Under 8

Under 10, 12 and 14

Under 16 and 20

(with compulsory Zoom video monitoring)

• Players may not receive ANY assistance whatsoever, including from computers/chess engines or from any other persons (i.e. parents, coaches, friends or siblings).
• All under 16 and 20 players will be required to play under Zoom video monitoring and may be requested to share their screen. Prolonged absence from Zoom meeting may result default loss of match in question. Zoom meeting links will be provided in the booking confirmation email and shared via WhatsApp.
• Primary school learners may be asked to join Zoom meeting for video monitoring by the Chief Arbiter.
• Pairings are done as per the Lichess.org pairing system and all regulations in respect to using computer assistance will be strictly monitored.
• Cheating will be monitored by Lichess.org. Any breaches of Lichess’ terms and services within 48 hours after the event will result in automatic disqualification and investigation.
• Please inform the chief arbiter should you suspect your opponent of breaching the fair-play spirit. Please do not message the player or comment in the tournament chat.
• Random games will be monitored by the arbiter and their findings regarding cheating are binding.
• Please ensure that you have a good Wi-Fi/Internet connection on the day of the tournament to ensure that your tournament experience is a pleasant one.
• Any person found guilty of cheating will forfeit their place in the rankings and will be banned from participating in future events.
• The organisers reserve the right to cancel or reschedule this event should they consider this necessary.
• Please use Google Chrome seeing that the Lichess.org platform is more effective while using this browser.
• Players are not allowed to pause in-between rounds.
• Players should not have multiple tabs open on the computer while playing the tournament.

• Players are only allowed to play in either Primary School or the High School section.
• All players must be logged in to Lichess 60 minutes before the first round starts.
• Pairings are done as per the Lichess.org pairing system.
• Players must not log out of the tournament and must be committed to play all rounds.
• Late joining points awarded by Lichess will be ignored for purposes of final standings.
• Tie Break – (1) Lichess Sonneborn-Berger (2) Buchholz