Dates:
May 5 - 10. 3PM CET / 9AM EDT
Information:
The Online Nations Cup is a team championship showdown, where six teams of four players each will fight under a rapidplay format, for a prize fund of USD 180.000. The event, co-organized by the International Chess Federation and the leading chess-playing platform Chess.com, is expected to feature nearly all the top players on the planet, representing China, India, Russia, the USA, Europe, and "Rest of the World".
The first stage, a double round-robin with the six teams, will take place on May 5-9. The top two teams will then play in a Superfinal on Sunday, May 10, to determine the FIDE Chess.com Online Nations Cup champion. The games will be played in a rapid format, where each player begins the game with 25 minutes on their clock, plus 10 seconds of extra time added after each move.
The tournament takes place May 5-10, 2020. The group stage runs May 5-9, with two rounds per day. The Superfinal is played on May 10. The games start 15:00 CEST / 9 a.m. Eastern / 6 a.m. Pacific.
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Date |
Pacific time |
Eastern time |
CEST |
Event |
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May 5 |
6 a.m. |
9 a.m. |
15:00 |
Round 1 |
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May 5 |
7:45 a.m. |
10:45 a.m. |
16:45 |
Round 2 |
|
May 6 |
6 a.m. |
9 a.m. |
15:00 |
Round 3 |
|
May 6 |
7:45 a.m. |
10:45 a.m. |
16:45 |
Round 4 |
|
May 7 |
6 a.m. |
9 a.m. |
15:00 |
Round 5 |
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May 7 |
7:45 a.m. |
10:45 a.m. |
16:45 |
Round 6 |
|
May 8 |
6 a.m. |
9 a.m. |
15:00 |
Round 7 |
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May 8 |
7:45 a.m. |
10:45 a.m. |
16:45 |
Round 8 |
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May 9 |
6 a.m. |
9 a.m. |
15:00 |
Round 9 |
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May 9 |
7:45 a.m. |
10:45 a.m. |
16:45 |
Round 10 |
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May 10 |
7 a.m. |
10 a.m. |
16:00 |
Superfinal |
Participants:
Many top players
Stream:
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