Rules of the Chess Queens Tournament on Lichess
Rules of the Chess Queens Tournament on Lichess You can navigate this document using the level three heading. The regulations consist of 15 rules. 1. Playing Platform and Start Date. The tournament will begin on November 10, 2025, and will take place on the Lichess platform. 2. Tournament System and Tiebreaks. The tournament will follow the Swiss System, Standard Chess, with 7 rounds. The tiebreak criteria will be applied in the following order: Head-to-Head Result, Median Buchholz, Buchholz, Progressive. Each round will last two weeks. This time may be extended only in specific cases, such as over-the-board tournaments, natural disasters preventing organizers from running the event, etc. 3. Time Control. The time control is 45 minutes plus a 30-second increment per move, starting from move one. 4. Official Playing Schedule. The official time zone to avoid confusion is UTC, formerly known as Greenwich Mean Time. Games will take place star...