“Welcome to Premier Chess Academy, PCA Chess Olympiad – 2026 information page. First of all, congratulations to all of you for your participation in PCA Chess Olympiad– 2026 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 31 October 2026, are eligible to play the tournament.
TOURNAMENT DATE: 07 November, 2026 (For All Categories)
SCHEDULE (BEGINNER/ADVANCED BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE-1 & ABOVE)
- USA : 07 November 2026, 12:30pm EST / 11:30am CST / 9:30am PST
- CANADA : 07 November 2026, 12:30pm EST / 11:30am CST / 9:30am PST
CATEGORY DETAILS:
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Category A |
Beginner |
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Category B |
Advanced Beginner |
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Category C |
Intermediate-1 & Above |
ACTION REQUIRED – Before 05 November 2026
- Please check to make sure your kid is in the team – “PCA Official Tournaments” on Lichess-> Community -> Teams -> My Team.
- Parents are requested to fill this Registration Form to confirm entry.
- If you don’t find the kid in the Lichess Team, Please contact your coach or Swapnil Raj (swapnil@premierchessacademy.com) before 05 November 2026.
- No new entries will be accepted as the list is finalized & won’t be adding any kids to the team after 05 November 2026.
PRE-REQUISITE FOR GAMES
- Ensure you are using the “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 password in chrome. So no need to enter 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 Arena format
- Time Control: 07 minutes + 3 seconds increment from move 1
- Duration of tournament: 60 minutes
- Walkover Time: as per Lichess
- Tiebreaks: Lichess tie-break will be used
- Certificates : Certificates will be awarded to the top 5 winners per category.
- 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 analyzed for anti-cheating purposes. If any player found using an engine will be disqualified.
- Disqualification: If any player conceals his identity (different identity) or misbehaves with arbiters, players and organizers will be expelled from the event without any prior notice.
If any player found playing the tournament in the wrong category will be disqualified. - Removal from Pairing: In the absence of any round without informing Chief Arbiter in writing, 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 the playing arena. Parents, Teachers, Coaches, Managers are all spectators and they are not allowed in the playing room.
- A player is allowed to use only one Lichess Account throughout the tenure of the tournament. If the account gets closed/flag red for any reason, the player will not be allowed to participate in further rounds. If a player’s 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 reserves 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 tournament’s 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 these promotional events.
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