1. ECU Schools Internet 2017
The European Chess Union and Educational Committee of ECU are inviting all National Chess Federations of the ECU to the First ECU School Team Internet Championships
Winner teams in each age category will be invited to European School Chess Championship in 2018, hotel and meals provided.
Entry fee: €100 per team
Format: Online team tournament
When: Nov. 16 (U11) and Nov 23, 2017 (U17)
Age groups: U11 (under 11) and U17 (under 17)
Team limits: one team of each age group per ECU National Chess Federation
Team composition: 4 players (2 boys, 2 girls) from the same school

2. Qualifying Rounds
National Chess Federations are free to field any team by preference
However, we recommend running Qualifying Rounds to find the best team for the main event
The Organizing Committee will provide, for FREE:
Chess King Playing Zone platform
Tournament Regulations document for your Qualifying Rounds
Processing entry notes by teams
Tournament creation and refereeing
Server maintenance
Technical support for participants

3. Chess King Playing Zone
Chess King Playing Zone is also the platform that will be used for the main tournament
Interface in 10 languages; supports PC, MAC, Android and iOS
Supports all kinds of individual and team tournaments and matching systems
FREE game servers maintenance and support during the Qualifying Rounds
FREE organizational support with creating and refereeing the Qualifying Rounds
Chess Federations may set their own entry fees or other terms for participants

4. 3 Steps to Run Qualifying Rounds
Apply for Qualifying Rounds to
Download and modify the Qualifying Tournament Regulations template to fit your needs, or tell us your preferences and we will do it for you
Notify schools in your region and send them the Regulations
The Organizing Committee will process all entry application, create teams and user accounts, remind the teams about the date and solve any issues along the way.

5. Requirements
Schools will need to provide their teams with supervised classrooms
The classrooms must be equipped with computers; alternatively, players may use portable devices to play
All devices used to play in the tournament must have Internet access (at least 1 MBit/s)
During the main event, representatives of the Organizing Committee must be allowed access to the classrooms on request

6. Links and Files
ECU Schools Internet
Apply for Qualifying Tournament
Chess King Playing Zone
Regulations for Qualifying Tournaments (template)
Regulations for ECU Schools Internet
European Chess Union