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1st Online Scottish Chess Tour Weekend Congress

A Scottish Chess Tour Event
Saturday 13th June to Sunday 14th June
Hosted on Lichess.org

Premier - 5 Round All-Play-All for the top 6 players

Major - 6 Round Swiss tournament

Played under the rules of Chess Scotland (CS)

Special Notes

This is an experimental event. It is currently limited to Chess Scotland members and those who have played in a recent Scottish Chess Tour event where we have your detail. Please read the Conditions of Entry below. If you wish to make an enquiry, please use the Contact page. The tournament will not appear in Lichess.org until Friday 12 July, when you can then join the tournament.

To Enter

Please use the on-line entry page to add your entry, then use the Pay button. To reduce the entry fee to £2, you must enter Yes to the Chess Scotland member option. Entries will be automatically entered onto the Entries page.

After entering and being accepted, if you will need to join the ScottishChessTour Team in Lichess.org if you are not already a member, which you must be a member of in order to play in the competition.

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Sections

SectionOpen
Entry Fee£2
PrizesNone

Rate of Play

Each player will have 40 minutes plus a 20 second increment per move from move 1

Time Table

Round 1Saturday 13 June - 9:30
Round 2Saturday 13 June - 12:30
Round 3Saturday 13 June - 15:30
Round 4Sunday 14 June - 9:30
Round 5Sunday 14 June - 12:30
Round 6Sunday 14 June - 15:30

Pairings

It is intended to use the Lichess.org Swiss tournament pairings.

Conditions of Entry

The organisers reserve the right to:
  • Enforce the platform's anti-cheating rules
  • Eject people from the tournament
  • Juniors must obtain permission of a parent/guardian before playing
  • Players must be members of the Chess.com scotchesstour club
  • Transfer entrants between events
  • Split or merge events depending on numbers
  • The organisers reserve the right to refuse entry without assigning a reason
  • Take any other measures deemed necessary to ensure the smooth running of the event
  • Change the entry requirements and the running of the event in the light of experience gained

Where can I obtain further information?
Use the Contact Form to request further information or email scotchesstour@gmail.com.