UMgungundlovu Online Chess
This team is for all online chess players in Umgungundlovu District. However players from neighbouring Districts are allowed as well with limited capacity.
Mission:
Our mission is to promote the game of chess in Umgungundlovu District. We believe that there's a lot of hidden talent within our communities and this team will give players an opportunity to display their problem solving skills and creativity. Not only that but to also compete with other players while you at home abiding to the rules and regulations of lockdown.
Vision:
Our vision is solely on support of underprivileged communities by giving them an opportunity to be aligned with all the other communities. We want to create a platform where players can be encouraged to compete with one another without discriminating racially.. Chess is a sport for all..
Rules:
All members of the team are expected to be aware of the rules available here: https://lichess.org/forum/team-umgungundlovu-online-chess/umgungundlovu-online-chess-forum#2
We will be having online tournaments with various time controls. Some of the tournaments will be funded meaning that there will prizes to be won. We will have rankings table whereby all points acquired during the tournaments will accumulate to your name to determine the top player in the team!. It will be tough so brace yourselves.
Code Of Conduct:
Cheating is strictly prohibited!. It will be treated as a serious offense especially since some tournaments will have prizes. A person who cheats will face disciplinary procedures and should they continue to cheat, they will be removed from the team. Please note that Lichess has a way of catching people who cheat. And the cheating dictator system with support from the moderators has since been increased to really strict levels. You will not survive 2 games if you cheat!!.
Tournaments
TUESDAY FUN Arena3+0 • Blitz • Rated • 1h 30m | Inner team | 46 | |
3RD KZN DISTRICT Team Battle3+0 • Blitz • Rated • 1h 30m | Battle of 10 teams | 116 | |
2ND KZN DISTRICT Team Battle3+0 • Blitz • Rated • 1h 30m | Battle of 9 teams | 70 | |
DISTRICTS BATTLE Team Battle5+0 • Blitz • Rated • 1h 20m | Battle of 11 teams | 26 | |
UOC blitz tournament Arena3+0 • Blitz • Rated • 1h | Inner team | 7 |