Tournament Format

Tournament Format
Date: 20th October 2020, Online (chess.com)
Format: 1 Hour Arena Chess
Time Control: 10 minutes
Entry Fee: ₹264
Every player will play in the arena for 1 hour (What is Arena Chess Tournament?). Top 2 players in the arena at the end of the 1st stage will compete against each other in a best of 3 round to be the Champion who takes away the prize.
Winner takes home:
- Cash Prize + One Chess Merch Tee + Other Chess Goodies
- 10% off on all Escape Stories' treks and activities.
- Rs. 100 off on 1st 5 orders from keee.in
- Winner of the tournament joins the next tournament for free.
Rules & Regulations

Rules & Regulations
- The tournament will be played on chess.com
- Players must have the rating below 1700 to compete. We will refund the registration amount if any players with rating above 1700 registers for the tournament.
- All the players must play fair and use only one device for all the games.
- Every player will be required to join our video call when the tournament starts with their cameras/webcam on.
- Escape Stories will not be responsible for any internet connection problems, lag, failure to start games.
- Tournament manager may choose to ban a player based on their suspicion if the player is found to be receiving any kind of assistance.
What is Arena Chess?

What is Arena Chess?
Arena chess tournament contains only 1 stage of a limited time, say 1 hour. All the players are paired randomly against each other until 1 hour and can play unlimited number of games.
You earn 2 points for a win, 1 point for draw and 0 for a loss. A winning streak earns you more points. If you win 2 games in a row, you get 3 points, for the 3rd consecutive win you get 4 points.
The player with the most points when the 1 hr timer runs out wins the stage.