2025-26 League matches schedule

Calendar 2025-2026

All rounds will start every 24th of the month, starting in November 2025. The match will begin as soon as the challenge has been sent and accepted. The deadline for acceptance is the 27th of each month, according to the calendar.

Round 1: challenging period starts November 24th, match starts November 27th.

Round 2: challenging period starts December 26th, match starts December 29th.

Round 3: challenging period starts January 24th, match starts January 27th.

Round 4: challenging period starts February 24th, match starts February 27th.

Round 5: challenging period starts March 24th, match starts March 27th.

Championship format:

After discussing a new format in the dedicated Votechess forum, the new format will be 1 game per round with 2 days per move (the color will be white or black according to the pairings. Left side: white. Right side: black).

Parameters for matches:

First of all, click on "New tournament/club match" in your club's section to challenge on Votechess. Once inside, click on "Chess by Vote Chess between clubs." Once inside, please follow the instructions below based on the parameters I'm about to give you:

Club: (Your club where you will challenge another club)

Game Name: Votechess Byzantine S2 2025/2026 Gx ​​Rx (next to the letter G, indicate the group you are in, and next to the R, indicate the round number where you will issue the challenge). Then indicate the names of both your club and your opponent's.

Example: Votechess Byzantine S2 2025/2026 GA R1 Team Match Chess vs Beautiful Romania.

Club challenge: Select "club" from the dropdown menu and enter the club name so it works without any problems.

Game Type: Standard Chess

Time per movement: 48 hours

Club size: Any

My club plays with: White (only the challenger will always play with white in each round according to the pairings).

Minimum number of games: 1

Quick description: Optional

And send in that challenge. Please, it's important to follow the guidelines for better organization of the championship. Thank you very much!

Groups formed (draw via GPT Chat)

GROUP A (6 clubs)

1. LEGIO I ITALICA

2. The Game Changers

3. Seagull

4. Chess Champ

5. The Pawn's Journey

6. Mateiści i Drwale

GROUP B (5 clubs)

1. Team Italia

2. Beautiful Romania

3. Squadron Commandos

4. JumpingKnights

5. The Royal Falcon Club

GROUP C (5 clubs)

1. Vedic Warriors

2. Egypt Chess Club

3. The Ge-Winner

4. Promote To King

5. Kasparov Chess Club

GROUP D (5 clubs)

1. Asian Chess Masters

2. Team Match Chess

3. EMPIRE BG

4. Romeo and Juliet

5. The Monarch Butterflies

GROUP E (5 clubs)

1. Europe National Team

2. The Great British Empire

3. Team Sicilia

4. Chess House Cafe

5. Friends Uniting Against Mental Illness.

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   As the championship begins, the leaderboards will be created here, since it cannot be implemented on the web, it will have to be done manually.

Pairings:

GROUP A: (6 TEAMS)

Round 1

• LEGIO I ITALICA vs Mateiści i Drwale

• The Game Changers vs The Pawn's Journey

• Seagull vs Chess Champ

Round 2

• LEGIO I ITALICA vs The Pawn's Journey

• Mateiści i Drwale vs Chess Champ

• The Game Changers vs Seagull

Round 3

• LEGIO I ITALICA vs Chess Champ

• The Pawn's Journey vs Seagull

• Mateiści i Drwale vs The Game Changers

Round 4

• LEGIO I ITALICA vs Seagull

• Chess Champ vs The Game Changers

• The Pawn's Journey vs Mateiści i Drwale

Round 5

• LEGIO I ITALICA vs The Game Changers

• Seagull vs Mateiści i Drwale

• Chess Champ vs The Pawn's Journey.