Traditionally, every year we hold a School Christmas Online Tournament for children. We invite kids all over the world to take part in the final tournament of the outgoing year. Christmas Tournament will take place on December 30 2022 on LICHESS.COM. Participation in the tournament is absolutely free.

TOURNAMENT REGULATIONS

The tournament will take place on December 30 2022 on LICHESS.COM. It will start at 12:00 p.m. (GMT+3). Chess players under 14 years old are allowed to participate. Participation is absolutely free.

Procedure and format of the event:

The tournament will be held according to the Swiss system with 7 rounds. The expected duration of the tournament is two hours. Time control - 7+2 (7 minutes for a game with 2 extra seconds for each move).

Winners and awards:

The winners are determined by the highest number of points in 3 age categories: participants under 7 years old, under 10 and under 14 years old. The winners will be awarded with real trophies and gifts. All packages will be shipped to the winners through Hellenic Post (ELTA).

To participate in the tournament you need to complete the following steps:

1. Open LICHESS.ORG and Sign up. It's easy, fast and free! If you already have an account, skip this step.

2. Follow the link https://lichess.org/team/ZZYINJGw and join the team of our school. Only participants who have joined the team will be able to take part in the tournaments.

3. Choose the tournament in the list of available tournaments XMAS TOURNAMENT 2022. Click JOIN. After that, you will see yourself in the list of participants. PASSWORD: 2022.

4. Send your Name, Birth Date and Lichess Nickname to your coach, on fianchettoschool@gmail.com or school administration, so we could know what nickname you are using and in what age category you will compete.

Ready!

Dear parents! There will be Live Broadcast of the tournament on Youtube with comments of games and the most exciting moments of the tournament. Watch us Live!