PCA Team Battle – For North America Kids Only

“Welcome to Premier Chess Academy, PCA Team Battle 2024 information page.
First of all, congratulations to all of you for your participation in “PCA Team Battle 2024” and that too within Premier Chess Academy internally! We understand you are excited! Kindly support us as we think it’s not about winning but it’s about giving your 100% & you are already a winner if you do that. So buckle up, relax and enjoy the games!”

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA :

Kids who joined Premier Chess Academy before 25 May 2024 are eligible to play in the tournament.

TOURNAMENT DATE: 1 JUNE, 2024
SCHEDULE
(BEGINNER/ADVANCED BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE-1 & ABOVE)

• US : 1 June, 2024, 11:30 am ET/08:30 am PT/10:30 am CT
• CANADA : 1 June, 2024, 11:30 am ET/08:30 am PT/10:30 am CT

CATEGORY DETAILS :

ACTION REQUIRED BEFORE 28 May 2024

• Please make sure your kid is Added in any of the one respective team out of five Teams
  mentioned Below:-
  “PCA- Team Harmonious Heros” on Lichess -> Community -> Teams -> My Team.
   “PCA- Team Innovators Guild” on Lichess -> Community -> Teams -> My Team.
   “PCA- Team Unicorns” on Lichess -> Community -> Teams -> My Team
   “PCA- Team Utopians” on Lichess -> Community -> Teams -> My Team
   “PCA- Team Valiant Gladiators” on Lichess -> Community -> Teams -> My Team
   “PCA- Team Gladiators” on Lichess -> Community -> Teams -> My Team

PRE-REQUISITE FOR GAMES

• Ensure you are using “chrome” browser. Set your Google Chrome Browser as Default Browser (Go to your Control Panel →All Control Panel Items →Default Browsers →Set your default program →Web browser → Google Chrome)
• Login to Lichess and save the password in Chrome. So no need to enter the password again.
• Go to your Lichess →Preferences →Game Behaviors →Pre-moves →No and Promote to Queen → Never

TOURNAMENT RULES

• Platform : Lichess, Each kid will use the same Lichess ID throughout the tournament.
• Tournament will be conducted in Team Arena format.
• Time Control : 7 minutes + 5 seconds increment from move 1.
• Duration of tournament : 90 minutes
• Walkover Time : as per Lichess
• Tiebreaks : Lichess tie-break will be used
• Certificates : Certificates will be awarded to the prize winning Team. (Top 5 certificates for winning team & top 3 best performer of each team).
• Arena Streaks: Enabled (After 2 wins, consecutive wins grant 4 points instead of 2)
• 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.
• Anti-Cheating : Use of external assistance is not allowed. All the games will be thoroughly analysed for anti-cheating purposes. If any player founds using an engine will be disqualified. If any player found suspicious, Arbiter may take him to separate fair-play room to share screen or to observe camera in more clear way.
• 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.
• Winning Criteria : The winning team will be decided based on the top five scorer of the team.
• Lichess Standings will be considered for the final selection of winners.
• A player is allowed to use only one Lichess account throughout the tenure of the league. If the account gets closed/flag red for any reason, the player will not be allowed to participate in further rounds. If players account gets banned post the event, the results will be adjusted to forfeit the winning in all the rounds.
• For any questions, please email to swapnil@premierchessacademy.com

DISCLAIMER

• Applicable only for Premier Chess Academy enrolled kids.
• Premier Chess Academy reserve the right to choose the winner based on the overall performance.
• Participation for this event is voluntary for kids and parents. By participating in the event, the parent/kid agrees to the terms and conditions put forth by Premier Chess Academy Corporation, USA.
• 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 reserves the right to cancel the event due to any reasons if decided by the management.
• Premier Chess Academy won’t take any responsibility for any legal issues coming out of this promotional events.