ICC Blitz Championship

FINAL STANDINGS
FIDE World Blitz Champs - ICC Qualifier "help BlitzChamps"

INFORMATION ABOUT QUALIFIER

In the event that the above tournament does not take place, ICC will pay a sum of USD 500 to each of the two players who qualify in this qualification tournament instead. Please make sure to read the following to understand the rules of this event and how you can take part.

• The qualifier will take place at Sunday, August 20, 1pm server time.
• It will be a Swiss pairings, 12 rounds tournament, ICC rated, with a time control of 3 1.
• The players in first and second position will receive a ticket to the FIDE World Blitz Championships (or USD 500 if that tournament does not take place).
• In case of ties, the usual tiebreaks in ICC tournaments will be employed. To learn about those, type "tell tomato help tie" on ICC.

HOW TO JOIN

Show up using your FIDE titled account some minutes before 1pm server time on Sunday, August 20. Then issue the command tell pear join This will put you into the tournament. After that, simply stay logged on and follow the instructions on your screen. Show up in time. Latejoining is possible, but you will start with zero points.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

• Eligible to join are ICC members who have a FIDE title. The title must show up in your ICC account.
• Use of computer chess engines and databases while playing is strictly prohibited.
• Assistance from other players is also prohibited.
• An approved interface must be used throughout the event (for example: Blitzin 2.31 or higher). ICC can request participants to give their real name, country, FIDE title, playing location, contact email and contact telephone number at any stage during the tournament.If a player fails to give ICC this information in a timely manner, or gives ICC false information, he can be disqualified from the tournament. Your real name, country and FIDE title can be made public by ICC during or after the tournament. Your address, telephone number and email will not be made public.
• In case a player is disqualified from a running tournament, the ICC tournament directors can, at their discretion, rule that the game of that player in the running round is lost for him, and won for his opponent. However, results by that player in prior rounds will not be reverted.
• The ICC tournament directors may at their discretion make a ruling on a particular game, eject a player from a tournament or refuse to allow a player to join a tournament for any reason including but not limited to: failure to show up on time or to start a game on time, concern that the player's internet connection is not reliable enough for the game to finish in a timely manner, suspicion of chess computer use, suspicion that a player is receiving assistance, suspicion that a player has intentionally lowered his rating, or the fact that this player has been caught violating ICC rules in the past.