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Play with your peers for the CEA Chess Title!

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Welcome to the Corporate Chess Charity Championships!

Twice a year, corporate chess teams from all over the world and any skill level compete in a one-of-a-kind competition to fight for the CEA Corporate Chess Champion title.

Bond with your teammates, network with your opponents, and play for charity as 100% of registration fees are donated to a charity of winning teams' choice.

Spring 2023 Season starting February 4th

Rule Summary:

All players have to fill out the CEA Fair-Play waiver before being eligible to play in this tournament.

Teamsize:
Teams of 4 (+ up to 6 substitute players)
Eligibility:
All players of a team have to be employees of the same company (see Player Eligibility rules in the detailed rulebook)
Game Platform:
Games played online on chess.com
Tournament Mode:
5 weeks of Round Robin tournament (Divisions of 12, two groups of 6) followed by 4 weeks of playoffs
Playoffs:
Playins: Teams placing 3-6 playing against teams 3-6 of the other group. Top 2 teams automatically qualify for playoffs
Divisions:
Divisions and groups are assigned based on average team strength and team location
Match Time:
By default: matches played on Saturdays at 10am Pacific Time
 
(unless otherwise rescheduled with opponent team or otherwise announced - e.g. if all teams of a group are in a different time zone)
Time Control:
Matches are 7min+2sec increment in a 4v4 team match everybody plays every opponent. Match duration ~1.5h
Entry Fee
Entry fee of $160 per team
Prizes:
Top 3 finishing teams can chose a charity to donate the entry fee donation pool to.

For more information view the CEA Chess Rulebook

Will be announced after January 30th

Two teams - One winner

Rivalry events are organized by the CEA for participating corporate and collegiate institutions.
If you would like to join the next rivalry weekend, please reach out to chess@cea.gg

Next event: Spring 2023

Registration via CEA Discord


Rule Summary:

  • Both teams submit a roster of as many players as possible. (Player eligibility of corporate or collegiate section applies)
  • Going down the roster, CEA will create as many as possible reasonable pairings between two players of the two companies
    (usually within +-100 rating)
  • 2 games in every pairings (players play white and black once)
  • game time control:10m + 5s inc (games expected to take 25m, whole rivalry event expected to take 1h including a 10 min break between games)
  • Scoring: Accumulate scores across all games played
  • Match opponents are encouraged to join a networking call after the event

Fall 2022

Corporate
Division 1: Regular Season - Playoffs
Division 2: Regular Season - Playoffs

 

Spring 2022

Corporate
Division 1: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs
Division 2: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs

Rivalry Match (4/2/22): Corporate 11.5 - 18.5 Collegiate

Collegiate
Division 1: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs
Division 2: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs
Division 3: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs
Division 4: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs
Division 5: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs
Division 6: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs
Division 7: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs
Division 8: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs
Division 9: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs
Division 10: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs
Division 11: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs
Division 12: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs
Division 13: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs
Division 14: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs

Fall 2021

Corporate
Division 1: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs
Division 2: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs

Rivalry Events:
Corporate 37.5 - 44.5 Collegiate (11/6/21)
Amazon 41.5 - 40.5 Microsoft (8/14/2021)
Facebook 18 - 16 IBM (8/14/2021)
Google 5 - 3 Boeing (8/14/2021)

Collegiate
Division 1: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs
Division 2: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs
Division 3: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs
Division 4: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs
Division 5: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs
Division 6: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs
Division 7: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs
Division 8: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs
Division 9: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs
Division 10: Regular Season Group A - Regular Season Group B - Playoffs

Review Article

Summer 2021
Summer Season Pairings

Spring 2021
Corporate: Regular Season, Playoffs
Collegiate: Regular Season, Playoffs

Rivalry Event: Amazon vs Microsoft Rivalry Weekend - tied after regular matches - Microsoft wins on blitz tiebreaks (7/30/2017)


Grow your network

Meet players across 200 CEA participating companies and universities

Personal Development

Exclusive development and networking opportunities with CEA corporate partners

Team up with your peers

93% of participants make new connections through the event

Be broadcasted

Weekly broadcasted live on Twitch

Support non-profits

100% of registration fees donated to charity of winners choice


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