1. Only European countries and european citizens are eligible to play
2. Each country can register as many teams as they wish
3. Tournament fee 20euro/player, 50% discount for players under 18.
4. A team is made by 4 players and up to 4 reserves, who can belong to one team only
5. The entry position will be determined by the average of the EGF ratings of the best 4 members of the team
6. If necessary, there will be a supergroup, otherwise the intention is to have a big tournament for all registered teams.
7. The 4 players of a team will be ordered by the EGF rating, the highest one playing at the board #1, second at the board #2 and so on
8. The playing system is Swiss system and the rules are Japanese rules..
9. Colors will be decided by nigiri between players at board #1. Then, the colors will alternate so that each team will play 2 games as white and 2 games as black.
10. For a win (more won games than lost games, in a round) a team gets 2 points, while for a draw will get one point. A loss (less won games than lost games in a round) means no points fot that team..
11. The final standings will be made acording to these criteria, in this order: number of points, number of individual wins, SOS and SOSOS
12. Thinking time is 60 minutes basic time with 30 seconds per move byoyomi. Komi 6.5  points.

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