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*Qualifying Stage – 90’ Arena sessions

• The qualifying stage consists in three independent Arena Bullet qualifying sessions of 90 min each.
• Top 5 players from each qualifying session qualify for the Katara Bullet Finals.
• Players are free to join one or several Katara Arena (A, B or C) to qualify for the Finals.
• Players may play in several Katara Arenas (A, B and/or C) if they wish so.
• In case a player reaches the top 5 in 2 or more qualifying sessions, the session where he reached the highest final ranking will be kept and his other results will be disregarded.
• To register to any of the qualifying sessions, a participant must have played at least 15 rated games on lichess.
• Every participant in any Arena must fill up the following online form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1p32xVH2B_S9JOo8ViYmBS9G9tUWhgqAkhXrDeTZIFPg/edit

   

• Bullet Arena "A" link: https://lichess.org/tournament/BHvlUk3t
• Bullet Arena "B" link: https://lichess.org/tournament/RFzaAysX
• Bullet Arena "C" link: https://lichess.org/tournament/xhZoFmQ7

   

  *Katara Online Bullet Finals

• The Katara Online Bullet Finals consist in a 16-player knock out session.
• Every one-to-one Match shall be played in 12 games of Bullet Chess.
• The Match is won once a player scores 6.5 points. In case of a draw score 6-6, players shall play up to the first win.

Total Prize Fund: 10,000 $

Prizes shall be received via Bank-Transfer after one month of Winners-List announcement due to Covid-19 less office-hours + Banks long & slow procedures.

FAIR PLAY – DISCLAIMER for Final Knockout and Qualification

• All participants agree to abide by all rules and site policies stated at lichess.org.
• The anti-cheating measures are based on Lichess.org resources.
• Throughout the Katara International Chess Open 2020, Lichess.org dedicated team of fair play professionals, computer scientists and statisticians will be working in coordination with their proprietary fair play detection technology to ensure that fair results are made for each game.
• All participants shall comply and co-operate with Lichess.org Fair Play and Anti-cheating detection team. Players may be removed from the Event at any time by final decision of the Chief Arbiter or the Organizers Team based on the consultation of fair play evaluation of Lichess.org.
• The final list of players qualified for the finals will be published after fair play review.
• Participants winning a prize will be additionally post-checked by the Arbiters Team and can be disqualified after once the tournament is concluded.
• Participants have no right to appeal for pairings made during the Event.
• Organizers or lichess.org have no responsibility to technical problems arising to players during the games.
• Players are not allowed to change their “nickname” in lichess.org after being registered in the

  tournament.

• Players that will change nickname after their registration could be disqualified from the tournament no matter the round or the stage.
• Organizers have the right to change the schedule, update the regulations or decide for any matter that is not mentioned in the current regulations.

FAIR PLAY – DISCLAIMER for Final Knockout and Qualification

• Players that will qualify for the final stage (16 players) will be requested to provide their email address for detailed playing instructions by the arbiter.
• Players shall play under supervision in Zoom Environment (download at: https://zoom.us/download)
• Players have to be present in the Zoom call for a technical meeting 30 minutes before the start of the tournament and remain connected following the instructions given by the arbiters.
• Players shall share their webcam (in Zoom)
• Players shall agree to turn on the „Share my Screen” function (in Zoom)
• In case of disconnect during a game, the game will continue until play resumes of a flag falls.
• In case of disconnect during a match (between games), the missing player will have 2 minutes to reconnect, unless the arbiter decides otherwise. Repeated disconnects may lead to sanctions.
• For Social Media and archiving purpose, all participants are requested to provide a picture of themselves while playing in the knockouts day and share it with the organizers.