Your move: UAE residents stand to win up to Dh10,000 at online chess tournament

The Abu Dhabi Sports Council has proved that it’s two steps prior to the video game with the start of the Stay At Home Start Chess Championship. The event, found in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Chess Club and Mind Games, is usually available to all UAE residents and can happen daily at 7pm from Wednesday, April 8, to Monday, April 13.

This is the first-time an event of its stature has been taken completely online, in alignment with the UAE government’s stay in the home policy. Participants can play matches with a computer or mobile device by registering for the function at chess.com or perhaps downloading the app, providing them with an opportunity to win big cash prizes. Here’s what you ought to know:

How to register

Download chess.com and create a merchant account.

Seek out Abu Dhabi Chess Golf club and Mind Games on chess.com and join.

All players must send the next information to adchess@eim.ae via email:

Their Emirates ID or Residence visa

Name

Contact Number

Home address

Regulations

The event will be played in Grand Prix system with 5 tournaments in the cycle

Each tournament will be held on Swiss System of 11 rounds

Time control for every game will be three minutes + one second increment

Top 24 players (according to chess.com tiebreak) from each edition might receive points deciding their overall score.

Top 24 players based on the number of points accumulated will qualify to Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Final (players must play minimal three editions to qualify for qualifying in the ultimate).

The first place winner of the Stay at Home open chess championship wins Dh10,000, the second place winner gets Dh5,000 and the 3rd place winner gets Dh3,000. Those in the fourth-to-24th position get Dh1,000 each in addition to a chance to take part at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Last.

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Final will take put on Wednesday, April 15, at 9pm. Organised under the supervision of the Abu Dhabi Chess Club and Mind Video games, the event gives these 24 players the possibility to play against worldwide subject holders registered through www.chess.com. The function will take place at 9pm and you will be broadcast on chess.com/TV and Twitch.television/chess.

Need any more determination to participate? The prize for primary place is normally $5,000 (Dh18,360), second place can be $3000 (Dh11,000) and third place is certainly $1,500 (Dh5,500).

The regulations are the following:

The tournament will be played under Swiss format of 12 rounds with the most notable four players to be eligible for a knockout stage.

The knockout stage will be played over two games.

You will have a half-hour break prior to starting the knockout stage.

Time control will come to be three minutes + one second increment after every move.

Some more ground rules

It is forbidden to use the help of electronic devices through the video game and the match price will come to be automatically checked through chess programmes via the website. Particpiants must check equipment and internet connections prior to the tournament begins. All participants should be ready through the website 10 minutes before the start of the tournament.