OFFICIAL REGULATIONS
TERMS & CONDITIONS
ORGANISER: EUROPEAN CHESS UNION (ECU)
1. PARTICIPATION
1.1. Any player belonging to one European National Chess Federation has the right to participate. Participants without a valid FIDE ID can be issued one through their National Chess Federation.
1.2. In the Rating Category E (Rating 2300+), the European Chess Union shall have the right to nominate four invitees directly into the knockout stage.
1.3. By competing in the event, each participant agrees that his/her real (legal) name will be shown in his/her personal card, while his/her games are in progress. Anonymous players accounts or accounts found to be using unreal names will either have their name changed by the tournament staff, or be removed from the tournament. The European Chess Union has the right to publish in the starting lists the real names of the participants and their nicknames they use in chess.com platform for the participation in the championship.
1.4. Entry fee is five (5,00) euros for each participant and has to be paid at the registration.
1.5. GMs, IMs, WGMs and WIMs can register for free.
1.6. Entry fee is non-refundable.
1.7. By signing up and paying the entry fee, each player agrees to abide by the Regulations of the championship, including the anti-cheating rules specified as follows.
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