We Are One Family
Online Chess Tournament

On the occasion of International Chess Day, QCA is happy to invite you and all chess enthusiasts to participate in the “We Are One Family” Online Chess Tournament. The tournament will be played in 18 rounds of Blitz Chess on
Lichess.org, which is going to kick off on Monday 20 th July at: 5:00 PM Qatar Time. The Player
who gets the most points after 18 rounds of play will be declared the Winner.

Rules & Regulations:

Admission: Open for all & Free of charge
Date & Time: Monday 20th July 2020 at: 5:00 PM Doha-Qatar Time
Where? On lichess.org

If you are new to Lichess or not familiar with the Swiss System format at Lichess, we suggest you to become
familiar with it by visiting the following page: https://lichess.org/swiss
Time Control: 3min + 1sec/move, 18 rounds Blitz Chess, Swiss System.
Score Calculation: A win is worth one point, a draw is a half point, and a loss is zero points. When a player
can’t be paired during a round, they receive a «bye» which worth one point.

How is the winner decided?

The player(s) with the most points at the conclusion of the tournament will be announced winner(s). When
two or more players have the same number of points, Sonneborn–Berger score will be the tie break. Results
and winners’ names will be published after the final report.
Fair Play:
Qatar Chess Association has taken several measures to ensure clean and fair play system for all participants.
QCA reserves the right to BAN x-player from taking part in any future tournament hosted by QCA and declare
his name in public if x-player turn out to be cheating or using any external assistance like chess engines during
the tournament.
If your lichess account is further convicted of fair-play violations, your account will be closed, and you will be
subjected to lichess private proceedings. You can find more information about this on: lichess.org/faq

Registration Steps:

1- Create an account on lichess if you don’t have one.
2- Join QCA Team in Lichess here: https://lichess.org/team/qatar-chess-association
3- Open the tournament page here: https://lichess.org/swiss/j2P7zZPQ
4- Click » Join »

For more information: +974 30006260

Regulations

Dear Friends,

Did you know that July 20th is #Internationalchessday ?

In order to create awareness about chess and, in particular, about famous #Kazakh chess players, I am glad to announce that Sauwat Strategy will host this Sunday, July 19, 2020 at 10.30 a.m. Singapore time an EXCLUSIVE ONLINE LIVE INTERVIEW with TOP Chess Player in #Kazakhstan and WORLD TOP 100 — #Grandmaster Rinat Jumabayev.

Please register here before Saturday, July 18: https://bit.ly/2DAh4dm and:

1. Have a chance to play live against Rinat Jumabayev via chess.com (3 mins per game).
2. Those who cannot understand English we will provide simultaneous translations to Kazakh and Russian languages

It is going to be an exciting event. We will also broadcast it LIVE via my Facebook page.

Stay Healthy, Stay Positive, Stay Energized!

See you soon!

Sincerely yours,
Akhmet Ishmukhamedov

Mr. Rinat Jumabayev has the following titles:

— 3X KAZAKHSTAN CHAMPION ‘11,‘14,‘17
— FIRST RUNNER UP AEROFLOT OPEN ’20
— FIDE TOP 100 RATED PLAYERS
— HIGHEST RATED KAZAKH PLAYER OF ALL TIME