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Overview
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Rules and Regulations
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Chess is pretty great huh? Well compete in this year's e-sports chess competition to show everyone who's best!
E-sports Rulebook:
Logistics
1. All competitors must connect via discord so there is an open line of communication.
2. There will be 1 text channel to host all competitors and moderators and 1 text and voice
channel for the actual games and will only contain the moderators and active players.
3. The CRC recommends the use of Chess.com as the platform for hosting chess
matches. However, regional tournaments may choose other technology platforms if the
following rules are still implemented
4. A moderator must confirm that the match timings are set properly and the right players
are participating before starting the match.
5. Players may not leave the match until a moderator has confirmed the outcome.
6. Players may NOT use any form of engine or move-calculator at any time during the
tournament.
Tournament Rules
Preliminaries
1. Preliminaries will be held in a round-robin style tournament with all players in 1v1 style.
2. The number of players per round and number of rounds will depend on the total
registered competitors.
3. All matches will be randomized (there is a chance a competitor may face someone in
the same school as them). The color (black or white) will be also randomized for
preliminary matches.
4. Preliminary matches will be played in 10 minute games. That means that each player
has 10 total minutes of time.
5. Winning a match will result in one (1) point, a draw will result in half (½) a point and a
loss results in zero points.
6. Elimination placements will be decided based on the ranking (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc place)
of players of all their matches during preliminaries.
7. Those who advance will qualify for the Tournament Bracket.
Tournament Bracket
1. All games are played 1v1. If a player loses the set, they are eliminated from the bracket
and the other player advances.
2. The scoring system remains the same as the preliminaries: A win results in one (1)
point, a draw will result in half (½) a point and a loss results in zero points.
3. All tournament sets will be decided in a 2-pt series. This means that players will play
each other until one side has reached 2 points. (For example, a player might win a
series by winning 2 games in a row resulting in a 2-0. Another series might be won by a
player winning once and then winning two draws i.e 1 + ½ + ½ = 2 pts.)
4. Bracket matches will be played in 10 minute games. That means that each player has
10 total minutes of time. For series that go past two (2) games, it is up to regional
discretion to use a 5 | 5 style games (5 minute game with an additional 5 seconds
added to the player’s clock once that player makes a move)
5. The color of each player will be chosen at random for the first game in the series. Every
successive game will alternate colors between the two players.
1. All competitors must connect via discord so there is an open line of communication.
2. There will be 1 text channel to host all competitors and moderators and 1 text and voice
channel for the actual games and will only contain the moderators and active players.
3. The CRC recommends the use of Chess.com as the platform for hosting chess
matches. However, regional tournaments may choose other technology platforms if the
following rules are still implemented
4. A moderator must confirm that the match timings are set properly and the right players
are participating before starting the match.
5. Players may not leave the match until a moderator has confirmed the outcome.
6. Players may NOT use any form of engine or move-calculator at any time during the
tournament.
Tournament Rules
Preliminaries
1. Preliminaries will be held in a round-robin style tournament with all players in 1v1 style.
2. The number of players per round and number of rounds will depend on the total
registered competitors.
3. All matches will be randomized (there is a chance a competitor may face someone in
the same school as them). The color (black or white) will be also randomized for
preliminary matches.
4. Preliminary matches will be played in 10 minute games. That means that each player
has 10 total minutes of time.
5. Winning a match will result in one (1) point, a draw will result in half (½) a point and a
loss results in zero points.
6. Elimination placements will be decided based on the ranking (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc place)
of players of all their matches during preliminaries.
7. Those who advance will qualify for the Tournament Bracket.
Tournament Bracket
1. All games are played 1v1. If a player loses the set, they are eliminated from the bracket
and the other player advances.
2. The scoring system remains the same as the preliminaries: A win results in one (1)
point, a draw will result in half (½) a point and a loss results in zero points.
3. All tournament sets will be decided in a 2-pt series. This means that players will play
each other until one side has reached 2 points. (For example, a player might win a
series by winning 2 games in a row resulting in a 2-0. Another series might be won by a
player winning once and then winning two draws i.e 1 + ½ + ½ = 2 pts.)
4. Bracket matches will be played in 10 minute games. That means that each player has
10 total minutes of time. For series that go past two (2) games, it is up to regional
discretion to use a 5 | 5 style games (5 minute game with an additional 5 seconds
added to the player’s clock once that player makes a move)
5. The color of each player will be chosen at random for the first game in the series. Every
successive game will alternate colors between the two players.
