ICC Groups - Team4545League Group

Team 45 45 League provides team-format long term tournaments with slow time controls. Join a great community of more than 300 chess players each tournament! Slow time controls, friendly but serious competition, team camaraderie! There are sections for the experts and even for ratings of under 1300! Play one 45 45 game per week, arranged with your opponent at a day and time mutually convenient. ICC donates one-month extensions to the winning teams.

Follow the announcements, action, and chat by requesting admittance to the League channel. On ICC type the command: g-join Team4545League . Keep it clean and courteous.

SECTIONS and PRIZES

Five separate sections based on the average rating of the team's top 4 players: U2200, U2000, U1800, U1600, and U1300.

One month ICC membership extension is awarded to each member of the championship team in each section.

HOW TO PLAY IN TEAM 45 45's LEAGUE:

- - 1 - - GET INFORMED. Read the Player Handbook and join the league group channel. Type g-join Team4545League, and you'll be added to the channel shortly. Keep it clean and courteous.

- - 2 - - SIGN UP by submitting a Profile at Player Menu . Your reliability to schedule and play your game each week impacts your team and the orderly operation of the League in general. It is easiest to schedule if you have a lot of weekend availability. Please make sure you can follow through with the commitment if you choose to participate in the League.

- - 3 - - FIND A TEAM. For help in finding a team, see FAQ #3.

HOW A LEAGUE TOURNAMENT WORKS :

Four to six players band together as a team, and compete in divisions of 4 to 7 teams. Divisions are grouped in ratings sections based on the average of the top four players on the team.

Each round runs from Tuesday 22:00 (10 pm) ICC time through the following Tuesday, same time.

Prior to the start of each round, the captain chooses which four players will compete for the team that week. Players are then paired with players from the opposing team, based on rating order. The players discuss the day and time to play, via a password-secured message board (Game Forum). In order to keep things moving, there are strict deadlines for making contact and scheduling the game.

At the arranged time, the game is played with a time control of 45 45 rated, with assigned colors. Game results are automatically retrieved and reported at the Game Forum.

After the round, the team with the most wins (Game Points) wins the round, and earns a Match Point. After six rounds of regulation play, the team with the most Match Points in each division advances to the playoffs to determine the sectional champions.

Much more detail about the event can be found at the Team 45 45 League website .

ELIGIBILITY

Paid up non-computer ICC members with at least 20 standard games are eligible. The League reserves the right, in rare cases, to make decisions regarding the eligibility of any would-be joiner. Any member who has been found to have previously used computer assistance is ineligible to participate even if they no longer use computer assistance on the ICC.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE T34 CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS!

Mountain (U2200) Section Championship Team ** REDdeMATE A ** ranaamasonika, alegro (WIM), Gokhtra, tini3blas, Capamuerte, RedAttack (capt).

Arbor (U2000) Section Championship team ** PAWNKILLERS ** MrPetrov, DeepHmm, Sleete, Frankly, powerchess1, mallet, Reijo (capt).

Aquatic (U1800) Section Champion team ** BURRITOS BROTHERS C ** hualpe, alexcluster, PiedraBuena, mambomex, fantanaranja, chipionero, chipionero (capt).

Erg (U1600) Section Championship team ** PAWNCHAINS ** Lazerpawn, Chessadelic, TryAnything, thalamus, nathesh, TryAnything (capt).

Galactic (U1300) Section Championship Team ** CHECKMATES ** nathesh, sra66, rgadoury, slakkjaw JoshK, jocooper (capt).

See past CHAMPIONS

UPCOMING TOURNAMENT DATES (subject to change):

-Tournament 36: January 1, 2008, to April 1, 2008 (Play starts January 22)

TOURNAMENT DIRECTORS:

- Chief TD: DaveTheRook ChiefTD@Team4545League.org

- Entry Clerk Rgadoury and BosqueVerde Entry@Team4545League.org

- General Questions Rgadoury and BosqueVerde Questions@Team4545League.org

Ayuda en espanol: Liga45@Team4545League.org

Page last updated: Dec 30, 2007

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