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Overall Regulations for the Continental Chess Championships
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| 1. |
General |
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1.1 |
Frequency: once every four years. |
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1.2 |
Commencement: 1983. |
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1.3 |
Provisionally for men's teams only, with the exception of the
European (Women's) Team Championship. |
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1.4 |
Responsibility for drawing up rules and implementing them rests
with the FIDE Continental Presidents of the Continents), in cooperation with the
Zonal Presidents and Federations. |
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1.5 |
The playing regulations and conditions shall be separately
determined according to the circumstances for each continent. |
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1.6 |
Each match between teams must be played over a minimu of four
boards. |
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1.7 |
The winning team in a Continental Championship shall represent
its continent at the next World Team Championship cf. D.II.08 Art. 1.62.
In
special circumstances, upon application from the Continental President, the FIDE
President may, for a stipulated period, permit a continent to be represented by
a combined continental team (instead of a national team). |
| 2. |
Specific regulations
are contained in
Annex D.II.03 for Africa;
Annex D.II.04 for the Americas;
Annex D.II.05
for Asia; and
Annex D.II.06 for Europe.
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