System and rate of game
The European Youth Team Championship shall be held according to Swiss system in 7 rounds, with two open sections and two sections for the girls’ teams, considered as separate competitions. According to ECU and FIDE rules, the time control will be 90 min. + 30 sec. increment for every move played starting from move 1. If there are eight teams or less in a competition, the competition will be played as a Round Robin tournament. In such case, the drawing of lots will take place at the Captain’s Meeting.
Players may only agree to a draw after black’s 30th move. Players violating this rule will be forfeited. If a player is offered a draw before the 30th move has been made by black, he should call an arbiter. His opponent shall be penalized for distracting, according to the FIDE Laws of Chess.
Default time for all rounds is 15 minutes.
Anti-cheating guidelines
The ECU anti-cheating guidelines, the FIDE Code of Ethics and the ECU Fair Play Code are valid are valid.
Upon arrival or any time during the event, captains or players may be requested to present passports for
verification of a player’s age eligibility. Random searches, with a hand held metal detector, can be
performed by the arbiter(s) to players, before or during the games.
TIE-BREAK SYSTEM
The ranking will be made according to match points. The team obtaining the highest number of match points being declared the winner of the competition.
The order of teams that finish with the same number of match points shall be determined by application of the following tie-breaking procedures in sequence, proceeding from A to B to C to D to the extent required:
A. by the sum of Sonneborn-Berger points, which is calculated as follows: match points of each opponent, excluding the opponent who scored the lowest number of match points, multiplied by the number of board points scored against each opponent respectively. The highest number wins. In case of two or more opponents with this same number of match points the lowest results of multiplication should be excluded;
B. by the number of board points won, the highest number wins
C. by the sum of the board points of all team’s opponents, the highest number wins
D. by the sum of the board points of all opponents defeated plus one half of the board points of all the opponents with which a tied result was achieved, the highest number wins.
The result of the unplayed match is: 2 match points and 4 game points in case of an unplayed win, match point and 2 game points in case of a bye, 0 match points and 0 game points in case of an unplayed loss.
APPEALS PROCEDURE
Appeals Procedure Protests against decisions of the Chief Arbiter must be submitted in written form to the Chairman of the appeals committee within one hour after the completion of the respective game. The protest must be accompanied with the sum of 200 euros, as a deposit from the signatory. If the appeal is granted, the sum shall be returned immediately. If the appeal is refused, the deposit is forfeited to the European Chess Union. The appeal has to be lodged by the player or the captain of the team. The decisions of the Appeals Committee are final.
