League Format

• Each Season is 6 weeks long with 2 games played each week - see schedule.
• All games will be played on lichess.org - a free, open source chess platform.
• Pairings will be posted to this website and you will be linked directly to your game with one click!
• The "time control" is 15 minutes with a 5-second increment (bonus) per move.
• This is a blended "individual/team" competition, not team vs team.
• Entire teams will not be paired against each other in a board vs. board format – this will be a large tournament where players may play against anyone else in the tournament.
• Minimum players per team: 4
• Maximum players per team: 15
  • Companies may enter more than one team (i.e. Google NYC, Google SF)
• Team Scores are calculated by combining the top 4 scorers from the same company.

• Players who show up late may have their clock started at the set round times (8:00 pm, 8:45 pm Eastern) or may be forfeited.
• Players from the same team (company) will not be paired against each other.
• Similarly ranked players will be paired against each other based on ratings and standings.
• Players will receive 1 point out of 2 (two half point byes) for up to two missed weeks.
• Players who skip week 5 or week 6 or who have already used 4 byes will not receive any points for skipped rounds.

• Team Prizes (Custom Plaques)
  • Top 10 Overall.
  • Top 2 Small Companies (under 50 employees).
  • Top Financial Service Company.
  • Top IT Company.
  • Top Law Company.
• Individual Prizes (Custom Plaques)
  • Top 15 Overall.
  • Top 10 Under 1700.
  • Top 10 Under 1100.
  • Top 10 Unrated.

• During the league, there will be free, weekly, chess improvement seminars with Grandmaster coaches.
• See Season 2 Lecture Schedule Here