Big Ten Chess League
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The season will run from September - May
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A participant of the league must be a current student of the school at the beginning of the academic year, undergraduate or graduate.
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Each school may have 1 5-person varsity team with two replacements plus an unlimited number of optional jv members.
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The varsity section will be run in a round robin team format whereas the jv section will be run as a swiss style individual tournament.
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Any varsity board that is not filled by one of the two replacements will be considered a forfeit by the team
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Each jv member will have 1 ½ point bye for the whole season, not to be used in the last game.
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Time control will be G/120 with 5 second delay for all games
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A maximum of two games per month with all games held on the weekend allowing for all people to make space in their schedule
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All games will occur at 12 PM Central.
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All games will be held online over chess.com.
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If an alternate is replacing a team member, the notification must be put on chess.com at least a week before the match, notifying the new team member he/she will be playing
- A player can claim a win by forfeit if their opponent has not connected with them on chess.com or is not on live chess by 30 minutes after the game start unless a difficulty is noted before 30 minutes after the game starts by the team leader.
