The following teams are going to participate in the Fan Clubs League 2014:
Utut Adianto Fans
GM Vladimir Akopian
Alapin variations
Alekhine's Chess Club
Levon Aronian group
GM Magnus Carlsen
Svetozar Gligoric
Karpov Fans
Vladimir Kramnik Club
Mikhail Tahl the Magicain from Riga
Rules for season 2014:
It is played both for fun and sportsmanship.
1. a. A group of no more than 2000 and no less than 100 members can access the league.
b. A group with less than 100 members can be admitted in the league if their current and past matches prove that they can comply with the requirements of article 2.a. hereof.
2.a. The minimum number of players allowed per match in order to be valid is 10.
b. Is by any misadventure a group cannot field 10 or more players in a match, it can be agreed by its admin and the admin of the opposing group that the said match shall be played and remain valid. However, this should not happen on a regular basis.
3.a. The league shall be played throughout the year as a round-robin between all participating teams.
b. If the number of participants shall be too great for a round-robin to be reasonably playable (>12 participants), a group system shall be applied (and these rules extended correspondingly).
4.a. The scoring system is:
Win - 2 points; Draw - 1 point; Loss - 0 points;
b. If the teams equal to the number of points, the following additional criteria are applied:
- the result between the teams, and if it is a draw then,
- who has more individual victories.
5. League should be played out on an annual basis.
6. If a player is kicked out for cheating by Chess. com, all his matches will be declared as lost and final scores readjusted correspondingly, but his team will not be further penalized.
7.a. One player will not be able to play for two different participating teams in the league for the same year, but he can belong to several teams and play other games.
b. If such case occurs in a match, the games of that player will be annulled and final scores readjusted correspondingly.