ECL 2016 - Division 2

ECL2016 DIVISION 2 Groups and Schedule

Rules: https://www.chess.com/groups/forumview/ecl-rules-2016

Matches played on WCL2016 count for ECL2016 as well unless both teams agree to play again.

R1 - Barcelona vs Kyiv       Minsk vs Prague       Beograd vs Novosibirsk

        Tirana vs Izmir       Grad Nis (+2) vs Burgas        Marseille -1 vs Stockholm -1

R2 - Minsk vs Beograd      Barcelona vs Izmir       Tirana vs Prague

        Novosibirsk -1 vs Stockholm -1    Marseille -1 vs Burgas +3      Grad Nis vs Kyiv

R3 - Minsk vs Barcelona     Novosibirsk vs Izmir     Kyiv vs Beograd   

        Burgas +3 vs Stockholm +0      Grad Nis vs Tirana     Marseille +0 vs Prague +3

R4 - Minsk vs Burgas         Izmir vs Beograd            Novosibirsk vs Prague

         Marseille -1 vs Tirana +3        Grad Nis vs Barcelona        Kyiv+3 vs Stockholm -1

R5 - Minsk+3 vs Novosibirsk+0  Marseille-1 vsBeograd+3 Grad Nis+3 vsStockholm +0

        Barcelona vs Burgas            Tirana vs Kyiv             Prague vs Izmir

R6 - Minsk vs Tirana        Stockholm -1 vs Beograd+3     Barcelona vs Prague

         Grad Nis vs Izmir          Marseille -1 vs Kyiv +3          Novosibirsk vs Burgas

R7 - Minsk vs Izmir           Prague vs Kyiv                Burgas vs Tirana

       Barcelona +3 vs Stockholm -1    Grad Nis vs Beograd   Novosibirsk-1 vs Marseille-1

R8 - Minsk +3 vs Marseille -1      Novosibirsk vs Grad Nis            Barcelona vs Beograd

         Tirana +3 vs Stockholm +0            Prague vs Burgas           Izmir +1 vs Kyiv +3

R9 - Minsk +3 vs Stockholm +0         Grad Nis vs Prague           Bardelona vs Tirana

         Burgas vs Beograd           Novosibirsk +0 vs Kyiv +3         Marseille-1 vs Izmir -1

R10 - Minsk vs Grad Nis      Prague vs Beograd      Izmir -1 vs Stockholm -1

         Kyiv vs Burgas       Marseille +0 vs Barcelona +3      Novosibirsk vs Tirana 

R11 - Minsk vs Kyiv           Prague +3 vs Stockholm +0       Tirana vs Beograd

         Novosibirsk vs Barcelona      Marseille +0 vs Grad Nis +3     Izmir +1 vs Burgas +3

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"By mutual agreement of the teams, matches played on WCL2016 can count for ECL2016 as well." - Clarification is needed, is it enough that one team claims that match is played in WCL, or both teams need to confirm that? Smaller teams can not play so many matches, and it would be better that one doubled match have advantage over two separate matches. Or at least, to give option of match postponements in case that two different matches against the same opponent need to be played in small time difference

Both teams must agree to count the match for both tournaments. If not they can postopone the match.

Thanks. I will start negotiations then.

R2: Grad Niš - Kyiv, as agreed, we will use our WCL match for ECL: https://www.chess.com/groups/team_match?id=610872

R10: Bordeaux - Grad Niš, as agreed, we will use our WCL match for ECL: https://www.chess.com/groups/team_match?id=630960

Team Barcelona have rejected our proposal, so we are currently working on postponement. What will be the last possible date for starting ECL 2016 match?

For example, is 21st August ok?

For the season 2016 the last date for the postoned matches can be August 31.

Thanks. I will work on re-sheduling of that match.

If 4 teams will be demoted to the lower division (that can be seen in "rules" forum topic), you need to correct picture in #1

Team Kyiv vs Bordeaux agreed to use WCL R9 match https://www.chess.com/groups/team_match?id=635308 also for ECL R11

I confirm that Team Kyiv vs Bordeaux agreed to use WCL R9 match also for ECL R11.

In case a team from Division 1 withdraw, Team Bordeaux will preplace it. Next is Torino, Gdansk, Grad Nis.

In case a team from Division 2 withdraw, Team Minsk will preplace it. Next to follow are Novosibirsk, Marseille, Ufa, Burgas, Istanbul, Toulouse, Metz, Kosicky.

Such matters need to be decided before season starts. At least before posting match schedule we could ask every Team if they would like to take part in this competition

Every team has been asked. Round 1 confirms participation.

it's strange but for example Team Kyiv haven't received any questions regarding participation in ECL. We just been included but of course agree to join seeing we could minimize overloading with games by having doubled matches between two teams playing in the same division in both tournaments

Round 2: Prague vs Tirana - https://www.chess.com/groups/team_match?id=637000