IC Summer Knockout 2026 Knockout Tournament
Rated games are played. To participate it is necessary to have played at least 10 rated games on chessmail.
31 Participants
- manucoding
- onehorsetown
- juko65
- tusenbach
- LittleJFK
- jujuhehe
- FranzM
- GeorgvomWalde
- bessergehtnicht
- flottebiene
- Winnetou77
- Andossus
- Turmgabel
- chessman66
- Krokowsky7
- kimble
- schachhacker
- PaulMorphy
- Alligator19
- Doc.Haluday
- Lennard24
- Buschfeuer
- AlDi
- huebipont
- Sir_bildexxy
- Cornwall
- sputnikstarr
- jan_eric
- Schachfedi
- lucfedeli
- Hoppelhase
- Tournament direction:
- SaorAlba
Tournament Rules of IC Summer Knockout 2026
Conditions of participation
These are the requirements for participation in the tournament:
- At least 10 rated games played
- More than 30 days chessmail member
Registration is possible until the maximum number of participants is reached. The tournament starts automatically as soon as the last player registers. The number of participants must be a power of two (2, 4, 8, 16, 32...).
Use of tools
It must be used no chess computer or engine to find the chess moves in this tournament. Other aids, such as books, opening databases and the free board are allowed.
Tournament mode
Each round consists of knockout matches between pairs of players. Each match consists of two games (one with each color). The player with more points advances.
In case of a tie, the player with the lower rating at tournament start advances. If ratings are identical, the winner is decided by lot.
Games are rated as follows. Win: 1 point, Draw: ½ point, Loss: 0 points.
You can make a pause during the tournament. Pauses are declared in the user settings.
Tournament direction
The tournament will be directed by the club