INSTRUCTIONS - QUALIFICATION QUEBEC CHESS CHALLENGE 2021

***IMPORTANT***

Opening Ceremony 10:15 am
1st round 10:45 am

2nd round 11:55 am

3rd round 1:05 pm

4th round 2:30 pm

5th round 3:45 pm

​Awards Ceremony ± 5:30 pm

Here is the information you will need for the Quebec Chess Challenge Qualification Sunday May 16th, 2021.

You will be playing on LICHESS.ORG under your Lichess username

  • LOG INTO ZOOM WITH YOUR OWN NAME (PLAYER NAME, EX: Virginie Roux)
  • PARTICIPANTS WHO DO NOT CONNECT TO ZOOM CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE TOURNAMENT

IMPORTANT READ – FAIR PLAY: Online tournaments are based on the integrity of all participants. Please note the following rules:

During any stage of the tournament arbiters may require players to join them on a ZOOM call and share their screen and activate their cameras.

Regular Chess’n Math Association tournament rules apply. Competitors may not have outside assistance, either from another player or computer – our arbiters verify the games and our software can detect this.

The Tournament Directors will penalise a result that used outside assistance. All games are recorded automatically. The arbiters’ decisions are final.

PARENTS AND COACHES IMPORTANT : Please note that once your child/student's game has started you should keep a distance of at least 3 meters from them until the end of the game

We will be available on Zoom from 9:00am to do a demonstration and to answer your questions : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3439084119

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT PAIRINGS WILL BE ONLINE APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES BEFORE EACH ROUND.

  • PAIRINGS WILL BE ONLINE APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES BEFORE EACH ROUND.
  • TIME CONTROL: 20 MINUTES + 5 SECOND INCREMENTATION

HOW TO PLAY YOUR GAMES:

  1. LOG IN LICHESS: to your Lichess Account!  https://lichess.org/login 
  2. TO PLAY:  Players must "Challenge" each other. THE PLAYER WHO HAS WHITES INITIATE THE CHALLENGE. IF THE PLAYER WHO HAS WHITES DOES NOT INITIATE THE CHALLENGE IN THE FIRST 5 MINUTES FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE ROUND, THE PLAYER WHO HAS BLACKS CAN INITIATE THE CHALLENGE (choosing blacks)
  3. FIND: your opponent's username - it's every round, at https://echecs.org/current-pairings - If it's your turn to challenge COPY this username.
  4. GO: to Lichess's Search Bar - on Top Right, next to your Username. Click on the little magnifying glass.
  5. PASTE: in your opponent's Username & CLICK. His profile appears. Click on the 2 crossed swords icon.

 

6. TO CHALLENGE: Select "STANDARD". Time:  "REAL TIME". Minutes: "20",
Increment: "5". Select "RATED" or “CASUAL” and finally click your king's colour Black or White. You can choose rated or casual as the tournament will be rated Chess’n Math.

 

7. YOU MUST: accept the Challenge for the game to begin. Both clocks will start.

8. GAME over, wait for the next round’s pairings to be available online 5 minutes before the next round, it is not necessary to report your results.

 

ENQUIRIES:  admin@echecs.org OR 514-845-8352

PROBLEMS?  The best way to contact us during the tournament is on Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3439084119 we will be there all afternoon

Have a great tournament!

The Chess’n Math team