Team 45 45 League

Serious Chess and Team Spirit on the ICC

Team 45 45 League provides team competition to internet chess players who like slow time controls,
on the premier place to play chess on the net, the Internet Chess Club.
Join the friendly but serious competition and team spirit for players of all ratings!

Questions? Start by reading the Quick Guide, then learn more in the Player Handbook, and the FAQ

What others have said about 4545 league.

It's been awhile since the Comments page has been highlighted. Take a look. Perhaps it will inspire you to try us out. T64 signups start February 3. (ICC membership required, 20 standard games miniumum)

T63 news

Round 9 are underway. One game in Aquatic round8 had not been completed at Rd 9 start time (1/27). Final matchups will be posted as soon as it has been completeded and advancing team is known.

T63 Game of the Week, as selected by guru Junard -- R1 SlimeDog2 vs Agarnez, R2 dafou vs PoisonPawn, R3 JulianVerse vs Monterrey, R4 WillC vs okieman888, R5 - Magnus87 vs xwang1, R6 -tbd

Sections for Teams of Experts, Novices, and Between!

Four to six players band together as a team, and compete in divisions of 4 – 7 teams in one of six ratings sections. One round is played per week, for six weeks, from Tuesday to the following Tuesday. Before each round, each captain decides which four players will play that week against players from the opposing team.

Paired players use a message board ("Game Forum") to discuss the day and time to play their game. The game is played with a time control of 45 minutes + 45 second increments, rated, with assigned colors. After the round, the team with the most wins (Game Points) wins the round, and earns a Match Point. After six rounds of regulation play, the team with the most Match Points in each division advances to the playoffs (1-3 more rounds) to determine the sectional champions. Champions earn two-month membership extensions donated by ICC, and runner-ups earn one-month extensions. To join, follow the steps in: Quick Guide.

Play fair and Play nice!

To ensure a friendly and safe environment for members to enjoy our team competition, Team 45 45 League issues sanctions of varying severity for behavior that "disrupts the peaceful enjoyment of the league by its participants." All league games are reviewed for possible assistance. Anyone who receives a red card for suspected cheating is reported to speedtrap. League sanctions are summarized in The Docket.