Chaoyue & Chess4win China-Canada Online Friendship Battle

🕒Tournament Time

• Canada Time: August 2–3, 2025, 8:30–10:30 AM (Toronto)

• China Time: August 2–3, 2025, 8:30–10:30 PM (Beijing)

🏟️ Tournament Format

• Hybrid Mode: Players from China will gather in designated offline venues 

• Online Games + On-site Supervision to ensure fairness and transparency.

Chief Arbiter (Canada): Liam Henry (National Arbiter, Canada)

• Responsible for pairings using Swiss Manager and overseeing fair play and tournament flow.

🎯 Tournament Info

• Name: Chaoyue & Chess4win China-Canada Online Friendship Match

• Platform: Lichess

• Format: 6-round Swiss system

• Time Control: 15 minutes + 5 seconds increment per move

• Rating: CFC Rapid Rated and Lichess Rated

• Pairings: Generated by the Chief Arbiter using Swiss Manager software

Challenge & Scoring Process:

• Pairings for each round will be posted on a unified platform.

• Players must find their opponent's Lichess username and issue the challenge.

• After the game, results must be submitted on the designated platform and confirmed by both players.

📅 Tournament Schedule

📌 August 2 (Saturday)

🕐 8:00 AM (Toronto) Zoom Check in and Camera Check
🕐 8:30–10:30 AM (Toronto) | 8:30–10:30 PM (Beijing)

• Round 1

• Round 2

• Round 3

📌 August 3 (Sunday)
🕐 8:30–10:30 AM (Toronto) | 8:30–10:30 PM (Beijing)

• Round 4

• Round 5

• Round 6

📍 Venues

• Canada Group:Chess4win @ Home Monitored by Zoom
• China Group: Chaoyue International Chess Club @ 3rd Floor, Building C, Fengde International Plaza,No. 6 Hangkong Road, Wuhou District, Chengdu; Monitored by Coach and teachers on site.

FINAL RESULTS: Final results will be confirmed after final Fair Play Analysis.

APPEALS PROCEDURE:

Appeals must be submitted in writing to the CFC Office ([email protected]) within 1 hour after the end of the last game. In the case of an Appeal against a Fair Play ruling, within 1 hour after that Fair Play ruling.
The Appeals Complaint must be accompanied by a deposit of $100 (one hundred Canadian dollars). This deposit fee will be refunded if the Appeals Complaint is upheld, or if the Appeals Committee judges that
the Appeals Complaint was nevertheless a reasonable one.

VIDEO MONITORING:

The player must provide a good side-rear camera view on themselves during play. The standard face-view camera is also encouraged, but is not required as explained above for the side-rear camera view. Players are expected to remain on screen continuously throughout their game. Bathroom breaks are to be taken between games.

TIEBREAK RULES:  

1) Direct encounter

2) Buchholz

3) Number of games won (not including forfeits)

4) Sonneborn-Berger

REGISTRATION: On-line registration ends August 1st at 10:00 pm.

ENTRY FEE:  $40/ entry

PAYMENT METHOD: Please EMT to [email protected](with player's full name and CFC ID mentioned as note)

NOTES: No requested bye points in this event. By signing up, you permit Chess4win the ability to take and use photos from the tournament on its social media. If you would not like your photo used, please email us at [email protected].

WITHDRAW POLICY:

• Pre-registered and pre-paid participants who need to withdraw before the start of the event can receive a full credit or refund via EMT, with a $5 handling fee deducted from the entry fee.

• All emergencies should go through  [email protected]  for communications regarding withdrawal, travel delays, or other late-breaking information.

CONTACT: Any questions can be sent to:  [email protected]