Africa Chess is delighted to announce the launch of the #AfricaChess online chess league on Lichess. All the games will be played on the Lichess Platform.

Prize Fund
The winner of the tourney will get US$50

Entry Fee
Entry to the league is free.

Time Control
The time control is 3+2 and teams will play a double round against each other. After the first game they will switch colours.

Day of Play
A day and time of the week will be decided to play the league game.

Duration of League
The league will run for at least 2 months.

Make up of team
A team will have 4 players. A team can have both men and women

Number of Teams
A country may enter up to 4 teams of 4 players to participate in the event.

Naming of Teams
The players will represent their country but tagged as Angola A, Angola B etc.

Format of competition
All teams will play in a round robin manner against each other.

Ranking of teams
Ranking of the players will depend on their Lichess Rating.

No league games may be played outside the Lichess Platform.

Next steps

Join the Telegram group for Africa Chess – https://t.me/joinchat/BSPN1kKJAiBF5QzI9WWUdQ

TEAM CAPTAINS will be responsible for setting up teams

Setting up a team
https://lichess.org/team/
Select CREATE A NEW TEAM
Copy and paste the link you get to your team members
Send your details to AfricanChess@gmail.com

CUT OFF FOR REGISTRATION DATE AND TIME IS 1300 HRS CENTRAL AFRICAN TIME (CAT) Friday 1 September 2017