Advanced Classical leagueRules & Guidelines
Format
The Advanced Classical League is a yearly based chess competition. Basically, teams of 5 players play in the league. It is a League-Phased, Knockout-Formatted and Round-Robin Phased League, which contains League-Phase to fish out 8 major teams that play through the knockout format to get reduced into 3 teams that fight in the round-robin phase to find the winner of the seasonal league!
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Requirements
To join as a Player in the Advanced Classical League it is required that the Chess.com member has a minimum of 3 months in the site, as well as a minimum of 30 overall rated Rapid games against human players. You must play at least 15 different humans in rated games for the games to count, so that rating manipulation is avoided. These games must be played by the start of the Qualifying Stage(or round 1 if there are no extra teams), or else the player is ineligible for the season. Games against computer live bots do not count to the minimum games required. Players failing to meet the requirements might still apply through the official form, however, it is a player's responsibility to communicate with the administration once requirements are met, in case he so desires to join at a later date. All entries will be verified for deliberate rating manipulation, which is a form of fair play abuse and therefore will not be tolerated..
Any eligible player can become captain.
Teams
Each team has 5 players, which are divided into five boards respecting a rating ladder, being Board 1 the higher-rated player, and Board 5 the lower-rated player. The Max Average Rating per team cannot surpass 1650 rating points, that is, the sum of all five players' final collected ratings cannot be higher than 8250 total rating points.
To promote team continuity, all returning teams which maintain at least 3 players will have Bonus Max Average Rating as follows:3 returning players: 1660 Max Average Rating (8300 total rating points)4 returning players: 1680 Max Average Rating (8400 total rating points)5 returning players: 1700 Max Average Rating (8500 total rating points)A max difference of 100 rating points will be accepted, in the event of a higher Board player being lower-rated than the player(s) below them.It is required that one of the players stands in the condition of a Team Captain.A returning team is a team that has either their previous season captain returning, or a player from the previous season taking up the captain role. Substitute players that had become permament for a team (a.k.a. Permasubs) in the previous season - playing 2 or more games for a team, therefore being attached to it - also count as returning players for these purposes.A team with 0 similar players as to their previous season roster does not count as a returning team. If a player subs onto a team for 2 or more Rounds, they count as a rostered player.
Team Captain
A Team Captain also stands in the condition of a Player and has, among their responsibilities throughout the season, to:Recruit, manage and represent their teammates;Find a substitute player if needed, communicating the administration beforehand (see Substitute Player, 2nd paragraph for detailed information on deadlines) in case of a substitution, a change of rosters or player replacements of any kind;Provide a team name no wider than 32 characters (spaces included), a team logo (preferably in square proportion: min 200px wide, ideally 600px wide), and optionally choose their team lettering and background color for the pairings and results threads;Be active and communicative for as long as their team lasts in the competition.
Player
A Player has, among their responsibilities throughout the season, to:
Locate their respective negotiation thread at each Round's Pairings & Negotiation Threads club news post;Read and follow the instructions therein to negotiate a time for their game;Attend their game in the accorded time;Post their game result at each Round's Results thread;Communicate their Team Captain beforehand in case of an impossibility to participate on a certain Round or during a certain period of time;Have their live chess challenge settings open to everyone in the accorded game time, or alternatively add their opponent to the friends list in order to play the game (see this thread for detailed instructions);Accept to play for the same team during the season, being unable to join other teams in case of an elimination or withdrawal;Inform their previous username to the Administration in case of a username change.
Substitute Player
Substitute Players (Subs) are teamless volunteer players which might be recruited by a team during a certain period, in the event of a Player being unable to play. Subs are allowed to play for one single team per Round. For a substitution to be valid, the rating rules listed on Teams section need to be observed. Additionally, a Substitute Player cannot be rated higher than 100 rating points from the Player they are subbing for. The higher rating between the original player and the substitute will be used to calculate the average team rating. For arranging a substitute, it should be done either during team formation phase or 1 day before the start of the round. Failure to do so, will result in initial team roster to be played for the next round, until the next leg begins.All teamless Players which have signed on the official form and have not been assigned to a team will be shifted to the condition of Substitute Players once Team Formation ends, being then located at the Subs tab at the Google Spreadsheets.If a Substitute Player has played 2 Rounds for a single team, they can no longer sub for other teams during that season, therefore becoming attached to that team (a.k.a. Permasub). They are still allowed to be replaced by the original player, or by a new substitute player.If a Permasub was on a team that has been eliminated on a previous season stage, they cannot sub for a new team in future stages.
Rating Collection
It will be collected from 1st of September to date.
The Minimum Rating of a Person that can be collected is 600.
The Maximum Rating of a Person that can be collected is 2500.
Forfeits
If a player fails to negotiate in any leg, he/she shall be declared as lost and 0.5 points will be reduced from the team the player belongs to.
Fair Play
All games will be reviewed by Fair Play consultators. If any hint of cheating is found, their background of games will be checked too.. If we have legitimate proof that the player has cheated. He/she will be given loss in the round and will be banned for playing the next 3 seasons. This ban is appealable after the end of season. During the season, if a person has been accused of violating fair play policy by our consultators, he/she will have to play another game against the player in a 30|20 format, with their cameras on (on zoom or google meet) while screensharing. The after-results will be in the decisions of the presidents and authorised members.
If a player has been banned by chess.com for violating fair play policy, they can use another authorised account to log in and play the games, but they will need to have the camera on and screenshare on google meet for the duration of the game.
If the ban was for sandbagging, they can play the next rounds with another account without any consequences to be faced.
If a player is banned for abuse by chess.com, he she can log in to another authorised account and play their games.
To report a player, contact any of the super admins or the admins.
These rules are subject to change.Major changes will be communicated inside the club.