Procedures for playing

1. Join Alberta Chess Association online Team at: https://lichess.org/team/alberta-chess-association.  When joining the team please put your real name.  

2. All players must log in the Zoom room by 1 pm, December 19th which is 15 minutes before tournament start and keep LIVE VIDEO on througout the tournament. The Zoom displayed name must be changed to the "Player's name_lichess ID". Players who are in the tournament but don't show up in the Zoom room will get their score FORFEITED! The tournament directors will be monitoring and will ask the players to show themselves if their video is off. Players are not allowed to record the meeting at any time during the tournament. It's recommeded to use a PC or laptop and SHALL NOT use a cell phone to play. 

3. If using an iPad to play, it's recommended to use a separate device to log into Zoom. The preferred angle is to show the player from side and show the lichess screen. They will be muted unless requested by the TDs. 

4. Players are allowed to move around when they finish their own games or during round breaks. Bathroom and chat is only allowed during the round breaks. During play communication is only allowed with the Tournament Director and only if something is urgent.

5. FAIR PLAY AGREEMENT. Parents, please talk to your children about ethical play online. Signing up the event means the players have read and accepted the clauses in the AGREEMENT including the consequence of cheating.  The fair play agreement is listed at the end of this document.

6. All results are considered unofficial until the post-game review is done, which will take 3-7 days. All games may be reviewed by the TD's. Suspicous games will be reviewed by the Tournament Commitee designated by the Board, as well as sent to lichess for further analysis. If cheating is discovered and confirmed, the player's ID will be reported to lichess. The offending player's score in the tournament will be forfeit and the player will be referred to ACA conduct committee for further review.  The current ACA cheating policy is:

a) two year ban for first offence 

b) lifetime ban for second offence

The conduct committee may decide on a different penalty

7. Get familiar with Swiss Tournament rules at lichess.org/swiss. ACA is not responsible for any loss due to the chess platform system issues or loss of internet connection.