspard de la Nuit GDLN @scarbo   GG club public GGCP @AU2013   Greek Arena GrA @greekindian   Großherzogtum Baden GB @Phyve5   Hermandad de ajedrez HdA @Ximoon @loshermanossanche iCHESS ICH @Carlsen   Invincible King IKI @utkars23 @aadars321 Kasparov Chess Club KCC @rossi6699   Knights of the Realm KotR @thee_black_knight   Laurentian University Chess Club LUCC @CNoah64   Los amigos de Chanquete LADC @Juanclu73 @Pomb113 Lots of Chess Openings LCO @KnightEule   Lucky Group LG @Donat_Chess   Magnus Carlsen Chess MCC @iSpaceChess   Magnus Carlsen's fan club MCFC @knetfan   Masters of the Squares MOTS @animeshbordoloi   Mateiści i Drwale MDR @tjanus71   Mighty Masters MIMA @WangSandy   MLB Fan Club MLBF @JackCubs   Morocco Chess Team MCT @LORD_KOLO   Nazi Paikidze Chess Club NPCC @iSpaceChess   NO PASARAN NOPA @uglyork @bigboey78 Old Timers OLDT @Kookaburrra @knetfan Para-Chess TEAM SINGAPORE PCTS @cubiccuber   Pawn Society PAS @exbC @Lavendar3 Pragg fan club PFC @TheScandinerd   Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu fan club-PRFC PRFC @TheGoatOfChess-3000   Prehistoric Players PP @Tarbosaurus_Battar @DinosaurusRex3 Promote to King P2K @Ximoon   PuzzleSolversClubPRO PSCP @AZEZRA @xVesper REAPER CHESS WARRIORS RCW @ChessSpeedTwitch   Ripartiamo Da Tre RDT @Stivanelloo   Romeo and Juliet RAJ @rossi6699   Schachschule SCS @schach_und_dame   Scuola Italiana di Scacchi SIdS @Giampiero111   Sicilian Master SMA @Sicilian-Empire   Spartan Warriors SW @ThiagoMarcel2025   Strategic Scholars STS @Coro   Team Armenia live TAL @ACM_ArthurKhachaturyan   Team Australia TAUS @Kookaburrra   Team Cat Rat Bat TCRB @KnightEule   Team Match Chess TMC @AndrewSmith   Team Sweden TSW @utbivasan3 @roger987 The African Wild Dogs of Chess -TAWDoC- TAWDoC @CheckMateRocoTyler   The Beekeepers TBK @KnightEule   The Beginners Chess Club TBC @WangSandy   The Believers TB @Ziggy_Junior   The Checkmate Collective TCC @Swakhie   The Cheetahs of Chess -TCoC- TCoC @CheckMateRocoTyler   The Chess Union - TCU TCU @BNorbi18   The Chess Warlords - TCW TCW @DavidGaming08   The Empire of Assassins EoA @WangSandy   The Game Changers TGC @Checkmaterocotyler   The Ge-Winner TGW @LordWinter30 @Shatterdude66 @OwnMilestone The Golden Phoenix TGP @Ximoon @ImperfectAge The Mighty 64 TM64 @EthanJojy   The Monarch Butterflies TMB @KnightEule   The Nature Lovers Club TNLC @Kookaburrra @McSlash1 The Party TPA @ant-x @AgentKunic The Real En Croissant Club TRE @FierceFalcon2 @ATM015 The Royal Butterflies TRB @KnightEule   The Royal Falcon Club TRFC @phantomisback @Aryachankayreturns The Snakes of Chess -TSoC- TSoC @CheckMateRocoTyler   The SpaceAliens TSA @Shatterdude66 @LordWinter30 The Stargazers TSG @KnightEule   The Super CUP Community SCC @DMTSF   Total 960 T960 @Commando-Poppins   Union of the Rising Phoenix URP @WangSandy   Universal Club Of All Countries UCoAC @Aryachankayreturns @TheFasterPanda Users Legends Club ULC @Senior-Lazarus_Long   Vedic Warriors VW @phantomisback @Aryachankayreturns We Are One WAO @mlongpre2 @JF_THE_BEST WORLD-CHESS-TEAM WCT @LeCavalierBlanc51   Young Beauties YB @knetfan   Young Grandmasters YGM @ohmyghooost @PolishDavidd Гражданка 1917 - 1922 GRA @AV_Kolchak  

In the scope of the PCL Thematic Openings competitions, admins will have to send challenge with pre-defined positions from the Opening Book. To do so, you must start by creating a challenge the usual way and get to the challenge creation page. There, go to the "Game" section, and under "Game Type" select "Book Opening". It will create a new menu below to select which one you want to select. You can now fill the other parameters and send the challenge. Attention at that point: the preview of the challenge will not show the correct position! To verify a challenge you just created or received, you need to go to the old interface. Alternatively, you could accept the challenge and cancel the match if the position is wrong. Here is what the "new" challenge page looks like: click to enlarge And what the "old" one gives: click to enlarge To access to the "old" challenge page, you must add the challenge number (the number at the end of the address of the challenge) to this URL: https://www.chess.com/clubs/match_challenge/ , e.g.https://www.chess.com/clubs/match_challenge/123456 Please comment if you need more clarification.  

This topic will collect all trophies and winners of the Phoenix Chess League's competitions. PCL Fast Vote Chess S1 (announcement): (click individual medals to enlarge) LIESA - COFFEE AND CHESS CAFE, - King Of The Hill Team -, The Chess Warlords - TCW. PCL Fast Vote Chess 960 S1 (announcement): (click individual medals to enlarge) The Ge-Winner, - King Of The Hill Team -, The SpaceAliens.

In the scope of the PCL Thematic Endgames competitions (and possibly other ones), admins will have to send challenge with pre-defined positions from the Opening Book. To do so, you must start by creating a challenge the usual way and get to the challenge creation page. There, go to the "Game" section, and under "Game Type" select "Custom FEN". It will create a new text box below in which you can copy/paste the FEN string you want to load. In our competitions, the FEN will be provided in the competition's dedicated topic. You can now fill the other parameters and send the challenge. Attention at that point: the preview of the challenge will not show the correct position! To verify a challenge you just created or received, you need to go to the old interface. Alternatively, you could accept the challenge and cancel the match if the position is wrong. Here is what the "new" challenge page looks like: click to enlarge And what the "old" one gives: click to enlarge To access to the "old" challenge page, you must add the challenge number (the number at the end of the address of the challenge) to this URL: https://www.chess.com/clubs/match_challenge/ , e.g.https://www.chess.com/clubs/match_challenge/123456 Please comment if you need more clarification.

2025 March April May June July August September October 1 S960S1 R4MS TOOS2 R5PP 2 TOUS2 R2PP SCS2 R4MS 3 S960S1 R7MS 4 TOUS2 R1PP TOOS2 R4PP TOUS2 R7MS 5 FVS2 R5PP TEOS1 R7MS SCS2 R3MS 6 TOOS2 R3PP TOUS2 R6MS 7 S960S1 R5PP SCS2 R2MS 8 TEUS1 R6MS 9 TOOS2 R2PP TOUS2 R5MS 10 SCS2 R1MS SCS2 R7PP 11 TOOS2 R1PP TOOS2 R7MS 12 FVS2 R6PP S960S1 R6MS TOUS2 R4MS SCS2 R6PP 13 TOOS2 R6MS 14 TEUS1 R7PP SCS2 GP TOUS2 R3MS 15 TEOS1 R6MS SCS2 R5PP 16 TOOS2 R5MS 17 TOUS2 R2MS 18 S960S1 R7PP SCS2 R4PP 19 FVS2 R7PP TOUS2 R1MS TOOS2 R4MS TOUS2 R7PP 20 SCS2 R3PP 21 TEOS1 R7PP TOOS2 R3MS 22 S960S1 R5MS TOUS2 R6PP 23 TOxS2 GP SCS2 R2PP 24 TOOS2 R2MS 25 SCS2 R1PP TOUS2 R5PP SCS2 R7MS 26 TOOS2 R1MS TOOS2 R7PP 27 TOUS2 R4PP SCS2 R6MS 28 S960S1 R6PP 29 TEUS1 R7MS TOOS2 R6PP 30 TOUS2 R3PP SCS2 R5MS 31 Legend: TEUS1 Thematic Endgame U1400 S1 TEOS1 Thematic Endgame Open S1 SCS2 Slow Chess S2 S960S1 Slow Chess 960 S1 FSS2 Fast Vote Chess S2 TOUS2 Thematic Openings U1400 S2 TOOS2 Thematic Openings Open S2 GP Groups publication RxPP Round x pairings publication RxMS Round x matches start

1 Description 1.1. The Phoenix Chess League Super Bingo (PCL-SB) is a perpetual competition between chess teams of Chess.com. The games is inspired by traditional games such as the bingo (or loto, lotto, quine, rifle, etc.). Participating teams play matches against each other to try to fill a bingo card assigned to them when they register. Points are scored by winning matches, and bonus points are given for filling the bingo card. 2 Entering the game 2.1. All clubs registered in the Phoenix Chess League can enter the game. 2.2. The list of member clubs is kept in the Club and Admins topic. 2.3. Club willing to enter the game, after they are properly registered in the aforementioned topic, must post in this topic their intention to enter. When the registration is validated by a league director, they will get assigned a bingo card. 3 Bingo cards 3.1. Bingo cards given to each team are a 5 by 5 grid with one joker square and 24 challenge squares. 3.2. Winning a match corresponding to a specific challenge clears the square with that challenge's code. 3.3. Bonus points are earned by clearing full rows, columns and diagonals. 3.4. The joker square counts as an already cleared square. 3.5. A team can ask for a new bingo card once per quarter. Example of an empty bingo card Example bingo card with one row and one column cleared Example of a full bingo card 4 Challenging a team 4.1. Any playing team can challenge at any moment another registered, active team. 4.2. At challenging time, a challenge type shall be chosen and inserted in the Quick Description of the challenge. 4.3. If the challenge type is not specified, it shall be stated when the match is reported in this topic, and explicitly agreed upon by the admins of both teams. 4.4. If the challenge code does not match the match parameters, an agreement shall be found between the admins and the league directors before the match starts to classify the challenge. 4.5. A type of challenge can be used any number of times, even if it's been validated on the bingo card already. That way, no team will be blocked, the only counterpart is you can't get the bonus points. 4.6. Teams can decline incoming challenges without penalty. 4.7. All accepted matches shall be reported in this topic. Matches that are not reported won't be accounted for in the results. 4.8. The challenges shall have the following parameters: Match Parameters: Match Name: PCL Super Bingo [Team A] vs. [Team B] Quick Description: The quick description shall contain the code of the challenge type (see table below) e.g. "Challenge type: C1." Game Type: depends on the challenge type. Days per Move: depends on the challenge type. Start Date: at least 10 days after the challenge is created. Start Time: any. Rating Range: depends on the challenge type. Players Per Club: depends on the challenge type. Concurrent Games per Player: 2. Rated: Yes. Autostart: left to chose by the challenging team.  Minimum Games: 10.   Challenge codes: Challenge type Players Rating Time control Setup A1 3-10 Open 3 days Classic A2 10+ Open 3 days Classic A3 3-10 U1400 3 days Classic A4 10+ U1400 3 days Classic B1 3-10 Open 1 day Classic B2 10+ Open 1 day Classic B3 3-10 U1400 1 day Classic B4 10+ U1400 1 day Classic C1 3-10 Open 3 days Book opening C2 10+ Open 3 days Book opening C3 3-10 U1400 3 days Book opening C4 10+ U1400 3 days Book opening D1 3-10 Open 1 day Book opening D2 10+ Open 1 day Book opening D3 3-10 U1400 1 day Book opening D4 10+ U1400 1 day Book opening E1 3-10 Open 3 days Chess960 E2 10+ Open 3 days Chess960 E3 3-10 U1400 3 days Chess960 E4 10+ U1400 3 days Chess960 F1 3-10 Open 1 day Chess960 F2 10+ Open 1 day Chess960 F3 3-10 U1400 1 day Chess960 F4 10+ U1400 1 day Chess960 5 Team ranking 5.1. Team will be placed on a leaderboard based on the points they score during the game. 6 Scoring points 6.1. Winning a match: 5 points & validate the associated challenge on the team's bingo card.  6.2. Draw: 2 points. 6.3. Successful registration but opponent couldn't start the match; match canceled by opponent: 1 point. 6.4. Clearing a line, a row or a diagonal from the bingo card: 10 points. 6.5. Clearing the full card: 30 points (in addition to the points due for line/column/row completion, therefore a card is worth 150 points in total: 5 rows, 5 columns, 2 diagonal and the full card itself). Note that a validated challenge can't be removed from a card, if a match with the same challenge is lost it will not remove a previously validated square.  7 Awards 7.1. Each team filling a full bingo card will get an award from the Phoenix Chess League. 7.2. Awards will begin being distributed once at least one of the playing team reaches 50 points.. 7.3. Then, three times a year (April 1st, July 1st and October 1st), a quarterly award will be given to the team on top of the leaderboard. 7.4. On January 1st, an award will be given to the top three teams of the leaderboard. 8 Withdrawing 8.1. Teams can withdraw from the competition at any moment. On-going matches will still be accounted for, and open matches that are not yet started can be cancelled by the withdrawing team giving the normal compensation point for opponent. 8.2. Teams that have withdrawn cannot be challenged anymore until they re-enter the competition. 8.3. When withdrawing, a team's admin can specify if they want the withdraw to be temporary. If so, the team's status will be set to "inactive" and other teams won't be allowed to challenge them. 8.4. Team withdrawing temporarly keeps their current bingo card. 9 It's just a game 9.1. Admins representing teams in the game are asked to behave in a responsible way to keep a friendly and fun spirit. Unlike a formal competition, this is a game. 9.2. Please try to restrict the amount of challenges. We don't want to generate challenge spamming. 9.3. If a team already has an open match with another team, or started a match recently, please try to contact that team before sending a new challenge. We don't want this game to turn to a match spamming contest. 9.4. Please report properly open matches and also report finished ones to help with the accounting. 9.5. Results will be updated regularly, but be patient, as this will take a lower priority when compared to other competitions from the league.

Registration is closed for the Phoenix Chess League Fast Vote Chess Season #3. Description: The Phoenix Chess League Fast Vote Chess Season #3 is a 1 day per move Vote Chess tournament. Clubs will play in groups of up to 8, in a round robin format. If 8 clubs or less registered in this event, all clubs will be playing in the same group; if 9 are more clubs registered in this event, they will be divided in 2 or more groups, by their apparent strengths (Group A, Group B etc.). For more detailed information, check Match Parameters below. Rules: All matches will be played by 'Rounds', with pairings between each club. Matches will use a time control of 24h per move and classical chess as rules. All rounds will start on Wednesdays, starting on the 4th of September 2025. Subsequent rounds will be announced every week (check the calendar below for each round's starting date). Either club in an match can send the challenge immediately after the pairings are issued. All matches must be created before the next pairing is issued, or within a week for the last round. If none of both clubs sent the challenge in time, match will be counted as lost for both clubs; if a match for which the challenge has been reported in time has not been accepted within the valid time period, the match will be counted as lost for the club who did not accept the challenge. To ensure a correct assessment of challenges creation and matches acceptation in time, challenges and matches must be reported in this topic before the end of the challenging and acceptation periods. As a general rule, common sense and best effort will be used. The content will be, when possible, chosen over the form and the effort will be going towards starting as many matches as possible rather than having forfeits for purely technical reasons. Requirements of joining: None Calendar of pairings publications: (DD/MM/YYYY) Round # Challenging period start date Round 1 03/09/2025 Round 2 10/09/2025 Round 3 17/09/2025 Round 4 24/09/2025 Round 5 01/10/2025 Round 6 08/10/2025 Round 7 15/10/2025 Registrations will close on the 31st of August 2025, groups will be announced on the 1st of September 2025 and will be open for discussion until the 3rd of September. After the winner of each group is known, a play-off round will be organized between the first team of each group to determine to overall winner. We will update results frequently, and once all matches are adjudicated, we will announce the results and the winners. Good luck to all teams! Match Parameters: Match Parameters: Match Name: PCL Fast Vote Chess S3 G☐ R☐: [Team A] vs. [Team B] (blank checkboxes are to be filled in by round number, and group number if any.) Quick Description: Choice of the club who is sending the challenge. Game Type: Chess Time per Move: 24 hours Club size: Any My club plays as: White (or Black) - see pairings Minimum games: 0 Registeration status: Group A Group B Group C - King Of The Hill Team - Chess Bombers No PASARAN Beautiful Romania Chess Team Europe Chess School Ukraine Vedic Warriors Asian Chess Masters Europe National Team Chess Champions Legion Romeo and Juliet The Ge-Winner The SpaceAliens Game set checkmate Chess is Fun Club ... And Chess for All The Monarch Butterflies The Super CUP Community Egypt Chess Club Chess Fan Forever Team Armenia live Pairings (available after publication): https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-fast-vote-chess-s3-r1 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-fast-vote-chess-s3-r2 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-fast-vote-chess-s3-r3 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-fast-vote-chess-s3-r4 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-fast-vote-chess-s3-r5 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-fast-vote-chess-s3-r6 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-fast-vote-chess-s3-r7 Results:

Registration is closed for the Phoenix Chess League Fire and Ashes Season #1. Description: The Phoenix Chess League Fire and Ashes Season #1 is a daily chess tournament combining classical chess, Fischer-random (chess 960) and thematic openings. Clubs will play in groups of up to 8, in a round robin format. At each round, each club will play one match of classical chess, one match of chess 960 and one match with a book opening with the same opponent. Result for a round is decided as best of 3, or draw, at match level. Rules: The competition will have one single section: open rating, 10+ players. All matches will be played by 'Rounds', with pairings between each club. At each round a different pre-set position extracted from the Opening Book positions will be used for the thematic match. All rounds will start on Tuesdays, from 27th of May 2025 and will continue for up to 9 rounds with four weeks between each (check the program below for each round's starting date). Starting of matches of classical, 960 and thematic are shifted by one week each. The calendar is given as a reference, but teams can agree to start their matches at a different date as long as it's not later than November 30th, 2025. Teams can agree to have matches from other competitions count for PCL Fire and Ashes S1, provided their start date is not prior to the start date of round 1, that at start time they have at least 10 players registered on both side, have open rating and open number of players, and that they are played no slower than 3 days per move. For the thematic matches, a different opening can be used with agreement of both teams as long as it's one of chess.com's opening book. For instance, matches of TMCL (open), 1WL Swiss4All, 1WL Grand Prix, WL, EL, TCMAC Phoenix, TCMAC Battle of Legions, TCMAC Master 960, PCL Thematic Openings, PCL Super Bingo A2, B2, C2, D2, E2 & F2, LLCM, etc., are eligible. To ensure a correct assessment of challenges creation and matches acceptation, all challenges and matches must be reported in this topic. As a general rule, common sense and best effort will be used. The content will be, when possible, chosen over the form and the effort will be going towards starting as many matches as possible rather than having forfeits for purely technical reasons. Requirements of joining:  For teams that didn't participate yet in a daily competition of the Phoenix Chess League, please provide two reference matches, that has at least 10 players, both in classical chess and chess 960. Program (DD/MM/YYYY): R Round publication Classical chess start Chess 960 start Thematic start Opening 1 12/05/2025 27/05/2025 03/06/2025 10/06/2025 Philidor Defense 2 09/06/2025 24/06/2025 01/07/2025 08/07/2025 Petrov's Defense 3 07/07/2025 22/07/2025 29/07/2025 05/08/2025 Torre Attack 4 04/08/2025 19/08/2025 26/08/2025 02/09/2025 Bogo-Indian Def. 5 01/09/2025 16/09/2025 23/09/2025 30/09/2025 Modern Def.1.d4 6 29/09/2025 14/10/2025 21/10/2025 28/10/2025 Halloween Gambit 7 27/10/2025 11/11/2025 18/11/2025 25/11/2025 Semi-Slav Def. 8 24/11/2025 02/12/2025 09/12/2024 16/12/2025 Bishop's Opening 3 15/12/2025 30/12/2025 06/01/2026 13/01/2026 Polish Opening Registrations will close on 4th of May, groups will be announced on the 5th of May and will be open for discussion until the 9th of May. Groups will be created based on the evaluated strength of competing teams, with Group A being the strongest. We will update results frequently, and once all matches are adjudicated, we will announce the results and the winners. Good luck to all teams! Match Parameters: Match Name: PCL Fire and Ashes S1 G☐ R☐ [Classic|960|Thematic] : [Team A] vs [Team B] (blank checkboxes are to be filled in by round number, and group number if any.) Quick Description: Choice of the club who is sending the challenge. Game Type: Classical, chess960 or Book Opening. Days per Move: 3 (or less, with common agreement). Start Date: Check the calendar, or agree with your opponent. Start Time: Equivalent to 08:00 UTC, or agree with your opponent. Rating Range: Leave blank for minimum and maximum ratings. Players Per Club: 10, or agree with your opponent. Concurrent Games per Player: 2 Rated: Yes Autostart: Yes or No (irrelevant) Minimum Games: 10 Groups: Group A Group B Chess Team Europe The Ge-Winner Beautiful Romania Users Legends Club Promote to King Eagles Nest Team Match Chess Chess Champions Legion Europe National Team The Checkmate Collective Kasparov Chess CLub World-Chess-Team The Empire of Assassins Chess Bombers Asian Chess Masters Greek Arena   Scuola Italiana di Scacchi [reserved for groups] [reserved for results]

Registration is open for the Phoenix Chess League Fast Vote Chess 960 Season #3. Description: The Phoenix Chess League Fast Vote Chess 960 Season #3 is a 1 day per move Vote Chess 960 tournament. Clubs will play in groups of up to 8, in a round robin format. Rules: All matches will be played by 'Rounds', with pairings between each club. Matches will use a time control of 24h per move and chess960 as rules. All rounds will start on Wednesdays, starting on the 5th of November 2025. Subsequent rounds will be announced every week (check the calendar below for each round's starting date). Either club in an match can send the challenge immediately after the pairings are issued. All matches must be created before the next pairing is issued, or within a week for the last round. If none of both clubs sent the challenge in time, match will be counted as lost for both clubs; if a match for which the challenge has been reported in time has not been accepted within the valid time period, the match will be counted as lost for the club who did not accept the challenge. To ensure a correct assessment of challenges creation and matches acceptation in time, challenges and matches must be reported in this topic before the end of the challenging and acceptation periods. As a general rule, common sense and best effort will be used. The content will be, when possible, chosen over the form and the effort will be going towards starting as many matches as possible rather than having forfeits for purely technical reasons. Requirements of joining: None Calendar of pairings publications: (DD/MM/YYYY) Round # Challenging period start date Round 1 05/11/2025 Round 2 12/11/2025 Round 3 19/11/2025 Round 4 26/12/2025 Round 5 03/12/2025 Round 6 10/12/2025 Round 7 17/12/2025 Registrations will close on the 31st of October 2025, groups will be announced on the 3rd of November 2025 and will be open for discussion until the 5th of November. We will update results frequently, and once all matches are adjudicated, we will announce the results and the winners.  Good luck to all teams! Match Parameters: Match Parameters: Match Name: PCL Fast Vote Chess 960 S3 G☐ R☐: [Team A] vs. [Team B] (blank checkboxes are to be filled in by round number, and group number if any.) Quick Description: Choice of the club who is sending the challenge. Game Type: Chess960 Time per Move: 24 hours Club size: Any My club plays as: White (or Black) - see pairings Minimum games: 0 Registeration status: Pairings (available after publication): Results:

Registration is closed for the Phoenix Chess League Thematic Endgames Season #2. Description: The Phoenix Chess League Thematic Endgames Season #2 is a 3 day per move tournament. Clubs will play in groups of up to 8, in a round robin format. Rules: The competition will be divided in four sections: Rated, open rating, 5+players, Rated, U1400, 3+ players, Unrated, open rating, 5+ players, Unrated, U1400, 3+ players. All matches will be played by 'Rounds', with pairings between each club. All rounds will start on Tuesdays for unrated and Saturdays for rated, from respectively 4th and 8th of November for Open and two weeks later for U1400, and will continue with 4 weeks between each (check the calendar below for each round's starting date). Either club in an match can send the challenge, latest 12 days before the starting date. Matches need to be accepted latest 9 days before the starting date. If none of both clubs sent the challenge in time, match will be counted as lost to both clubs; if a club did not accept the challenge 3 days after its opponent had send the challenge, match will be counted as lost by the club who did not accept the challenge. To ensure a correct assessment of challenges creation and matches acceptation in time, challenges and matches must be reported in this topic before the end of the challenging and acceptation periods. As a general rule, common sense and best effort will be used. The content will be, when possible, chosen over the form and the effort will be going towards starting as many matches as possible rather than having forfeits for purely technical reasons. Requirements of joining:  For teams that didn't participate yet in a daily competition of the Phoenix Chess League, please provide a reference match, that has at least 3 (for U1400) or 5 (open) players. Calendar: Rated, open   Round # Challenging period start date Matches start date Round 1 24/10/2025 08/11/2025 Round 2 21/11/2025 06/12/2025 Round 3 19/12/2025 03/01/2026 Round 4 16/01/2026 31/01/2026 Round 5 13/02/2026 28/02/2026 Round 6 13/03/2026 28/03/2026 Round 7 10/04/2026 25/04/2026 Rated, U1400   Round # Challenging period start date Matches start date Round 1 07/11/2025 22/11/2025 Round 2 05/12/2025 20/12/2025 Round 3 02/01/2026 17/01/2026 Round 4 30/01/2026 14/02/2026 Round 5 27/02/2026 14/03/2026 Round 6 27/03/2026 11/04/2026 Round 7 24/04/2026 09/05/2026 Unrated, open   Round # Challenging period start date Matches start date Round 1 20/10/2025 04/11/2025 Round 2 17/11/2025 02/12/2025 Round 3 15/12/2025 30/12/2025 Round 4 12/01/2026 27/01/2026 Round 5 09/02/2026 24/02/2026 Round 6 09/03/2026 24/03/2026 Round 7 06/04/2026 21/04/2026 Unrated, U1400   Round # Challenging period start date Matches start date Round 1 03/11/2025 18/11/2025 Round 2 01/12/2025 16/12/2025 Round 3 29/12/2025 13/01/2026 Round 4 26/01/2026 10/02/2026 Round 5 23/02/2026 10/03/2026 Round 6 23/03/2026 07/04/2026 Round 7 20/04/2026 05/05/2026 Endgames as planned: Positions, as in season 1, will featured endgame setups with unballanced pieces but balanced evaluation from chess.com's engine. Positions will be the same for rated and unrated but not in the same round orders. R# rated R# unrated FEN Eval GID R1 R5 8/5q2/6pk/1PP3np/P1RP4/1NK1P3/8/8 w - - 0 1 0.0 13952353 R2 R6 k6K/8/8/rrn5/5NBP/4NPP1/8/8 w - - 0 1 0.3 13952359 R3 R7 r5k1/pp3p2/3Pb1pP/2p5/2P2r2/2K5/PP2B2R/6R1 w - - 2 37 -0.2 13952365 R4 R1 3r2b1/8/R4nkp/4pNp1/6P1/1PN5/8/6K1 b - - 2 40 -0.2 13952369 R5 R2 2r1r1k1/1p3p1p/pB3p2/8/2N5/1P6/8/R5K1 w - - 0 26 -0.3 13952373 R6 R3 8/2k1np2/r1b5/P1PpPP2/1P1P2N1/3NK3/8/8 w - - 0 1 0.3 13952381 R7 R4 8/5k2/3bnp2/2n1p3/b1PpP2R/3N1P2/4K3/7R w - - 0 1 0.0 13952385 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7     (always white to move) Registrations will close on 14th of October, groups will be announced on the 15th and will be open for discussion until the 19th of October. We will update results frequently, and once all matches are adjudicated, we will announce the results and the winners. Good luck to all teams! Match Parameters: Match Name: PCL Thematic Endgames S2 {Unrated} [U1400|Open] G☐ R☐: [Team A] vs [Team B] (blank checkboxes are to be filled in by round number, and group number if any.) Quick Description: Choice of the club who is sending the challenge. Game Type: Custom FEN: check pairings Days per Move: 3 Start Date: Check the Calendar above, or will be mentioned in pairings. Start Time: Equivalent to 08:00 UTC, to be set up in your own time zone Rating Range: Leave blank for minimum rating, leave maximum rating blank for open category and set to 1400 for U1400 Players Per Club: Minimum: 3 for U1400, 5 for open, Maximum: leave blank. Concurrent Games per Player: 2 Rated: Yes for rated, No for unrated Autostart: Yes or No (irrelevant) Minimum Games: 10 Registeration status: # Open rated U1400 rated Open unrated U1400 unrated 1 Beautiful Romania Chess Team Europe We are one Chicago Style Hotdogs 2 Elite Chess Group Beautiful Romania Greek Arena The SpaceAliens 3 ChessAjedrezz Users Legends Club Anna Muzychuk Fan Club Greek Arena 4 Greek Arena Eager Beavers. FanatikClub Knights of the Realm 5 The Ge-Winner Africa Chess Group   _WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS_ 6 The Golden Phoenix The 7even Warriors     7 _WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS_ Chess University - Arabic     8 Adriana Nikolova FANCLUB CAIRO CHESS CLUB     9 Promote to King Greek Arena     10 Los Amigos de Chanquete Friends Uniting Against Mental Illness Chess Club     11 Masters of the Squares Knights of the Realm     12 The Game Changers The Ge-Winner     13   Scuola Italiana di Scacchi     14   _WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS_     15   Young Beauties     16   Promote to King     17   Los Amigos de Chanquete     18   Masters of the Squares     19   The Game Changers     Open rated group A Open rated group B Beautiful Romania The Ge-Winner Elite Chess Group The Game Changers ChessAjedrezz Masters of the Squares The Golden Phoenix _WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS_ Los Amigos de Chanquete Greek Arena Promote to King Adriana Nikolova FANCLUB     Open unrated   We are one   Greek Arena   Anna Muzychuk Fan Club   FanatikClub   Pairings (available after publication): Results:

Registration is closed for the Phoenix Chess League Fast Vote Chess 960 Season #2. Description: The Phoenix Chess League Fast Vote Chess 960 Season #2 is a 1 day per move Vote Chess 960 tournament. Clubs will play in groups of up to 8, in a round robin format. If 8 clubs or less registered in this event, all clubs will be playing in the same group; if 9 are more clubs registered in this event, they will be divided in 2 or more groups, by their apparent strengths (Group A, Group B etc.). For more detailed information, check Match Parameters below. Rules: All matches will be played by rounds, with pairings between each club. Matches will use a time control of 24h per move and Chess960 as rules. All rounds will start on Wednesdays, starting on the 30th of April. Subsequent rounds will be announced every week (Check the calendar below for each round's starting date). Either club in an match can send the challenge immediately after the pairings are issued. All matches must be created before the next pairing is issued, or within a week for the last round. If none of both clubs sent the challenge in time, match will be counted as lost for both clubs; if a match for which the challenge has been reported in time has not been accepted within the valid time period, the match will be counted as lost for the club who did not accept the challenge. To ensure a correct assessment of challenges creation and matches acceptation in time, challenges and matches must be reported in this topic before the end of the challenging and acceptation periods. As a general rule, common sense and best effort will be used. The content will be, when possible, chosen over the form and the effort will be going towards starting as many matches as possible rather than having forfeits for purely technical reasons. Requirements of joining: None. Calendar of pairings publications: (DD/MM/YYYY) Round # Challenging period start date Round 1 30/04/2025 Round 2 07/05/2025 Round 3 14/05/2025 Round 4 21/05/2025 Round 5 28/05/2025 Round 6 04/06/2025 Round 7 11/06/2025 Registrations will close on the 23rd of April, groups will be announced on the 24th of April and will be open for discussion until the 28th of April. We will update results frequently, and once all matches are adjudicated, we will announce the results and the winners. Good luck to all teams! Match Parameters: Match Parameters: Match Name: PCL Fast Vote Chess 960 S2 G☐ R☐: [Team A] vs. [Team B] (blank checkboxes are to be filled in by round number, and group number if any.) Quick Description: Choice of the club who is sending the challenge. Game Type: Chess960 Time per Move: 24 hours Club size: Any My club plays as: White (or Black) - see pairings Minimum games: 0 Groups: Group A Group B The Empire Of Assassins Romeo and Juliet Kasparov Chess Club The Royal Falcon Club Europe National Team Chess Champions Legion Asia National Team Variants are the best A.R.C. The Ge-Winner The SpaceAliens CR7 club Гражданка 1917 - 1922 Game set checkmate Beautiful Romania   Results: PCL Fast Vote 960 Chess S2 Group A EoA KCC ENT ANT ARC TSA GRA BRO Pts TB Rk The Empire Of Assassins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   8 Kasparov Chess Club 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1   7 Europe National Team 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 7 3 Asia National Team 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 13 2 A.R.C. 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3   5 The SpaceAliens 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 6 14 1 Гражданка 1917 - 1922 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 7 4 Beautiful Romania 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2   6 PCL Fast Vote 960 Chess S2 Group B RAJ TRFC CCL VATB TGW CR7 GSC Pts TB Rk   Romeo and Juliet 0 1 1 0 0,5 0 1 3,5   2   The Royal Falcon Club 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2   4   Chess Champions Legion 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6,5 3   Variants are the best 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   6   The Ge-Winner 0,5 1 0 1 0 1 1 4,5   1   CR7 club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   6   Game set checkmate 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2   4   Updated 07/10/2025                       Final results and prizes: https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/results-of-the-phoenix-chess-leagues-fasst-vote-chess-960-s2

Registration is closed for the Phoenix Chess League Slow Chess Season #2. Description: The Phoenix Chess League Slow Chess Season #2 is a 7 day per move classical chess tournament. Clubs will play in groups of up to 8, in a round robin format. If 8 clubs or less registered in this event, all clubs will be playing in the same group; if 9 are more clubs had registered in this event, we will divide all clubs in 2 or more groups, attempting to sort them by their strengths in three divisions. Division A will have one single group, division B and C up to 4 groups each depending on the number of teams that registered. Results of the previous season will be taken into account for teams placement. For more detailed information, check Match Parameters below. Rules: Matches will be played with open rating and 5+ players per team. All matches will be played by 'Rounds', with pairings between each club. All rounds will start on Saturdays, from 10th of May, and will continue with 4 weeks between each (check the calendar below for each round's starting date). Either club in an match can send the challenge, latest 12 days before the starting date. Matches need to be accepted latest 9 days before the starting date. If none of both clubs sent the challenge in time, match will be counted as lost to both clubs; if a club did not accept the challenge 3 days after its opponent had send the challenge, match will be counted as lost by the club who did not accept the challenge. To ensure a correct assessment of challenges creation and matches acceptation in time, challenges and matches must be reported in this topic before the end of the challenging and acceptation periods. As a general rule, common sense and best effort will be used. The content will be, when possible, chosen over the form and the effort will be going towards starting as many matches as possible rather than having forfeits for purely technical reasons. Requirements of joining:  Registering teams that are new to the Phoenix Chess League are asked to provide a link to a sample 5+ players classical chess match. Calendar: (DD/MM) Round # Challenging period start date Matches start date Round 1 25/04/2025 10/05/2025 Round 2 23/05/2025 07/06/2025 Round 3 20/06/2025 05/07/2025 Round 4 18/07/2025 02/08/2025 Round 5 15/08/2025 30/08/2025 Round 6 12/09/2025 27/09/2025 Round 7 10/10/2025 25/10/2025 Registrations will close on 13th of April, groups will be announced on the 14th of April and will be open for discussion until the 20th of April. We will update results frequently, and once all matches are adjudicated, we will announce the results and the winners. Good luck to all teams! Match Parameters: Match Name: PCL Slow Chess S2 G☐ R☐: [Team A] vs. [Team B] (blank checkboxes are to be filled in by round number, and group number if any.) Quick Description: Choice of the club who is sending the challenge. Game Type: Standard Standard Chess Days per Move: 7 Start Date: Check the Calendar above, or will be mentioned in pairings. Start Time: Equivalent to 08:00 UTC, to be set up in your own time zone. Rating Range: Leave blank for minimum and maximum rating. Players Per Club: Minimum: 5, Maximum: leave blank. Concurrent Games per Player: 2 Rated: Yes Autostart: (unused, either yes or no) Minimum Games: 10 Registeration status: PCL Slow Chess S2 Group A PCL Slow Chess S2 Group B PCL Slow Chess S2 Group C Promote to King Discovery One Gaspard de la Nuit Chess Team Europe The Ge-Winner Invincible King Beautiful Romania Chess Champions Legion CR7 club Pawn Society Friends Uniting Against Mental Illness Chess Club Vedic Warriors Europe National Team Daily Tournaments Fans Club GG club public Asia National Team Users Legends Club The Cheetahs of Chess -TCoC- Chess Bombers Eagles Nest The Checkmate Collective Greek Arena Spartan Warriors   [reserved for results]

Registration is closed for the Phoenix Chess League Thematic Endgames Season #1. Description: The Phoenix Chess League Thematic Endgames Season #1 is a 3 day per move tournament. Clubs will play in groups of up to 8, in a round robin format. If 8 clubs or less registered in this event, all clubs will be playing in the same group; if 9 are more clubs had registered in this event, we will divide all clubs in 2 or more groups, attempting to sort them by their strengths (Group A, Group B etc.). For more detailed information, check Match Parameters below. Rules: For the first season, the competition will be divided in two sections: open rating/5+players and U1400/3+ players. All matches will be played by 'Rounds', with pairings between each club. At each round a different pre-set position will be used. All rounds will start on Saturdays, from 23th of November for U1400 and 30th of November for Open, and will continue for up to 9 more weeks each (three weeks between each round, check the calendar below for each round's starting date). Either club in an match can send the challenge, latest 12 days before the starting date. Matches need to be accepted latest 9 days before the starting date. If none of both clubs sent the challenge in time, match will be counted as lost to both clubs; if a club did not accept the challenge 3 days after its opponent had send the challenge, match will be counted as lost to the club, who did not accept the challenge. To ensure a correct assessment of challenges creation and matches acceptation in time, challenges and matches must be reported in this topic before the end of the challenging and acceptation periods. As a general rule, common sense and best effort will be used. The content will be, when possible, chosen over the form and the effort will be going towards starting as many matches as possible rather than having forfeits for purely technical reasons. Requirements of joining:  For teams that didn't participate yet in a daily competition of the Phoenix Chess League, please provide a reference match, that has at least 3 (for U1400) or 5 (open) players. Calendar U1400: (DD/MM) Round # Challenging period start date Matches start date Round 1 08/11/2024 23/11/2024 Round 2 29/11/2024 14/12/2024 Round 3 20/12/2024 04/01/2025 Round 4 10/01/2025 25/01/2025 Round 5 31/01/2025 15/02/2025 Round 6 21/02/2025 08/03/2025 Round 7 14/03/2025 29/03/2025 Calendar Open: (DD/MM) Round # Challenging period start date Matches start date Round 1 15/11/2024 30/11/2024 Round 2 06/12/2024 21/12/2024 Round 3 27/12/2024 11/01/2025 Round 4 17/01/2025 01/02/2025 Round 5 07/02/2025 22/02/2025 Round 6 28/02/2025 15/03/2025 Round 7 21/03/2025 05/04/2025 Endgames as planned: Endgames foreseen for the competition are listed below. The evaluation given is as reported by chess.com's analyzis tool. Click the GID to display an image of the position. U1400: U1400 FEN Eval GID R1 8/3b4/2kpp3/2n3R1/5K2/8/7R/8 w - - 0 40 0.25 12216691 R2 8/8/2r5/1pk2N2/2p1K1PR/5P2/8/3b4 w - - 0 40 0.00 12216709 R3 6k1/8/2nppn2/8/8/2KPP3/2BB4/8 w - - 0 40 0.05 12216717 R4 8/3bbk2/5pp1/8/8/1PPP4/P2KR3/8 w - - 0 40 -0.15 12216725 R5 8/3pbpkp/8/8/8/P1PNP3/3K4/8 w - - 0 40 0.11 12216733 R6 8/4p3/1B1p4/1rn2K2/6R1/2k2B2/8/8 w - - 0 40 0.00 12216743 R7 8/8/1k1nn3/3r1pp1/8/PPBB4/8/2K4R w - - 0 40 0.00 12216751 U1400 R1 (white to move): U1400 R2 (white to move): U1400 R3 (white to move): U1400 R4 (white to move):   U1400 R5 (white to move):   U1400 R6 (white to move):   U1400 R7 (white to move):       Open: Open FEN eval GID R1 8/R4pk1/1r6/3b4/p2N1K2/5PP1/8/8 b - - 1 40 0.04 12216803 R2 8/7p/p2N1k2/1p1Pp3/8/5KB1/r6P/8 w - - 0 42 -0.04 12216867 R3 8/5rkp/R7/1ppN1n2/2p5/8/PP4PP/6K1 w - - 0 35 0.00 12216821 R4 8/1pp2p2/5nkb/1N1Pp3/2P1P2P/5P2/PPK5/8 b - - 1 27 0.00 12216829 R5 8/5k2/R3pbp1/5n1p/5P1P/5PB1/6K1/8 w - - 3 41 0.14 12216843 R6 8/6k1/1N1n4/p3p1p1/b7/1r5P/3B4/R3K3 w - - 10 49 -0.10 12216845 R7 5r1k/3p3p/2p3p1/2b5/4P3/2PP1NPP/N4PK1/8 w - - 0 50 0.11 12216857 Open R1 (black to move): Open R2 (white to move): Open R3 (white to move): Open R4 (black to move): Open R5 (white to move): Open R6 (white to move): Open R7 (white to move):     Registrations will close on 31th of October, groups will be announced on the 1st of November and will be open for discussion until the 7th of November. We will update results frequently, and once all matches are adjudicated, we will announce the results and the winners. The results of Phoenix Chess League Thematic Endings Season #1 will determine the placements for Phoenix Chess League Thematic Endings Season #2. Good luck to all teams! Match Parameters: Match Name: PCL Thematic Endgames S1 [U1400|Open] G☐ R☐: [Team A] vs [Team B] (blank checkboxes are to be filled in by round number, and group number if any.) Quick Description: Choice of the club who is sending the challenge. Game Type: Custom FEN: check pairings Days per Move: 3 Start Date: Check the Calendar above, or will be mentioned in pairings. Start Time: Equivalent to 08:00 UTC, to be set up in your own time zone Rating Range: Leave blank for minimum rating, leave maximum rating blank for open category and set to 1400 for U1400 Players Per Club: Minimum: 3 for U1400, 5 for open, Maximum: leave blank. Concurrent Games per Player: 2 Rated: Yes Autostart: Yes or No (irrelevant) Minimum Games: 10 Groups: PCL Thematic Endgames S1 Open GA PCL Thematic Endgames S1 Open GB PCL Thematic Endgames S1 Open GC Promote to King The Ge-Winner Lucky Group France-Deutschland Group Total 960 Prehistoric Players Beautiful Romania Elite Chess Group CoffeeTime The Golden Phoenix Anna Muzychuk Fan Club Chevaliers Teutoniques Europe National Team - King Of The Hill Team - Opening Book Club Los amigos de Chanquete The Chronicles of the Old Dog LES AMIGOS DE BRUXELLES Universal Club Of All Countries Greek Arena Scuola Italiana di Scacchi FanatikClub We Are One Adriana Nikolova FANCLUB PCL Thematic Endgames S1 U1400 GA PCL Thematic Endgames S1 U1400 GB PCL Thematic Endgames S1 U1400 GC PCL Thematic Endgames S1 U1400 GD Promote to King The Ge-Winner Opening Book Club Prehistoric Players France-Deutschland Group Total 960 The Mighty 64 Chevaliers Teutoniques Beautiful Romania Elite Chess Group Lucky Group CoffeeTime The Golden Phoenix Users Legends Club Chess Tanzania Scuola Italiana di Scacchi Europe National Team Greek Arena - International Chess Friends - Young Beauties Los amigos de Chanquete LES AMIGOS DE BRUXELLES The United Chess Nations The Beginners Chess Club Universal Club Of All Countries Knights of the Realm     - King Of The Hill Team -       Pairings: U1400: https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-thematic-endgames-s1-u1400-r1 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-thematic-endgames-s1-u1400-r2 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-thematic-endgames-s1-u1400-r3 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-thematic-endgames-s1-u1400-r4 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-thematic-endgames-s1-u1400-r5 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-thematic-endgames-s1-u1400-r6 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-thematic-endgames-s1-u1400-r7 Open: https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-thematic-endgames-s1-open-r1 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-thematic-endgames-s1-open-r2-1 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-thematic-endgames-s1-open-r3 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-thematic-endgames-s1-open-r4 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-thematic-endgames-s1-open-r5 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-thematic-endgames-s1-open-r6 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-thematic-endgames-s1-open-r7 Results: Thematic Endgames S1 Open Group A P2K FDG BRO TGP ENT LADC UCoAC FTK Pts TB Rk Promote to King   1 0 0 1 0 0,5 0 2,5   5 France-Deutschland Group 0   0 0 0 0 1 0 1   8 Beautiful Romania 1 1   0 1 0 1 0 4   3 The Golden Phoenix 1 1 1   1 0 1 1 6   2 Europe National Team 0 1 0 0   0 0 0,5 1,5   7 Los amigos de Chanquete 1 1 1 1 1   1 1 7   1 Universal Club Of All Countries 0,5 0 0 0 1 0   1 2,5   5 FanatikClub 1 1 1 0 0,5 0 0   3,5   4 Thematic Endgames S1 Open Group B TGW T960 ECG AMFC KOTH TCOD GrA WAO Pts TB Rk The Ge-Winner   0 1 1 1 1 1 0,5 5,5 15 2 Total 960 1   1 0,5 0 1 1 1 5,5 16 1 Elite Chess Group 0 0   0 0 1 0 1 2   7 Anna Muzychuk Fan Club 0 0,5 1   1 1 0,5 0 4 10,5 4 - King Of The Hill Team - 0 1 1 0   1 1 0,5 4,5 12 3 The Chronicles of the Old Dog 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0   8 Greek Arena 0 0 1 0,5 0 1   0 2,5   6 We Are One 0,5 0 0 1 0,5 1 1   4   4 Thematic Endgames S1 Open Group C LG PP CTI CHT OBC LAB SIdS ANF Pts TB Rk Lucky Group 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 10 3 Prehistoric Players 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2   6 CoffeeTime 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1   7 Chevaliers Teutoniques 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 5 14 1 Opening Book Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   8 LES AMIGOS DE BRUXELLES 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 9 4 Scuola Italiana di Scacchi 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 5 11 2 Adriana Nikolova FANCLUB 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 8 5 Thematic Endgames S1 U1400 Group A BRO UCoAC ENT FDG P2K TGP LADC KOTH Pts TB Rk Beautiful Romania   1 1 1 1 0,5 0 0 4,5   3 Universal Club Of All Countries 0   1 0 0 0 1 1 3   5 Europe National Team 0 0   0 0 1 0 1 2   7 France-Deutschland Group 0 1 1   0 0 0 0,5 2,5   6 Promote to King 0 1 1 1   1 0 1 5   2 The Golden Phoenix 0,5 1 0 1 0   0,5 1 4   4 Los amigos de Chanquete 1 0 1 1 1 0,5   1 5,5   1 - King Of The Hill Team - 1 0 0 0,5 0 0 0   1,5   8 Thematic Endgames S1 U1400 Group B TGW T960 ECG ULC GrA LAB KotR Pts TB Rk   The Ge-Winner 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2   4   Total 960 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 6 15 1   Elite Chess Group 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2   4   Users Legends Club 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 9 2   Greek Arena 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2   4   LES AMIGOS DE BRUXELLES 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1   7   Knights of the Realm 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 7 3   Thematic Endgames S1 U1400 Group C OBC TM64 LG CTZ ICF UCN Pts TB Rk     Opening Book Club   0 0 0 0 0 0   6     The Mighty 64 1   0,5 0 0 0 1,5   5     Lucky Group 1 0,5   0,5 0 1 3   3     Chess Tanzania 1 1 0,5   0 1 3,5   2     - International Chess Friends - 1 1 1 1   1 5   1     The United Chess Nations 1 1 0 0 0   2   4     Thematic Endgames S1 U1400 Group D PP CHT CTI SIdS YB TBC Pts TB Rk     Prehistoric Players 0 0 1 0 1 0 2   5     Chevaliers Teutoniques 1 0 1 0 0 0,5 2,5 3,25 3     CoffeeTime 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6     Scuola Italiana di Scacchi 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 7 2     Young Beauties 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 9 1     The Beginners Chess Club 1 0,5 1 0 0 0 2,5 3,25 4     Update 07/10/2025                       - Legend:   1/0/0,5 Final result 1/0 Trend Final results and awards: https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/results-of-the-phoenix-chess-leagues-thematic-endgames-s1

Registration is closed for the Phoenix Chess League Fast Vote Chess Season #2. Description: The Phoenix Chess League Fast Vote Chess Season #2 is a 1 day per move Vote Chess tournament. Clubs will play in groups of up to 8, in a round robin format. If 8 clubs or less registered in this event, all clubs will be playing in the same group; if 9 are more clubs registered in this event, they will be divided in 2 or more groups, by their apparent strengths (Group A, Group B etc.). For more detailed information, check Match Parameters below. Rules: All matches will be played by 'Rounds', with pairings between each club. Matches will use a time control of 24h per move and classical chess as rules. All rounds will start on Wednesdays, starting on the 5th of February 2025. Subsequent rounds will be announced every week (check the calendar below for each round's starting date). Either club in an match can send the challenge immediately after the pairings are issued. All matches must be created before the next pairing is issued, or within a week for the last round. If none of both clubs sent the challenge in time, match will be counted as lost for both clubs; if a match for which the challenge has been reported in time has not been accepted within the valid time period, the match will be counted as lost for the club who did not accept the challenge. To ensure a correct assessment of challenges creation and matches acceptation in time, challenges and matches must be reported in this topic before the end of the challenging and acceptation periods. As a general rule, common sense and best effort will be used. The content will be, when possible, chosen over the form and the effort will be going towards starting as many matches as possible rather than having forfeits for purely technical reasons. Requirements of joining: None Calendar of pairings publications: (DD/MM/YYYY) Round # Challenging period start date Round 1 05/02/2025 Round 2 12/02/2025 Round 3 19/02/2025 Round 4 26/02/2025 Round 5 05/03/2025 Round 6 12/03/2025 Round 7 19/03/2025 Registrations will close on the 31st of January 2025, groups will be announced on the 2nd of February 2025 and will be open for discussion until the 4th of February. We will update results frequently, and once all matches are adjudicated, we will announce the results and the winners. The results of Phoenix Chess League Fast Vote Chess Season #1 will determine the placements for Phoenix Chess League Fast Vote Chess Season #2. Good luck to all teams! Match Parameters: Match Parameters: Match Name: PCL Fast Vote Chess S2 G☐ R☐: [Team A] vs. [Team B] (blank checkboxes are to be filled in by round number, and group number if any.) Quick Description: Choice of the club who is sending the challenge. Game Type: Chess Time per Move: 24 hours Club size: Any My club plays as: White (or Black) - see pairings Minimum games: 0 Registeration status: Group A Group B Group C Group D LIESA - COFFEE AND CHESS CAFE - King Of The Hill Team - Daily Matches CHAMPIONS Chess.com vs. ChessKid EMPIRE BG Universal Club Of All Countries Chess Bombers alive dreams The Global Connectors CLUB OF FRIENDSHIP Tournaments and Great Chess Club EGYPT CHESS CLUB Romeo and Juliet Kasparov Chess Club The Empire Of Assassins Chess Team Europe Beautiful Romania The Ge-Winner The SpaceAliens Vedic Warriors - Road to GM - Europe National Team Chess Champions Legion Divine Earth - Club Of Nature The Cheetahs of Chess -TCoC- The Snakes of Chess -TSoC- The Mighty 64 Chess Champ A.R.C. Chess Pinapples Kids-Only Club Variants are the best Pairings (available after publication): R1: https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-fast-vote-chess-s2-r1 R2: https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-fast-vote-chess-s2-r2 R3: https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-fast-vote-chess-s2-r3 R4: https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-fast-vote-chess-s2-r4 R5: https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-fast-vote-chess-s2-r5 R6: https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-fast-vote-chess-s2-r6 R7: https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-fast-vote-chess-s2-r7 Results: Fast Vote Chess S2 Group A LCCC EBG TGC RAJ BRO R2GM TCoC ARC Pts TB Rk LIESA - COFFEE AND CHESS CAFE   0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2   5 EMPIRE BG 1   1 0 0 1 1 1 5   3 The Global Connectors 0 0   0 0 0 1 0 1   8 Romeo and Juliet 1 1 0   1 1 1 0,5 5,5 17,75 1 Beautiful Romania 0 1 1 0   1 1 0 4   4 - Road to GM - 0 0 1 0 0   1 0 2   5 The Cheetahs of Chess -TCoC- 0 0 1 0 0 1   0 2   5 A.R.C. 1 0 1 0,5 1 1 1   5,5 13,75 2 Fast Vote Chess S2 Group B KOTH UCoAC COF KCC TGW ENT TSoC CCL Pts TB Rk - King Of The Hill Team -   1 1 1 0 1 1 1 6   1 Universal Club Of All Countries 0   0 1 0 0 1 0 2   6 CLUB OF FRIENDSHIP 1 0   0 0 0 0 0 1   8 Kasparov Chess Club 0 1 0   1 1 1 1 5 16 2 The Ge-Winner 1 1 1 0   0 1 0 4   4 Europe National Team 0 1 1 0 1   1 1 5 12 3 The Snakes of Chess -TSoC- 0 0 1 0 0 0   1 2   6 Chess Champions Legion 0 1 0 1 1 0 0   3   5 Fast Vote Chess S2 Group C DMC CBO TGCC EoA TSoC CCL TM64 KOC Pts TB Rk Daily Matches CHAMPIONS   0 1 1 0,5 0 1 1 4,5 8,25 3 Chess Bombers 1   1 1 1 1 1 1 7   1 Tournaments and Great Chess Club 0 0   0 0 0 0 1 1   7 The Empire of Assassins 0 0 0   1 1 1 0,5 3,5   5 The Space Aliens 0,5 0 1 0   1 1 1 4,5 8,75 2 Chess Champions Legion 1 0 1 0 0   1 1 4   4 The Mighty 64 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 0   8 Kids-Only Club 0 0 0 0,5 0 0 1   1,5   6 Fast Vote Chess S2 Group D CVC ADR ECC CTE VW DECoN CCH VATB Pts TB Rk Chess.com vs. ChessKid   0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2   6 alive dreams 0   0 1 1 0 1 1 4   3 EGYPT CHESS CLUB 1 1   1 1 1 1 1 7   1 Chess Team Europe 0 0 0   0,5 1 1 1 3,5   4 Vedic Warriors 1 0 0 0,5   1 1 1 4,5   2 Divine Earth - Club Of Nature 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0   8 Chess Champ 0 0 0 0 0 1   0 1   7 Variants are the best 1 0 0 0 0 1 1   3   5 Updated 26/06/2025                                               Fast Vote Chess S2 Play-offs RAJ KOTH CBO ECC Pts TB Rk         Romeo and Juliet   0 0 0,5 0,5   4         - King Of The Hill Team - 1   0,5 0,5 2   2         Chess Bombers 1 0,5   1 2,5   1         EGYPT CHESS CLUB 0,5 0,5 0   1   3         Updated 21/10/2025                       Final results: https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/results-of-the-phoenix-chess-leagues-fast-vote-chess-s2

Registration is closed for the Phoenix Chess League Thematic Openings Season #2. Description: The Phoenix Chess League Thematic Openings Season #2 is a 3 day per move tournament. Clubs will play in groups of up to 8, in a round robin format. If 8 clubs or less registered in this event, all clubs will be playing in the same group; if 9 are more clubs had registered in this event, we will divide all clubs in 2 or more groups, attempting to sort them by their strengths (Group A, Group B etc.). For more detailed information, check Match Parameters below. Rules: For the first season, the competition will be divided in two sections: open rating/5+players and U1400/3+ players. All matches will be played by 'Rounds', with pairings between each club. At each round a different pre-set position extracted from the Opening Book positions will be used. All rounds will start on Saturdays, from 19th of April for U1400 and 26th of April for Open, and will continue for up to 7 rounds with four weeks between each (check the program below for each round's starting date). Either club in an match can send the challenge, latest 12 days before the starting date. Matches need to be accepted latest 9 days before the starting date. If none of both clubs sent the challenge in time, match will be counted as lost to both clubs; if a club did not accept the challenge 3 days after its opponent had send the challenge, match will be counted as lost to the club who did not accept the challenge. To ensure a correct assessment of challenges creation and matches acceptation in time, challenges and matches must be reported in this topic before the end of the challenging and acceptation periods. As a general rule, common sense and best effort will be used. The content will be, when possible, chosen over the form and the effort will be going towards starting as many matches as possible rather than having forfeits for purely technical reasons. Requirements of joining:  For teams that didn't participate yet in a daily competition of the Phoenix Chess League, please provide a reference match, that has at least 3 (for U1400) or 5 (open) players. Program (DD/MM/YYYY): U1400       Round # Challenge date Start date Opening Round 1 04/04/2025 19/04/2025 King's Gambit Round 2 02/05/2025 17/05/2025 Italian Game: Fried Liver Attack Round 3 30/05/2025 14/06/2025 Queen's Gambit Round 4 27/06/2025 12/07/2025 Vienna Game: Falkbeer, Vienna Gambit Round 5 25/07/2025 09/08/2025 Giuoco Piano Game: Jerome Gambit Round 6 22/08/2025 06/09/2025 Réti Opening: Réti Gambit Round 7 19/09/2025 04/10/2025 Benko Gambit         Open       Round # Challenge date Start date Opening Round 1 11/04/2025 26/04/2025 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Round 2 09/05/2025 24/05/2025 Danish Gambit Round 3 06/06/2025 21/06/2025 Budapest Gambit Round 4 04/07/2025 19/07/2025 Giuoco Piano Game: Evans Gambit Round 5 01/08/2025 16/08/2025 Petrov's Defense: Classical, Stafford Gambit Round 6 29/08/2025 13/09/2025 Queen's Gambit Declined: Albin Countergambit Round 7 26/09/2025 11/10/2025 Scotch Game: Göring Gambit Registrations will close on 23rd of March, groups will be announced on the 25th of March and will be open for discussion until the 27th of March. Groups will be created based on the results from the first season and the evaluated strength of new teams if any, with Group A being the strongest. We will update results frequently, and once all matches are adjudicated, we will announce the results and the winners. Good luck to all teams! Match Parameters: Match Name: PCL Thematic Openings S2 [U1400|Open] G☐ R☐: [Team A] vs [Team B] (blank checkboxes are to be filled in by round number, and group number if any.) Quick Description: Choice of the club who is sending the challenge. Game Type: Book Opening: check pairings Days per Move: 3 Start Date: Check the Calendar above, or will be mentioned in pairings. Start Time: Equivalent to 08:00 UTC, to be set up in your own time zone Rating Range: Leave blank for minimum rating, leave maximum rating blank for open category and set to 1400 for U1400 Players Per Club: Minimum: 3 for U1400, 5 for open, Maximum: leave blank. Concurrent Games per Player: 2 Rated: Yes Autostart: Yes or No (irrelevant) Minimum Games: 10 Registered teams: Nb Open U1400 1 Promote to King Promote to King 2 Beautiful Romania Beautiful Romania 3 Chess Champ Chess Champ 4 The Cheetahs of Chess -TCoC- Discovery One 5 Variants are the best Users Legends Club 6 America National Team -ANT-. Chess Tanzania 7 A.R.C. Bad Players Club 8 The Checkmate Collective Africa Chess Group 9 Spartan Warriors EMPIRE BG 10 Discovery One Greek Arena 11 Fortaleza Chess The Ge-Winner 12 Bad Players Club Chess Team Europe 13 Africa Chess Group - King Of The Hill Team - 14 EMPIRE BG - International Chess Friends - 15 Greek Arena Knights of the Realm 16 The Ge-Winner Team Australia 17 Chess Team Europe France 18 - King Of The Hill Team - The Nature Lovers Club 19 France Old Timers 20 The Nature Lovers Club Checkers Draughts Chess 21 Para-Chess TEAM SINGAPORE Para-Chess TEAM SINGAPORE 22 Europe National Team Europe National Team 23 Asian Chess Masters Asian Chess Masters 24 Royal Falcon Club Royal Falcon Club 25 Eternals-Superheroes Eternals-Superheroes 26 Scuola Italiana di Scacchi Chess - The royal game 27 France-Deutschland Group Scuola Italiana di Scacchi 28 WORLD-CHESS-TEAM France-Deutschland Group 29 The Empire of Assassins Eager Beavers 30 Los Amigos de Chanquete Friends Uniting Against Mental Illness Chess Club 31 Daily Tournaments Fans Club The Beginners Chess Club 32 Adriana Nikolova FANCLUB WORLD-CHESS-TEAM 33 Anna Muzychuk Fan Club The Empire of Assassins 34 FanatikClub Los Amigos de Chanquete 35 Mateiści i Drwale Daily Tournaments Fans Club 36 CR7 club Magnus Carlsen's fan club 37 Chevaliers Teutoniques (TBC) Young Beauties 38 Gaspard de la Nuit CR7 club 39   Chevaliers Teutoniques (TBC) Preliminary grouping: OPEN: GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP D GROUP E Promote to King Asian Chess Masters EMPIRE BG Discovery One Bad Players Club Beautiful Romania Fortaleza Chess Royal Falcon Club Para-Chess TEAM SINGAPORE The Americas Chess Team FanatikClub Eternals-Superheroes The Nature Lovers Club Daily Tournaments Fans Club The Checkmate Collective Europe National Team Anna Muzychuk Fan Club Adriana Nikolova FANCLUB The Cheetahs of Chess -TCoC- Gaspard de la Nuit Chess Team Europe France-Deutschland Group Mateiści i Drwale Africa Chess Group Spartan Warriors France The Empire of Assassins CR7 club WORLD-CHESS-TEAM   Greek Arena - King Of The Hill Team - Scuola Italiana di Scacchi     Los Amigos de Chanquete The Ge-Winner Chess Champ     U1400: GROUP A GROUP B GROUP C GROUP D GROUP E Beautiful Romania The Nature Lovers Club Old Timers Chess Tanzania Bad Players Club France Knights of the Realm Africa Chess Group Royal Falcon Club Chess - The royal game Chess Team Europe The Ge-Winner Discovery One Scuola Italiana di Scacchi The Beginners Chess Club Team Australia Greek Arena Checkers Draughts Chess Eager Beavers Daily Tournaments Fans Club Asian Chess Masters EMPIRE BG Para-Chess TEAM SINGAPORE Friends Uniting Against Mental Illness Chess Club Young Beauties Promote to King Users Legends Club - International Chess Friends - WORLD-CHESS-TEAM Magnus Carlsen's fan club Los Amigos de Chanquete Europe National Team Eternals-Superheroes Chess Champ France-Deutschland Group - King Of The Hill Team - CR7 club [reserved for results]

Registration is closed for Phoenix Chess League Thematic Openings Season #1. Description: Phoenix Chess League Thematic openings Season #1 is a 3 day per move tournament. Clubs will play in groups of 8, in a round robin format. If 8 clubs or less registered in this event, all clubs will be playing in the same group; if 9 are more clubs had registered in this event, we will divide all clubs in 2 or more divisions, by their strengths (Division a, Division b etc.). For more detailed information, check Match Parameters below. Rules: For the first season, the competition will be divided in two sections: open rating/5+players and U1400/3+ players. All matches will be played by 'Rounds', with pairings between each club. At each round a different pre-set position extracted from the Opening Book positions will be used. All rounds will start on Saturdays, from 27th July for U1400 and 3rd of August for Open, and will continue for 6 weeks each (Check the calendar below for each round's starting date). Either club in an match can send the challenge, latest 12 days before the starting date. Matches need to be accepted latest 9 days before the starting date. If none of both clubs sent the challenge in time, match will be counted as lost to BOTH clubs; if a club did not accept the challenge 3 days after its opponent had send the challenge, match will be counted as lost to the club, who did not accept the challenge. To ensure a correct assessment of challenges creation and matches acceptation in time, challenges and matches must be reported in this topic before the end of the challenging and acceptation periods. Requirements of joining:  Please provide a reference match, that has at least 3 (for U1400) or 5 (open) players joining. Calendar U1400: (DD/MM) Round 1: 27/07Round 2: 10/08Round 3: 24/08Round 4: 07/09Round 5: 21/09Round 6: 05/10Round 7: 19/10 Calendar Open: (DD/MM) Round 1: 03/08Round 2: 17/08Round 3: 31/08Round 4: 14/09Round 5: 28/09Round 6: 12/10Round 7: 26/10 Openings as planned: U1400: R1: Italian Game R2: Sicilian Defense R3: French Defense R4: Ruy-Lopez Opening R5: Slav Defense R6: Dutch Defense R7: Indian Defense Open: R1: Caro-Kann Defense R2: Pirc Defense R3: Vienna Game R4: Queen's Indian Defense R5: Grünfeld Defense R6: London System R7: Benoni Defense: Modern Variation Registrations will close on 11th July; pairings will be announced on 12th July. We will update results frequently, and once all matches are adjudicated, we will announce the results and the winners. The results of Phoenix Chess League Thematic Openings Season #1 will determine the placements for Phoenix Chess League Thematic Openings Season #2. Good luck to all teams!

Registration is closed for the Phoenix Chess League Fast Vote Chess 960 Season #1. Description: The Phoenix Chess League Fast Vote Chess 960 Season #1 is a 1 day per move Vote Chess 960 tournament. Clubs will play in groups of up to 8, in a round robin format. If 8 clubs or less registered in this event, all clubs will be playing in the same group; if 9 are more clubs registered in this event, they will be divided in 2 or more groups, by their apparent strengths (Group A, Group B etc.). For more detailed information, check Match Parameters below. Rules: All matches will be played by 'Rounds', with pairings between each club. Matches will use a time control of 24h per move and Chess960 as rules. All rounds will start on Wednesdays, starting on the 11th of December. Subsequent rounds will be announced every week (Check the calendar below for each round's starting date). Either club in an match can send the challenge immediately after the pairings are issued. All matches must be created before the next pairing is issued, or within a week for the last round. If none of both clubs sent the challenge in time, match will be counted as lost for both clubs; if a match for which the challenge has been reported in time has not been accepted within the valid time period, the match will be counted as lost for the club who did not accept the challenge. To ensure a correct assessment of challenges creation and matches acceptation in time, challenges and matches must be reported in this topic before the end of the challenging and acceptation periods. As a general rule, common sense and best effort will be used. The content will be, when possible, chosen over the form and the effort will be going towards starting as many matches as possible rather than having forfeits for purely technical reasons. Requirements of joining: None Calendar of pairings publications: (DD/MM/YYYY) Round # Challenging period start date Round 1 11/12/2024 Round 2 18/12/2024 Round 3 25/12/2024 Round 4 01/01/2025 Round 5 08/01/2025 Round 6 15/01/2025 Round 7 22/01/2025 Registrations will close on the 30th of November, groups will be announced on the 2nd of December and will be open for discussion until the 9th of December. We will update results frequently, and once all matches are adjudicated, we will announce the results and the winners. The results of Phoenix Chess League Fast Vote Chess 960 Season #1 will determine the placements for Phoenix Chess League Fast Vote Chess 960 Season #2. Good luck to all teams! Match Parameters: Match Parameters: Match Name: PCL Fast Vote Chess 960 S1 R☐: [Team A] vs. [Team B] (blank checkboxes are to be filled in by round number, and group number if any.) Quick Description: Choice of the club who is sending the challenge. Game Type: Chess960 Time per Move: 24 hours Club size: Any My club plays as: White (or Black) - see pairings Minimum games: 0 Registeration status: Nb Registered Teams 1 Universal Club Of All Countries 2 - King Of The Hill Team - 3 Beautiful Romania 4 Chess.com vs. ChessKid 5 LIESA - COFFEE AND CHESS CAFE 6 The Space Aliens 7 The Ge-Winner 8 Chess School Ukraine Pairings (available after publication): https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-fast-vote-chess-960-s1-r1 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-fast-vote-chess-960-s1-r2 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-fast-vote-chess-960-s1-r3 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-fast-vote-chess-960-s1-r4 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-fast-vote-chess-960-s1-r5 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-fast-vote-chess-960-s1-r6 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-fast-vote-chess-960-s1-r7

Registration is closed for the Phoenix Chess League Slow Chess 960 Season #1. Description: The Phoenix Chess League Slow Chess 960 Season #1 is a 7 day per move Fischer-Random (Chess 960) tournament. Clubs will play in groups of up to 8, in a round robin format. If 8 clubs or less registered in this event, all clubs will be playing in the same group; if 9 are more clubs had registered in this event, we will divide all clubs in 2 or more groups, attempting to sort them by their strengths (Group A, Group B etc.). For more detailed information, check Match Parameters below. Rules: For the first season, matches will be played with open rating and 5+ players per team. All matches will be played by 'Rounds', with pairings between each club. At each round a different pre-set position will be used. All rounds will start on Saturdays, from 28th of December, and will continue for up to 9 more weeks each (three weeks between each round, check the calendar below for each round's starting date). Either club in an match can send the challenge, latest 12 days before the starting date. Matches need to be accepted latest 9 days before the starting date. If none of both clubs sent the challenge in time, match will be counted as lost to both clubs; if a club did not accept the challenge 3 days after its opponent had send the challenge, match will be counted as lost to the club, who did not accept the challenge. To ensure a correct assessment of challenges creation and matches acceptation in time, challenges and matches must be reported in this topic before the end of the challenging and acceptation periods. As a general rule, common sense and best effort will be used. The content will be, when possible, chosen over the form and the effort will be going towards starting as many matches as possible rather than having forfeits for purely technical reasons. Requirements of joining:  Registering teams are asked to provide a link to a sample 5+ players Chess 960 match. Calendar: (DD/MM) Round # Challenging period start date Matches start date Round 1 13/12/2024 28/12/2024 Round 2 03/01/2025 18/01/2025 Round 3 24/01/2025 08/02/2025 Round 4 14/02/2025 01/03/2025 Round 5 07/03/2025 22/03/2025 Round 6 28/03/2025 12/04/2025 Round 7 18/04/2025 03/05/2025 Registrations will close on 30th of November, groups will be announced on the 1st of December and will be open for discussion until the 12th of December. We will update results frequently, and once all matches are adjudicated, we will announce the results and the winners. The results of Phoenix Chess League Slow Chess 960 Season #1 will determine the placements for Phoenix Chess League Slow Chess 960 Season #2. Good luck to all teams! Match Parameters: Match Name: PCL Slow Chess 960 S1 G☐ R☐: [Team A] vs. [Team B] (blank checkboxes are to be filled in by round number, and group number if any.) Quick Description: Choice of the club who is sending the challenge. Game Type: Chess 960 Days per Move: 7 Start Date: Check the Calendar above, or will be mentioned in pairings. Start Time: Equivalent to 08:00 UTC, to be set up in your own time zone. Rating Range: Leave blank for minimum and maximum rating. Players Per Club: Minimum: 5, Maximum: leave blank. Concurrent Games per Player: 2 Rated: Yes Autostart: (unused, either yes or no) Minimum Games: 10 Registeration status: PCL Slow Chess 960 S1 GA Promote to King Vedic Warriors Greek Arena Total 960 The Royal Falcon Club Lucky Group Eternals-Superheroes Universal Club Of All Countries PCL Slow Chess 960 S1 GB Users Legends Club LIESA - COFFEE AND CHESS CAFE The Ge-Winner Beautiful Romania Asian Chess Masters Europe National Team The Empire of Assassins WORLD-CHESS-TEAM Pairings (available after publication): https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-slow-chess-960-s1-r1  https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-slow-chess-960-s1-r2 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-slow-chess-960-s1-r3 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-slow-chess-960-s1-r4 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-slow-chess-960-s1-r5 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-slow-chess-960-s1-r6 https://www.chess.com/announcements/view/pairings-for-pcl-slow-chess-960-s1-r7 Results: Slow Chess 960 Group A P2K VW GrA T960 TRFC LG ESH UCoAC Pts TB Rk Promote to King   x x x x 1 1 x 2   3 Vedic Warriors x   x x 1 0 1 1 3   2 Greek Arena x x   0 0 1 0 1 2   3 Total 960 x x 1   1 1 1 1 5   1 The Royal Falcon Club x 0 1 0   x 0 1 2   3 Lucky Group 0 0 0 0 x   0 0 0   8 Eternals-Superheroes 0 0 1 0 0 1   0 2   3 Universal Club Of All Countries x 0 0 0 0 1 0   1   7 Slow Chess 960 Group B ULC LCCC TGW BRO ACM ENT EoA WCT Pts TB Rk Users Legends Club   x 0 0 x 0 x x 0   6 LIESA - COFFEE AND CHESS CAFE x   1 0 1 0 x 0 2   4 The Ge-Winner 1 0   0 0 0 x 1 2   4 Beautiful Romania 1 1 1   1 x x x 4   1 Asian Chess Masters x 0 1 0   1 0 1 3   2 Europe National Team 1 0 1 x 0   x 1 3   2 The Empire of Assassins x x x x 0 x   x 0   6 WORLD-CHESS-TEAM x 0 0 x 0 0 x   0   6 Updated 11/07/2025                       - Legend:   1/0/0,5 Final result 1/0 Trend

This topic aims to prepare the future next season of the Thematic Endgames (even if it won't start before some months). For context, season 1 was "rated", some admins expressed concerns after the parameters were announced, but we couldn't reach a consensus before the season started. Ideas was to have Open and U1400 rated and an additional U1600 unrated, another option would be to have all unrated, to which some admins expressed their preference for all rated. Extract from today's notes (triggering the discussion): McSlash1 8 min ago  0  I fully agree with my teammate and friend @Kookaburrra Padaq 8 min ago  0  I can give my opinion? mlongpre2 40 min ago  0  I would prefer unrated games, but I like too much practice the endgame not to join. Kookaburrra 47 min ago  0  I always said it should be unrated and my clubs never entered because of it. It’s just a part of a game and to lose or gain the same rating for that just part of a game doesn’t seem great to me and hard to justify to club members. Ximoon 2 hrs ago  0  Thanks for the feedback. We'll definitely have some debate with other admins before next season. For the current one there was some admins expressing this concern but we couldn't converge in time. Chris_E_S3 2 hrs ago  0  I shouldn't say "my club". I mean from the same club as me, namely - King of the Hill Team - Chris_E_S3  0  Christophe, Three people from my club think that the thematic endgames should be unrated. I thought I would give you this feedback for next season (?). The reason is that some of them are easy to draw and some of them have a good chance of a 1-1 split (one win each) even if there is a rating difference of over 100. In short, higher rated people are losing rating. A couple of people told me they really enjoy them. One person told me he doesn't want to play standard chess, only these endgames.  

The purpose of this topic is to answer questions the league members might have, and to list possible suggestions and ideas that might pop up.