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Rules & Regulations; Online Live Tournaments At Fixed Time 

Chess Ovation
Rules For Online Live Tournaments At Fixed Time

Surveillance: The games are played on ZOOM Meeting (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83625844577?pwd=VkdzY1NIMGxrRkg5Mm9nWFR6MUk0Zz09; Meeting ID: 836 2584 4577; Password: 856652). 

You must use 2 cameras and electronically share your screen.

• Camera A will be the "Angle Camera". It should be deployed at 3:00 - 4:00  or 8:00 - 9:00 in relation to the player, depending on whether it will be placed on the right or left respectively, in an environment where the game screen will be located at 12:00 in relation to the player. The distance between the angle camera and the playing area must be large enough to include the player, the game screen surface as well as the surface of the table or desk. The view of the surface of the table / desk must prevail. You may need to raise the camera at an angle so that your body does not hide the surface of the table / desk, as well as the surface of your gaming screen. You need to use a cell phone or tablet as the angle camera. It should be remembered, however, that such a device will need to be plugged into a wall outlet in order to ensure the supply of electricity for the duration of the game. The angle camera failing to render image during the game may result in a forfeit loss. 
• Camera "F" will be the Front Camera. It will have to show us the player's face from the front. You will name your cameras as follow: Camera F will be: "Your complete name, Your Section name, (F)". Camera A will be: "Your complete name, Your Section Name, (A)".
• Audio: The Officials need to access your audio for the entire duration of all your games. Loud music or any excessively loud noise is prohibited. Headsets, earphones and watch are also prohibited. You may not be paired or even forfeit the game should you not observe what preceed.

Cheating

• Using engines, databases whether electronic or printed, books, chess magazines or the assistance of a third is prohibited and we call this "cheating".
• The games will be reviewed by the sophisticated Fair Play Department  (FPD) of Chess.com. It is very likely that Chess.com's FPD will review some games that ARE NOT related to the tournament that you have participated in, as well as your tournament games, as explained here. 
• Put simply, DO NOT sing-up for any of our tournament if your intention is to cheat.
• The officials may ask you to see your playing environment before the game, after the game or even during the game.
• Smartphones, unless used as a device related to ZOOM, and other connectable devices, are prohibited and must not be in or around your playing environment. 
• The officials have the authority to disqualify the participant if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the participant is cheating or attempting to, that he does not comply, or attempts not to, with what precedes.
• The closure of the participant's account by Chess.com will be considered as proof of cheating by Chess Ovation.
• You are the only one allowed in your playing environment during the game.
• It is forbiden to draw arrows or lines on your chess diagram, as well as it is forbiden to highlight squares.
• Chess Ovation and their partners will consider the closure of your account by Chess.com, for any reason, during or after the chess event that you participate in, as a proof of cheating. Consequently, Chess Ovation will proceed with the cancellation of all your achievements (participation, prizes, Standings, and so on) in the event. It is also agreed that the player found guilty of cheating could face legal action by Chess Ovation and / or Chess.com. Also, cheating will result in the banning of the player from any tournament hosted by Chess Ovation, whether OTB or Online, for a period of 2 years. 

Leaving The Frame Of The Camera (Toilet Breaks):
You must ask permission to an Official / Arbiter to leave during the course of your game. This must be done through ZOOM Chat, never vocally. You will then have to wait for the referee's response before leaving. When you come back, you must post "back" to an Official / Arbiter. You can only leave on your opponent's move. If the other player has time to make their move before the we respond to your demand, you must play yours before leaving. It is understood that any significant improvement in your level of play upon your return will be considered highly suspiscious and your absence may weigh in the balance during Chess.com's analysis of your game.

Let us pose that a game lasts for 60 moves.

• Time control ≤ 30 minutes: You cannot leave.
• Time control is > 30 minutes but ≤ 90 minutes: You can leave once.
• Time control is > 90 minutes: You can leave twice.

The Playing Environment:
The platform on which the participant will play must be free of any object. Only the computer, monitor (one only), mouse, and speakers can be found there. You must ensure that your table / desk will be easily seen by the officials. For this purpose, your Playing Environment must be well lit. You may not be paired or even forfeit the game if you could not comply with our Playing Environment Standards.

Testing:
Some tests will be conducted during the last week before the tournament to ensure that your Playing Environment and the layout of your angle cameras meet our standards. It is your responsibility to make sure your Playing Environment and the layout of your cameras compliant. In the event that compliance is not reached, the player may lose the game by default or not be paired.

Chess.com:
All games will be played on Chess.com. By participating in our chess tournament, you accept and aknowledge that the Fair Play Department of Chess.com will pay particular attention to your games, whether those games were played during the tournament or not.

Playing:
The participant must be ready to play (cameras connected / compliant plus screen share being performed) by the Convocation Time. Please see the Technical Specifications of the tournament for more details. You do not have to join a tournament group online, find your opponent or offer them a game challenge. The Chess Ovation officials will make all the games begin automatically, one at a time. The entire process may take up to 10 minutes. After your game, you need to report the result of your game to the Arbiter in ZOOM chat.

Communicating:
You need to use the ZOOM chat to communicate with us. You are not allowed to communicate with the other players, nor are they allowed to communicate with you. We never communicate vocally when games are in progress.

Prizes:
It takes at least 3 weeks for reviewing the games and delivering payment of your price. The applies for rating the games.

Responsibility:
Chess Ovation an its administrators, its Arbiters, the Fédération Québécoise des Échecs, the Chess Federation of Canada as well as Chess.com refuse any liability for the damages the participant may suffer after they are found guilty of chesting, or suspected to be, and / or see their account closed by Chess.com, whether by physical evidence or otherwise.

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Rules & Regulations; Online Live Tournaments At Negotiated Time

Chess Ovation
Rules And Protocol Of Discussion For Online LIVE Tournaments At Negotiated Time
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• General: We play negotiated chess games. This implies that each pair of players must find a common, suitable day and time to start their games. For this purpose, the players must use their Discussion Forum, as a Discussion Forum will be created for each pair of players. When discussing, only the starting day / time of the game will be considerred, never its duration. A round lasts 1 week and starts Monday @ 12:00AM ET and ends on Sunday @ 9:00PM ET, with some exceptions. We use the Eastern Time (ET; Nwe-York; Montreal) in all our discussions.The pairings are posted on Sunday at ±22h00 ET. The players must show up in their Negotiation Forum as soon as possible after the pairings are posted. This is crucial.
• The Initial Proposals (IP): The player who is first to enter the Negotiation Forum must necessarily make at least 3 IPs of day / time to start the game. The 3 IPs must meet the following criteria.

1. There must be at least 3 hours between 2 starting day / time for the game.
2. There must at least 24 hours between the earliest and the latest starting day / time for the game.
3. There must be at least 24 hours between posting an IP and the starting day / time for the game related to that same IP.

     The second of the players to enter the Negotiation Forum has 2 choices:

1. Accepting an IP or, if accepting is impossible;
2. Make at least 3 IPs of his own, in respect with the 3 points developped above.

     Also:

1. There must be at least 12 hours between the acceptance of a proposals (initial ou not) and the associated starting day / time of the game.
2. The player must respond within 12 hours after the the player or the moderator has posted.
3. There is no need to confirm anything when a proposal (initial or not) is accepted. Both players has the responsibility to show up for the game.

• The useful trick: The following statement is equivalent to making 2 IPs. «I can start a game on a certain day, starting anytime between XX:YY and XX +3h:YY». In other words, when you offer to start a game anytime between 2 times eparated by 3 hours, you have 2 IPs. In this case, the player who accepts such a proposal must chose a precise time that is included in the interval offrered.
• The deadline: The players must fulfill their obligation to make 3 IPs or to accept an IP by Wednesday at 12:00AM ET. Otherwise the forfeit loss is automatic for the faulty player and the Negotiation Forum will close.
• No agreement after 6 IPs (3 by each player): If after the two players have made their 3 IPs no agreement is reached, the players will gine the other their phone numbers and will try to get an over the phone agreement. They may also continue the discussions in their DiscussionForum as well. In the event that an agreement is impossible, the two players will post in their Discussion Forum and the moderator will call the game «draw because of no agreement».
• Language: In the case where the players does not speak the same language, they will include a translation of their post.  
• The game: All the games are played at «LIVE chess», on Chess.com. On the date and time mentionned in the agreement, the players must show up in «LIVE chess» on Chess.com and / or offer the opponent a game in accordance with the time control and the color assignment. After the game, the winner must report the result of the game in his / her Discussion Forum and post a link that leads to it.. Note that a period of grace of 10 minutes is allowed to the late player.
• Forfeiting the game: Forfeiting occurs in the following cases.

1. The player did not show up for the game, or after the period of grace.
2. The player did not fulfill their obligation to make at least 3 IPs or to accept an IP by Wednesday @ 12:00AM ET.
3. Because one of the players was unable / unwilling to comply with our Protocol of Discussion, it became impossible to agree and play.
4. The player requests a change regarding an agreement and as result, no game is played.
5. The player omits to request a BYE when they are not available to play the round or to make us aware that they abandon the tournament.
6. The player's ID parameters prevented him / her from accepting the opponent's game offer and as a result, no game is played.
7. Rudeness.

• The consequences: The player who forfeits the game may be disqualifed for the rest of the tournament. In addition, Chess Ovation may suspend or even ban the recidivist.
• BYE: The deadline to requet a BYE is Sunday @ 12:00PM ET.
• Cheating: Using a chess engine, chess databases, whether electronic or printed, books or the assistance of a third, is forbidden and will ban the participant from any tournament organised by Chess Ovation, whether physical or online for 2 years. In addition Chess Ovation may disqualify the participant if there is reasonable grounds to believe that the participant is cheating or attempting to do so. It is alo accepted that the games played during our tournaments, as well as games not related to it, will be reviewed by the sophisticated Chess.com's Fair Play System.
• ZOOM: You share your camera through ZOOM Meetings (https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83625844577?pwd=VkdzY1NIMGxrRkg5Mm9nWFR6MUk0Zz09; Meeting ID: 836 2584 4577; Passcode: 856652). The camera must be located at the rear/side of the player at an angle of approximately 110°.  You can use a smartphone as device to connect to ZOOM in order to not overload the computer. Make sure that you plug your phone in 110/120V so that you have enough power for the entire game.
• Chessboard: It is permitted to use a physical chessboard to play the game (and probably a good idea as well!) as long as the player does not use it to test variations during the game. A piece touched must remain a piece played. The player should make sure that the sound of the computer is turned ON so that the player is aware when the opponent plays a move.

TOURNAMENTS