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2021 – Premier Middle East League

by | Mar 8, 2021 | Uncategorized

Dates: 26-03-2021 & 27-03-2021

The league will be under FIDE team rules on lichess website. The league will be played as Team under two categories: Advance Beginner (5 players/team) and Intermediate (3 players/team).

Schedule

Advance Beginners:

  • Round 1: 26-03-2021 – 6:00 pm UAE Time
  • Round 2: 26-03-2021 – 7:15 pm UAE Time
  • Round 3: 26-03-2021 – 8:30 pm UAE Time
  • Round 4: 27-03-2021 – 6:00 pm UAE Time
  • Round 5: 27-03-2021 – 7:15 pm UAE Time

Intermediate:

  • Round 1: 26-03-2021 – 2 pm UAE Time
  • Round 2: 26-03-2021 – 3 pm UAE Time
  • Round 3: 27-03-2021 – 2 pm UAE Time
  • Round 4: 27-03-2021 – 3 pm UAE Time

Prize Structure

Advance Beginner

1st Team Prize: $375 + certificate
2nd Team Prize: $250 + certificate
3rd Team Prize: $125 + certificate

Intermediate

1st Prize: $225 + certificate
2nd Prize: $150 + certificate
3rd Prize: $75 + certificate

* Participation certificate for all players

Tournament Rules

 

  • Platform: Lichess, team details will be shared by the coach before the tournament.
  • Rounds: 5 rounds (Swiss League) for Advance Beginners & 4 rounds (Swiss League) for Intermediate
  • Days: 2 days (please refer to the schedule above)
  • Time Control: 10 min + 5 sec increment from move 1
  • Walkover Time: Till the time finish.
  • Tiebreaks: The order of tie-breaks to be used is:
    • Game points scored by the team in the tournament.
    • Sonneborn Berger (sum of the products of the scores (game or match scores) made by each opposing team and the score (game or match scores) made against that team)
    • Sum of the match points of the opponent teams
    • Sum of the game points of the opponent team
  • Pairings: Pairings will be uploaded to chess-results.com, please find the links below.
  • Illegal Activities: Taking any help from a book, device, or person is strictly prohibited. If any player found doing so will be disqualified from the event.
  • Zoom Monitoring: 1) Players has to join zoom meeting 10 minutes before start of the round. 2) Players has to keep their video on and audio off, till the end of the round. Keeping the video on is mandatory.
  • Anti-Cheating: All the games will be thoroughly analyzed for anti-cheating purposes. If any player founds using an engine will be disqualified.
  • Disqualification: If any player conceals his identity (different identity) or misbehaves with arbiters, players and organizer will be expelled from the event without any prior notice.
  • Removal from Pairing: In the absence to any round without informing Chief Arbiter in written, the player will not be paired for any further round.
  • Discussion during Game/Analysis: A player may talk only to an Arbiter if any technical issue arises. Analysis or discussion with other players is not allowed in any case.
  • Spectators: Spectators are not allowed in playing arena. Parents, Teachers, Coaches, Managers are all spectators and they are not allowed in playing room.
  • Players will have break of 20 minutes after each round so that they can get fresh themselves and can get ready for next round.

 

Disclaimer:

  • Applicable only for Premier Chess Academy, enrolled kids of Advance Beginner and above.
  • Premier Chess Academy reserve the right to choose the winner based on the over all performance.
  • Participation for this event is voluntary for kids and parents.
  • No bias will be involved as the winner will be declared with the tournaments links.
  • Premier Chess Academy currently uses Lichess platform for tournaments and won’t take any responsibility for platform related ranking or issues.
  • Premier Chess Academy won’t take any responsibility for any legal issues coming out of this promotional events.