CHESSLOVER LEAGUE IS A TEAM EVENT THAT STARTS IN FEBRUARY AND ENDS IN DECEMBER.
TEAMS WILL REGISTER FOR THE LEAGUE THROUGH THE CEOP PROGRAM.
TEAM ROSTERS CONSIST OF A MINIMUM OF 6 AND A MAXIMUM OF 10 PLAYERS.
EACH TEAM WILL HAVE 1 CAPTAIN. THE CAPTAIN WILL REPRESENT THE TEAM, ENSURE COMMUNICATION WITHIN THE CAPTAINS’ GROUP AND TAKE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE ORGANIZATION. THE CAPTAIN CAN ALSO BE A PLAYER. TEAM CAPTAINS CANNOT PLAY FOR OR CAPTAIN ANOTHER TEAM.
EACH MATCH WILL BE PLAYED ON 3 TABLES. EACH PLAYER ON THE TEAM WILL BE PAIRED WITH ONE PLAYER FROM THE OPPOSING TEAM. IN THE PAIRING, THE TEAM WRITTEN FIRST WILL HAVE ITS 1ST AND 3RD TABLES PLAYED IN WHITE, AND ITS 2ND PLAYER WILL PLAY IN BLACK.
EACH PLAYER RECEIVES 1 POINT FOR A WIN, 0 POINTS FOR A LOSS, AND HALF A POINT FOR A DRAW.
AFTER INDIVIDUAL TABLE RESULTS ARE TOTALLED, TEAMS THAT RECEIVE 2 OR MORE TABLE POINTS ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE WON THE MATCH. TEAMS THAT RECEIVE 1.5 TABLE POINTS ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE DRAWN. TEAMS THAT RECEIVE 1 OR LESS TABLE POINTS ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE LOST THE MATCH.
TEAMS RECEIVE 3 POINTS FOR A WIN, 1 POINT FOR A DRAW, AND 0 POINTS FOR A LOSS.
TEAMS CAN TRANSFER PLAYERS WHO HAVE NOT PLAYED FOR ANOTHER TEAM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. PLAYERS CAN ONLY PLAY FOR ONE TEAM DURING THE SEASON.
IN CASE OF A TIE-BREAKING, THE TOTAL TABLE POINTS WILL BE USED AS THE AVERAGE SYSTEM. WINS BY DEFAULT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL TABLE POINTS. IF THE TABLE POINTS ARE TIE-FOR-TEAMS, THE RESULTS OF THE MATCHES PLAYED BETWEEN THE TEAMS WILL BE CONSIDERED. IF THE TIE REMAINS UNBREAKABLE, THE SONNEBORN-BERGER SYSTEM WILL BE USED.
MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED IN CHESSLOVER CAFÉS.
THE CAPTAINS’ BOARD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EVALUATING AND DECIDING ON OBJECTIONS.
IF NECESSARY, THE REGULATIONS MAY BE AMENDED DURING THE SEASON BY THE DECISION OF THE BOARD OF CAPTAINS.