Castling in the Castle Fantasy League Rules

Live Tournament Details

🗓️ Date: September 21, 2025
🏰 Location: Agliè Castle, Piedmont, Italy
♟️ Format: 9 rounds, Swiss System
⏱️ Time Control: 12 minutes + 3 seconds increment
💰 Prize Pool: €10,000
🌟 Featured Player: GM Alexei Shirov
📝 Live Entry Fee: €30 (free for GMs/IMs)

Fantasy League Details

🎮 Entry Fee: Free
🔒 Lineup Lock: September 21, 2025 - 10:15 AM (CET)
🏁 Tournament Start: September 21, 2025 - 10:00 AM (CET)

Competition Format

🏆 Fantasy league competition for bragging rights
📊 Leaderboard rankings and performance tracking

Team Selection Rules

✅ 4 Main Players within €9,800 rating budget (€2,450 average per player)
🔄 3 Substitutes (no budget restrictions)
🎯 Featured players from the Castling in the Castle tournament

Scoring System

• Win = 1 point
• Draw = 0.5 points
• Loss = 0 points

Tiebreaker Rules

1. Lower total cost of main players
2. Higher total points from substitutes
3. Lower combined tournament standings
4. Head-to-head record (if applicable)

Lineup Management

🔒 Lineup Lock: September 21, 2025 - 9:30 AM (CET)
⚠️ No Changes: After tournament begins, manual lineup changes not allowed

Substitution Rules

🔄 Automatic Substitution Triggers:
- If a main player does not participate in the tournament at all
- If a main player skips/forfeits any round in the first 5 rounds

Substitution Rules

🔄 Automatic Substitution Triggers:
- If a main player does not participate in the tournament at all
- If a main player skips/forfeits any round in the first 5 rounds

📋 Substitution Process:
- Your highest-rated substitute automatically replaces the non-playing main player
- Substitute must be present and playing in the tournament
- Substitute's rating must be lower than the main player being replaced
- Substitution applies for all remaining rounds
- No budget restrictions apply to substitutes
- Substitutions are processed automatically by the system

⚠️ Important: If no eligible substitute meets both criteria (present at tournament AND lower rated), no substitution occurs

⏰ Substitution Window:
- Automatic substitutions only occur during rounds 1-5
- After round 5, no further substitutions allowed

Tournament Features

📱 Real-time scoring updates during the tournament
🏰 Experience the prestige of Agliè Castle through fantasy competition
⚡ Same rapid format as the elite live tournament
📈 Detailed performance analytics and statistics

Cancellation Policy

❌ If the live event is canceled, fantasy league is canceled
💸 No refunds applicable (free entry)

Join the fantasy competition and experience the magic of chess in a medieval castle!