Welcome to the Team Lightning Tournament Rules

               RULES FOR THE TEAM LIGHTNING TOURNAMENT

(As approved by the Executive Committee, 1987)

1. LAWS. Where applicable the Laws of Chess as recognised by F.I.D.E. and as
modified by the British Chess Federation (B.C.F.), shall be observed
excepting:- Any player making an illegal move shall lose the game. Any other
variant that may be deemed necessary by the Executive Committee.

2. NUMBER OF TEAMS. An associated club may enter more than one team.

3. NUMBER OF PLAYERS. A team shall consist of four players and a reserve 
listed in board order; the reserve being played at the Captain's discretion. 
Board order may not be altered during the tournament.

4. MOVING. The rate of play shall be one move every 10 seconds. Each player 
must move on the time signal. Any player failing to do so shall lose the game

5. TIME LIMIT. The time limit shall be twenty five minutes each round.

6. UNFINISHED GAMES. In the event of any unfinished game, the method of 
deciding the result shall be at the discretion of the Tournament Controller.

7. COLOURS. The team Captains shall toss for colour at the commencement of 
each round. The team winning the toss shall take white on boards one and 
three and black on boards two and four.

8. TOURNAMENT SYSTEM. The system used (American or Swiss) shall be at the
discretion of the Tournament Controller and may depend on the number of
entries.

9. GAME POINTS. Each player shall score one point for a win and a half 
point for a draw.

10. TOURNAMENT WINNERS. The team achieving the highest number of game points
shall be the winners of the tournament.

11. RESOLVING TIES. In the event of a tie on game points, the relative 
position shall be determined on match points (drawn matches counting as 
half a win). If still drawn the sum of opponent team scores shall resolve 
the tie.

12. ELIGIBLE PLAYERS. There is no restriction on players in the lightning
tournament.  Players may represent a different club than in the League.

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