Match:
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)

Time Control:

Corp vs. Corp: 25m +10s inc
(games expected to take 1h, whole rivalry event expected to take 2.5h including 15 min break between games)

Corp vs. Collegiate: 10m + 5s inc
(games expected to take 25m, whole rivalry event expected to take 1h including a 10 min break between games)

Play time:
1st Round: 10am PST
2nd Round: 11:15am PST
(Corp. vs. Coll.: 2nd Round: 10:35am PST)

Scoring:
Accumulate scores across all games played.

Arena Section:
Players who could not be matched into the team match section will play in a cross company 2h Arena.
Time Control: 10min+5s increment

Match reporting:
It is the obligation of the winning player to submit the result of a game immediately after a game has been played. If a game ends in a draw, the white playing player has to submit the result. Result submission is done in the CEA discord - Channel #result-submission in the Chess category. (Make sure to assign yourself the chess role in #select-your-game-here)

clicking on a player challenges them.

Watch games: Board 1-17

clicking on a player challenges them.

Watch games: Board 1-4

Players below are allowed to request access to the CEA Rivals Club on chess.com. Once approved, players will be able to join the Rivals Arena starting at 10:15 Pacific Time