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<h2>Organization Team</h2>
<span style="font-size:14px">• GM Alex Onischuk, KCF University Cup Chairman</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">• Grant Oen, International Arbiter</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">• Chacha Nugroho, National Arbiter</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">• GM Zlatko Klaric, KCF Adriatic Director</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">• Graham Jurgensen, KCF Africa Director</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">• Ignatius Leong, International Arbiter, KCF Asia-Pacific Director</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">• GM Darcy Lima, KCF Lusophone Director</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">• Hiquingari Carranza, KCF Ibero-America Director</span><br> <table>
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<td><a href="http://kasparovchessfoundation.org/" target="_blank"><img src="https://images.chessstream.com/website/KCF1_1.png" style="height:100px"></a></td>
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<h2>Arbiters</h2>
<span style="font-size:14px">2.a. Chief Arbiter – IA, IO Grant Oen</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">2.b. Technical Director – Chacha Nugroho</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">2.c. Deputy Chief Arbiter - IA, IO Aris Marghetis and other staff will be present to monitor Zoom and answer questions during the tournament..</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">2.d. The Chief Arbiter has discretion to make case-by-case exceptions to the below regulations or to make decisions on issues not clearly defined in the regulations.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">2.e. Decisions of the Chief Arbiter are final and not appealable.</span><br>
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<h2>Registration</h2>
<span style="font-size:14px">3.a. There is no entry fee for the 4th Annual KCF University Cup.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">3.b. </span>Registration for all teams is online at this <a href="uc/registerhub">website</a><span style="font-size:14px">. Registration closes 24 hours before round 1. Eligibility must be submitted and verified 24
hours before round 1. Teams without eligibility for all players will not be permitted to play.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">3.c. Teams must register using their official academic institution email address.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">3.d. To complete registration, each team must also submit an eligibility form (see below).</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">3.e. Teams must submit the name and contact information of a team captain who will be the main point of contact for the team. The team captain may be a player on the team.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">3.f. Although this is a single-section event, each academic institution may only register up to five teams, with a maximum of one team per rating category (2200-2399, 2000-2199, 1800-1999, 1600-1799, Under 1600),
based on the team average rating defined in #5, and noting the below exception, 3.g.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">3.g. Each academic institution may enter multiple teams rated under 1600, but only the highest rated team under 1600 will be eligible for prizes. The other teams may enter and play, but are not eligible for prizes.
<u>There is still a limit of five teams per academic institution.</u></span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">3.h. A team is made up of four players <strong>plus </strong></span><strong>one optional alternate</strong><span style="font-size:14px">.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">3.i. Teams with less than four players will not be permitted to register and play.</span>
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<h2>Eligibility</h2>
<span style="font-size:14px">4.a. </span>The KCF University Cup is an international online event which is open to teams from any post-secondary school (university, college, community college, etc.) enrolled in at least one class in the January
2024 semester<span style="font-size:14px">.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">4.b. At least <strong>24</strong> hours before the start of round 1, each team must submit an official letter which proves every player’s active status in their academic institution. This letter must be
signed/stamped by the registrar or a similar official. <u>It is strongly recommended to provide one single eligibility letter verifying the active student status for all players on the team (or teams).</u></span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">4.c. This eligibility document should be uploaded <a href="https://chess.stream/KCF_University_Cup/TeamAdministrationRequest">online through this website page</a>. Teams and players will not be able to play unless
all members of their team have their eligibility approved.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">4.d. Except for student workers and teaching assistants, academic faculty and staff are not eligible to compete.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">4.e. Under the current circumstances, teams from Russia and Belarus are not allowed to participate.</span><br>
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<h2>Ratings</h2>
<span style="font-size:16px">The January 2024 <a href="http://universalrating.com/ratings.php">Universal Rating System (URS)</a> rating list will be used.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">5.a. If a player does not have a URS rating, their January 2024 FIDE rating will be used.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">5.b. If a player does not have a URS or FIDE rating, their January 2024 US Chess rating will be used.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">5.c. If a player does not have a URS, FIDE, or US Chess rating, they will count as unrated unless the Chief Arbiter assigns a rating.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">5.d. <strong>NEW</strong> - If a player does not have a URS, FIDE, or US Chess rating,</span><span style="font-size:13px">or they have a rating under 1000, they will be assigned a rating of 1000, unless the
Chief Arbiter assigns a higher rating.</span><span style="font-size:14px">.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">5.e. If a player’s FIDE, US Chess, or other rating greatly exceeds their URS rating, the Chief Arbiter may, at his discretion, assign a different rating for this event.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">5.f. The team average rating is the average of the four highest ratings, excluding unrated players. For example, a team consisting of 1801, 1800, 1799, and two unrated players will have an average rating of 1800 and
are eligible for prizes in the 1800-1999 rating category. This team average will be used for pairings and rating category prize eligibility.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">5.g. The Chief Arbiter reserves the right to assign any rating to any player or team for any reason.</span>
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<h2>Format and Pairings</h2>
<span style="font-size:14px">6.a. This is a nine round Swiss System tournament played on lichess.org.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">6.b. The time control is 10 minutes plus <strong>3 second</strong> increment per move.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">6.c. This is a team vs team event – each match will be played with 4 boards vs 4 boards.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">6.d. The team listed as White on the pairings will have the White pieces on boards 1 & 3, and the Black pieces on boards 2 & 4.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">6.e. This is a single section event with additional prizes based on rating category and continent.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">6.f. The team rating is the rating average of the top four players on each team.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">6.g. There is a team rating cap of 2400 – no team may have an average rating exceeding 2400.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">6.h. In addition to the Overall KCF University Cup winner, there are prizes for each rating category: 2000-2199, 1800-1999, 1600-1799 and Under 1600. There are not separate rating sections, but prizes to the
top-finishing team based on the team average rating.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">6.i. Each academic institution may only submit up to one team per rating category for a maximum of five teams, except that more than one team Under 1600 may enter (see 3.g.).</span> <span style="font-size:14px">6.j.
Half-point byes are not permitted, only zero-point byes. Withdrawals must be submitted to the Chief Arbiter before the next round’s pairings are posted.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">6.k. Teams must have four players per match to compete. Teams with less than four players will not be able to register, and teams missing players during the event will be withdrawn.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">6.l. Teams from the same academic institutions will not be paired against each other in the last two rounds. They may be paired against each other in rounds 1-7.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">6.m. This event is not rated by US Chess, FIDE, or URS.</span><br>
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<h2>Scoring</h2>
<span style="font-size:14px">7.a. Team scoring, in order of priority.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">7.a.1. Match Points.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">7.a.2. Game Points.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">7.a.3. Average Opposition (Team) Rating.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">7.b. Ties for all places except for first place team will be broken by the above mathematical tiebreaks.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">7.c. If there is a tie for first in the overall team standings, the top two teams on tiebreaks (stated above) will contest in a playoff:</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">7.c.1. Shortly after round 9 concludes, the playoff will be a four vs. four blitz match (3 minutes + 2 second increment) against the corresponding player on the other team.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">7.c.2. The playoff lineups must be the same as in round 9. There will be a drawing of lots for colors.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">7.c.3. If the above playoff match ends in a 2-2 tie, then each team will designate one player for a one-on-one tiebreak blitz match (3 minutes + 2 second increment) until the first decisive game. There will be a
drawing of lots for the color of the first game.</span><br>
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<h2>Schedule</h2> Note: all times in <span style="color:#FF0000"> <strong>Eastern Standard Time (New York)</strong>!</span>
<table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" style="border-collapse:collapse; border:1px solid #003da5; width:550px">
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<td>DAY</td>
<td>TIME</td>
<td>EVENT</td>
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<td><strong>Friday, February 2</strong><br> </td>
<td>10:00 AM</td>
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<p>Registration Closes. <br>
<span style="font-size:13px">Deadline for Eligibility Submission</span>
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<td rowspan="6"><strong>Saturday, February 3</strong><br> </td>
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<td>10:00 AM</td>
<td>Round 1</td>
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<td>10:45 AM</td>
<td>Round 2</td>
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<td>11:30 AM</td>
<td>Round 3</td>
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<td>12:15 PM</td>
<td>Round 4</td>
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<td>13:00 PM</td>
<td>Round 5</td>
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<td rowspan="6"><strong>Sunday, February 4</strong><br> </td>
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<td>10:00 AM</td>
<td>Round 6</td>
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<td>10:45 AM</td>
<td>Round 7</td>
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<td>11:30 AM</td>
<td>Round 8</td>
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<td>12:15 PM</td>
<td>Round 9</td>
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<td>13:00 PM</td>
<td>Playoff (if necessary)</td>
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<h2>Lineups</h2>
<span style="font-size:14px">9.a. Each team consists of four players plus up to one optional alternates.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">9.b. When the alternate plays, they play on the lowest boards.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">9.c. Teams will play in descending rating order, except that 50-point transpositions are allowed.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">9.d. Teams must use the fixed board order that they submit upon registration, unless an updated board order is submitted at least 24 hours before round 1.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">9.e. Teams must use the same four players for a given day, but may change their lineup between days by submitting an alternate lineup at least 6 hours before round 6.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">9.e.1. The same four players must play all the rounds on a given day.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">9.e.2. For example, boards 1, 2, 3, 4 may play rounds 1-5 on Saturday, and at least 6 hours before round 6, and then the captain can submit an alternate lineup for Sunday, using boards 1, 2, 3, and both of the
alternate player.</span><br>
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<h2>Lichess/Connection</h2>
<span style="font-size:14px">10.a. All players must have a lichess account (free to register).</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">10.b. The built-in lichess server rules will apply.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">10.c. What happens on the lichess board is official, including flag falls, disconnection, mouseslips, (in)sufficient mating material, threefold repetition, accidental resignation, etc.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">10.d. The arbiters will start all clocks shortly after the start of the round.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">10.e. Players will have the entire base time (10 minutes) to join their game before being forfeited.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">10.f. Players are responsible for maintaining a stable internet connection. While playing, a short disconnection will keep the clock running. A longer disconnection may result in a forfeit.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">10.g. In the case of a lichess server crash, the Chief Arbiter has the authority to adjudicate or cancel any games or matches (even if games have started and/or completed) and/or alter the number of rounds in the
event.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">10.h. Players and accounts who have previously violated the lichess terms of service are not permitted to play.</span><br>
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<h2>Prizes</h2>
<span style="font-size:14px">11.a. The first place team winner will be the 4<sup>th</sup> KCF University Cup Champions, and will receive the KCF University Cup and an online team training session with Garry Kasparov.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">11.b. Plaques will be awarded to the top three teams in the final overall standings.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">11.c. The top team in the 2000-2199 category will also receive an online team training session with Garry Kasparov.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">11.d. Plaques will be awarded to the top team in the 2000-2199, 1800-1999, 1600-1799, and U1600 rating categories.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">11.e. Plaques will be awarded to the top team per FIDE Continent (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe). Continental prizes can be earned in addition to the prizes above.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">11.f. A plaque will be awarded to the top "Mixed Doubles" team – 2 males and 2 females must represent the team on each day. The mixed doubles prize can be earned in addition to the prizes above.</span><br>
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<h2>Fair Play</h2>
<span style="font-size:14px">12.a. Players shall not use outside assistance of any kind.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">12.b. Players shall not listen to music, wear headphones, or have other electronic devices near them while playing.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">12.c. Players may only have their lichess game, the pairings/standings page, and the tournament Zoom meeting open. While playing, no other browser tabs or programs may be open.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">12.d. During or after the event, players or teams found or strongly believed to be using outside assistance may be deemed ineligible for a prize and/or expelled from the event.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">12.e. The Chief Arbiter may remove a player or team from the event, make a player and their team ineligible for a prize, or adjust the standings even if lichess does not find the account guilty of a fair play
violation.</span><br>
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<h2>Zoom</h2>
<span style="font-size:14px">13.a. While playing in the event, all players must be in the event’s Zoom meeting with video and screenshare enabled. The screenshare shall show the entire desktop view.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">13.b. Players should expect to join the Zoom meeting 20 minutes before the first round on each day to ensure connectivity and receive announcements from the Chief Arbiter.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">13.c. Even during games, players must agree to Zoom requests by tournament arbiters, including turning on audio, giving a scan of the playing area, adjusting the camera angle, etc.</span><br>
<span style="font-size:14px">13.d. If possible, players are strongly encouraged to also join Zoom from a secondary device to provide a side or rear-view angle of the entire playing area (see image below) in addition to the front-facing webcam
from the playing computer.</span>
<p><img alt="" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7c12d5_44a7a8bf960e415185f7a745845da583~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_479,h_266,al_c,lg_1,q_85/118788673_315455179786715_33873114371519.webp" style="width:300px"></p>
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4TH ANNUAL KASPAROV CHESS FOUNDATION UNIVERSITY CUP
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 03-04, 2024, ONLINE: KCFUNIVERSITYCUP.ORG
* Overview
* Register
* Teams
* Players
* Pairings
* Standings
* Games
* Live Commentary
* Contact
* How To Play
JOINING ZOOM WITH CAMERA IS REQUIRED FOR THIS TOURNAMENT!
ZOOM LINK WILL BE HERE DURING THE TOURNAMENT:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88365102208
Please enter with your Full Name
1. ORGANIZATION TEAM
• GM Alex Onischuk, KCF University Cup Chairman
• Grant Oen, International Arbiter
• Chacha Nugroho, National Arbiter
• GM Zlatko Klaric, KCF Adriatic Director
• Graham Jurgensen, KCF Africa Director
• Ignatius Leong, International Arbiter, KCF Asia-Pacific Director
• GM Darcy Lima, KCF Lusophone Director
• Hiquingari Carranza, KCF Ibero-America Director
2. ARBITERS
2.a. Chief Arbiter – IA, IO Grant Oen
2.b. Technical Director – Chacha Nugroho
2.c. Deputy Chief Arbiter - IA, IO Aris Marghetis and other staff will be
present to monitor Zoom and answer questions during the tournament..
2.d. The Chief Arbiter has discretion to make case-by-case exceptions to
the below regulations or to make decisions on issues not clearly defined in
the regulations.
2.e. Decisions of the Chief Arbiter are final and not appealable.
3. REGISTRATION
3.a. There is no entry fee for the 4th Annual KCF University Cup.
3.b. Registration for all teams is online at this website. Registration
closes 24 hours before round 1. Eligibility must be submitted and verified
24 hours before round 1. Teams without eligibility for all players will not
be permitted to play.
3.c. Teams must register using their official academic institution email
address.
3.d. To complete registration, each team must also submit an eligibility
form (see below).
3.e. Teams must submit the name and contact information of a team captain
who will be the main point of contact for the team. The team captain may be
a player on the team.
3.f. Although this is a single-section event, each academic institution may
only register up to five teams, with a maximum of one team per rating
category (2200-2399, 2000-2199, 1800-1999, 1600-1799, Under 1600), based on
the team average rating defined in #5, and noting the below exception, 3.g.
3.g. Each academic institution may enter multiple teams rated under 1600,
but only the highest rated team under 1600 will be eligible for prizes. The
other teams may enter and play, but are not eligible for prizes. There is
still a limit of five teams per academic institution.
3.h. A team is made up of four players plus one optional alternate.
3.i. Teams with less than four players will not be permitted to register
and play.
4. ELIGIBILITY
4.a. The KCF University Cup is an international online event which is open
to teams from any post-secondary school (university, college, community
college, etc.) enrolled in at least one class in the January 2024 semester.
4.b. At least 24 hours before the start of round 1, each team must submit
an official letter which proves every player’s active status in their
academic institution. This letter must be signed/stamped by the registrar
or a similar official. It is strongly recommended to provide one single
eligibility letter verifying the active student status for all players on
the team (or teams).
4.c. This eligibility document should be uploaded online through this
website page. Teams and players will not be able to play unless all members
of their team have their eligibility approved.
4.d. Except for student workers and teaching assistants, academic faculty
and staff are not eligible to compete.
4.e. Under the current circumstances, teams from Russia and Belarus are not
allowed to participate.
5. RATINGS
The January 2024 Universal Rating System (URS) rating list will be used.
5.a. If a player does not have a URS rating, their January 2024 FIDE rating
will be used.
5.b. If a player does not have a URS or FIDE rating, their January 2024 US
Chess rating will be used.
5.c. If a player does not have a URS, FIDE, or US Chess rating, they will
count as unrated unless the Chief Arbiter assigns a rating.
5.d. NEW - If a player does not have a URS, FIDE, or US Chess rating,or
they have a rating under 1000, they will be assigned a rating of 1000,
unless the Chief Arbiter assigns a higher rating..
5.e. If a player’s FIDE, US Chess, or other rating greatly exceeds their
URS rating, the Chief Arbiter may, at his discretion, assign a different
rating for this event.
5.f. The team average rating is the average of the four highest ratings,
excluding unrated players. For example, a team consisting of 1801, 1800,
1799, and two unrated players will have an average rating of 1800 and are
eligible for prizes in the 1800-1999 rating category. This team average
will be used for pairings and rating category prize eligibility.
5.g. The Chief Arbiter reserves the right to assign any rating to any
player or team for any reason.
6. FORMAT AND PAIRINGS
6.a. This is a nine round Swiss System tournament played on lichess.org.
6.b. The time control is 10 minutes plus 3 second increment per move.
6.c. This is a team vs team event – each match will be played with 4 boards
vs 4 boards.
6.d. The team listed as White on the pairings will have the White pieces on
boards 1 & 3, and the Black pieces on boards 2 & 4.
6.e. This is a single section event with additional prizes based on rating
category and continent.
6.f. The team rating is the rating average of the top four players on each
team.
6.g. There is a team rating cap of 2400 – no team may have an average
rating exceeding 2400.
6.h. In addition to the Overall KCF University Cup winner, there are prizes
for each rating category: 2000-2199, 1800-1999, 1600-1799 and Under 1600.
There are not separate rating sections, but prizes to the top-finishing
team based on the team average rating.
6.i. Each academic institution may only submit up to one team per rating
category for a maximum of five teams, except that more than one team Under
1600 may enter (see 3.g.). 6.j. Half-point byes are not permitted, only
zero-point byes. Withdrawals must be submitted to the Chief Arbiter before
the next round’s pairings are posted.
6.k. Teams must have four players per match to compete. Teams with less
than four players will not be able to register, and teams missing players
during the event will be withdrawn.
6.l. Teams from the same academic institutions will not be paired against
each other in the last two rounds. They may be paired against each other in
rounds 1-7.
6.m. This event is not rated by US Chess, FIDE, or URS.
7. SCORING
7.a. Team scoring, in order of priority.
7.a.1. Match Points.
7.a.2. Game Points.
7.a.3. Average Opposition (Team) Rating.
7.b. Ties for all places except for first place team will be broken by the
above mathematical tiebreaks.
7.c. If there is a tie for first in the overall team standings, the top two
teams on tiebreaks (stated above) will contest in a playoff:
7.c.1. Shortly after round 9 concludes, the playoff will be a four vs. four
blitz match (3 minutes + 2 second increment) against the corresponding
player on the other team.
7.c.2. The playoff lineups must be the same as in round 9. There will be a
drawing of lots for colors.
7.c.3. If the above playoff match ends in a 2-2 tie, then each team will
designate one player for a one-on-one tiebreak blitz match (3 minutes + 2
second increment) until the first decisive game. There will be a drawing of
lots for the color of the first game.
8. SCHEDULE
Note: all times in Eastern Standard Time (New York)!
DAY TIME EVENT Friday, February 2
10:00 AM
Registration Closes.
Deadline for Eligibility Submission
Saturday, February 3
10:00 AM Round 1 10:45 AM Round 2 11:30 AM Round 3 12:15 PM Round 4 13:00
PM Round 5 Sunday, February 4
10:00 AM Round 6 10:45 AM Round 7 11:30 AM Round 8 12:15 PM Round 9 13:00
PM Playoff (if necessary)
9. LINEUPS
9.a. Each team consists of four players plus up to one optional alternates.
9.b. When the alternate plays, they play on the lowest boards.
9.c. Teams will play in descending rating order, except that 50-point
transpositions are allowed.
9.d. Teams must use the fixed board order that they submit upon
registration, unless an updated board order is submitted at least 24 hours
before round 1.
9.e. Teams must use the same four players for a given day, but may change
their lineup between days by submitting an alternate lineup at least
6 hours before round 6.
9.e.1. The same four players must play all the rounds on a given day.
9.e.2. For example, boards 1, 2, 3, 4 may play rounds 1-5 on Saturday, and
at least 6 hours before round 6, and then the captain can submit an
alternate lineup for Sunday, using boards 1, 2, 3, and both of the
alternate player.
10. LICHESS/CONNECTION
10.a. All players must have a lichess account (free to register).
10.b. The built-in lichess server rules will apply.
10.c. What happens on the lichess board is official, including flag falls,
disconnection, mouseslips, (in)sufficient mating material, threefold
repetition, accidental resignation, etc.
10.d. The arbiters will start all clocks shortly after the start of the
round.
10.e. Players will have the entire base time (10 minutes) to join their
game before being forfeited.
10.f. Players are responsible for maintaining a stable internet connection.
While playing, a short disconnection will keep the clock running. A longer
disconnection may result in a forfeit.
10.g. In the case of a lichess server crash, the Chief Arbiter has the
authority to adjudicate or cancel any games or matches (even if games have
started and/or completed) and/or alter the number of rounds in the event.
10.h. Players and accounts who have previously violated the lichess terms
of service are not permitted to play.
11. PRIZES
11.a. The first place team winner will be the 4th KCF University Cup
Champions, and will receive the KCF University Cup and an online team
training session with Garry Kasparov.
11.b. Plaques will be awarded to the top three teams in the final overall
standings.
11.c. The top team in the 2000-2199 category will also receive an online
team training session with Garry Kasparov.
11.d. Plaques will be awarded to the top team in the 2000-2199, 1800-1999,
1600-1799, and U1600 rating categories.
11.e. Plaques will be awarded to the top team per FIDE Continent (Africa,
Americas, Asia, Europe). Continental prizes can be earned in addition to
the prizes above.
11.f. A plaque will be awarded to the top "Mixed Doubles" team – 2 males
and 2 females must represent the team on each day. The mixed doubles prize
can be earned in addition to the prizes above.
12. FAIR PLAY
12.a. Players shall not use outside assistance of any kind.
12.b. Players shall not listen to music, wear headphones, or have other
electronic devices near them while playing.
12.c. Players may only have their lichess game, the pairings/standings
page, and the tournament Zoom meeting open. While playing, no other browser
tabs or programs may be open.
12.d. During or after the event, players or teams found or strongly
believed to be using outside assistance may be deemed ineligible for a
prize and/or expelled from the event.
12.e. The Chief Arbiter may remove a player or team from the event, make a
player and their team ineligible for a prize, or adjust the standings even
if lichess does not find the account guilty of a fair play violation.
13. ZOOM
13.a. While playing in the event, all players must be in the event’s Zoom
meeting with video and screenshare enabled. The screenshare shall show the
entire desktop view.
13.b. Players should expect to join the Zoom meeting 20 minutes before the
first round on each day to ensure connectivity and receive announcements
from the Chief Arbiter.
13.c. Even during games, players must agree to Zoom requests by tournament
arbiters, including turning on audio, giving a scan of the playing area,
adjusting the camera angle, etc.
13.d. If possible, players are strongly encouraged to also join Zoom from a
secondary device to provide a side or rear-view angle of the entire playing
area (see image below) in addition to the front-facing webcam from the
playing computer.
KCF University Cup by Kasparov Chess Foundation