Pairings:
GROUP A: (6 TEAMS)
Round 1
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LEGIO I ITALICA vs Mateiści i Drwale
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The Game Changers vs The Pawn's Journey
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Seagull vs Chess Champ
Round 2
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LEGIO I ITALICA vs The Pawn's Journey
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Mateiści i Drwale vs Chess Champ
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The Game Changers vs Seagull
Round 3
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LEGIO I ITALICA vs Chess Champ
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The Pawn's Journey vs Seagull
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Mateiści i Drwale vs The Game Changers
Round 4
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LEGIO I ITALICA vs Seagull
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Chess Champ vs The Game Changers
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The Pawn's Journey vs Mateiści i Drwale
Round 5
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LEGIO I ITALICA vs The Game Changers
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Seagull vs Mateiści i Drwale
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Chess Champ vs The Pawn's Journey.
GROUP B: ( 6 TEAMS)
Round 1
- Chess Players Without Borders vs Team Italia
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Beautiful Romania vs The Royal Falcon Club
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Squadron Commandos vs JumpingKnights
Round 2
- JumpingKnights vs Chess Players Without Borders
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Team Italia vs The Royal Falcon Club
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Beautiful Romania vs Squadron Commandos
Round 3
- Chess Players Without Borders vs Beautiful Romania
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Team Italia vs JumpingKnights
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The Royal Falcon Club vs Squadron Commandos
Round 4
- The Royal Falcon Club vs Chess Players Without Borders
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Team Italia vs Squadron Commandos
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JumpingKnights vs Beautiful Romania
Round 5
- Chess Players Without Borders vs Squadron Commandos
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Team Italia vs Beautiful Romania
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JumpingKnights vs The Royal Falcon Club.
Group C (5 teams)
Round 1 (bye: Vedic Warriors)
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Egypt Chess Club vs Kasparov Chess Club
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The Ge-Winner vs Promote To King
Round 2 (bye: Promote To King)
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Vedic Warriors vs Kasparov Chess Club
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Egypt Chess Club vs The Ge-Winner
Round 3 (bye: Egypt Chess Club)
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Vedic Warriors vs Promote To King
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Kasparov Chess Club vs The Ge-Winner
Round 4 (bye: Kasparov Chess Club)
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Vedic Warriors vs The Ge-Winner
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Promote To King vs Egypt Chess Club
Round 5 (bye: The Ge-Winner)
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Vedic Warriors vs Egypt Chess Club
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Promote To King vs Kasparov Chess Club
Group D (5 teams)
Teams: Asian Chess Masters, Team Match Chess, EMPIRE BG, Romeo and Juliet, The Monarch Butterflies
Round 1 (bye: Asian Chess Masters)
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Team Match Chess vs The Monarch Butterflies
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EMPIRE BG vs Romeo and Juliet
Round 2 (bye: Romeo and Juliet)
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Asian Chess Masters vs The Monarch Butterflies
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Team Match Chess vs EMPIRE BG
Round 3 (bye: Team Match Chess)
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Asian Chess Masters vs Romeo and Juliet
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The Monarch Butterflies vs EMPIRE BG
Round 4 (bye: The Monarch Butterflies)
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Asian Chess Masters vs EMPIRE BG
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Romeo and Juliet vs Team Match Chess
Round 5 (bye: EMPIRE BG)
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Asian Chess Masters vs Team Match Chess
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Romeo and Juliet vs The Monarch Butterflies
Group E (5 teams)
Round 1 (bye: Europe National Team)
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The Great British Empire vs Friends Uniting Against Mental Illness
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Team Sicilia vs Chess House Cafe
Round 2 (bye: Chess House Cafe)
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Europe National Team vs Friends Uniting Against Mental Illness
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The Great British Empire vs Team Sicilia
Round 3 (bye: The Great British Empire)
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Europe National Team vs Chess House Cafe
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Friends Uniting Against Mental Illness vs Team Sicilia
Round 4 (bye: Friends Uniting Against Mental Illness)
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Europe National Team vs Team Sicilia
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Chess House Cafe vs The Great British Empire
Round 5 (bye: Team Sicilia)
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Europe National Team vs The Great British Empire
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Chess House Cafe vs Friends Uniting Against Mental Illness
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 27th, match starts December 31th.
Round 3: challenging period starts January 24th, match starts January 27th.
Round 4: challenging period starts February 26th, match starts March 1th.
Round 5: challenging period starts March 25th, match starts March 28th.
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)
LEGIO I ITALICA
The Game Changers
Seagull
Chess Champ
The Pawn's Journey
Mateiści i Drwale
GROUP B (5 clubs)
Team Italia
Beautiful Romania
Squadron Commandos
JumpingKnights
The Royal Falcon Club
GROUP C (5 clubs)
Vedic Warriors
Egypt Chess Club
The Ge-Winner
Promote To King
Kasparov Chess Club
GROUP D (5 clubs)
Asian Chess Masters
Team Match Chess
EMPIRE BG
Romeo and Juliet
The Monarch Butterflies
GROUP E (5 clubs)
Europe National Team
The Great British Empire
Team Sicilia
Chess House Cafe
Friends Uniting Against Mental Illness.
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.