37th Online Scottish Chess Tour Weekend Event

Friday Evening U11 Blitz - 6 Rounds
Friday 27th December - 19:00 to 20:30 (approx.)
For juniors U11 at the end of the year (born on or after 1 January 2014)

Saturday Junior U17 Evening Allegro - 5 Rounds
Saturday 28th December - 19:00 to 21:30 (approx.)
For juniors U17 at the end of the year (born on or after 1 January 2008)

Sunday Evening Allegro (Adults and Juniors) - 5 Rounds
Sunday 29th December - 19:00 to 21:30 (approx.)

All events hosted on Lichess.org

If you need to make contact with us during the tournament, please text 07851 528352.
Please note, this phone line is only in use during the the day before the tournament and during the tournament.

Special Notes

Eligibility - Open to all Chess Scotland players plus those who have played in a recent Scottish Chess Tour event and those known to the organising & arbiting team. If you are unsure you meet our requirements, please contact us via the through the contact page. Please read the Conditions of Entry below. If you wish to make an enquiry, please use the Contact page.
You will need to join the Lichess.org 'Scottish Chess Tour' team and if you are playing in the blitz and allegro events, you will have to join each tournament. Further information is provided before the event, if you do not receive this, please contact us by using the contact form.

Non UK Players - This competition is restricted to UK residents who meet our requirements. Non UK players must be known to the arbiting team and must first seek approval before entering. Any non UK players who enter before contacting us for approval will be withdrawn without a refund.

Fair Play - We use several methods to make sure you all play in a fair environment. To keep the Integrity of the tournament, we do not allow players to continue to participate in the tournament if their lichess account is closed for using computer assistance or we receive a exceptionally high ROI reading from Professor Ken Regan's FIDE Screening Tool.
A report to the Scottish Anti-Cheating Committee will be sent if any exceptionally high ROI readings from Professor Ken Regan's FIDE Screening Tool are identified. They will determine if further action is required.
Real names and Lichess handles will be displayed in the entries list and any external software we use.

Entry Fees

	CS Member*	Non CS Member
Allegro	£2	£3
Junior Blitz U11	£2	£3
Junior Allegro U17	£2	£3

* CS Member discount applies to the first tournament only.
A £2 reduction from the Non CS Member fee applies if you play in a second tournament.

Please use the on-line entry page to add your entry, then use the Pay button to pay by either Credit or Debit Card. Entries will be automatically entered onto the Entries page when your payment has been accepted.

Please make sure you have a Liches account, then you will need to join the "Scottish Chess Tour" Team in Lichess.org, please tell us who you are, so we can let you join the team.

Ratings and Pairings

We will use the Tournament facility on Lichess.org for both the Blitz and the Allegro tournaments. This uses Lichess.org ratings.

We will use external pairing software for the Standard tournament where we use Chess Scotland Live Allegro gradings.

Rate of Play

Blitz U11 - Each player will have 5 minutes plus a 5 second increment per move from move 1

Allegro U17 & Open - Each player will have 10 minutes plus a 5 second increment per move from move 1

Time Table

Sunday Evening Allegro

Round 1	Sunday - 19:00

Rounds will be continuous, but we will make sure we have a short break between rounds.

Junior Allegro U11

Round 1	Friday - 19:00

Rounds will be continuous, but we will make sure we have a short break between rounds.

Junior Allegro U15

Round 1	Saturday - 19:00

Rounds will be continuous, but we will make sure we have a short break between rounds.

Conditions of Entry

The organisers reserve the right to:

• Enforce the platform's anti-cheating rules
• Eject people from the tournament
• Juniors must obtain permission of a parent/guardian before playing
• Players must be members of the platform's Scottish Chess Tour club/team
• Transfer entrants between events
• Split or merge events depending on numbers
• The organisers reserve the right to refuse entry without assigning a reason
• Take any other measures deemed necessary to ensure the smooth running of the event
• Change the entry requirements and the running of the event in the light of experience gained

Where can I obtain further information?
Use the Contact Form to request further information or email scotchesstour@gmail.com.

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