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Team 45 45 League provides internet chess players who like slow time controls with team competition, 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!

Team 45 45 League Tournaments

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 one-month membership extensions donated by ICC.   To join, follow the steps in:  Quick Guide.

Fun Stuff and Announcements

Explore Here Often.  Don't Miss Out!

Congratulations to the T43 Winners!

News, Tidbits, and Announcements.

New to the league?  Welcome!  Start with the Quick Guide.
Or spend a few minutes with this Puzzle.

Game Of The Week!  See these samples of League action!

Past League Champions  Who won previous events?  Check out the Archives, and download PGN's of league games dating back many tourneys.

Upcoming Tournaments: See Future Tourney Dates for expected dates.

Team 45 45 League, a world wide fellowship of chess players!

At the start of T43:
465 unique players, from 55 countries, on 120 teams

See:Tournament 43 Statistics

United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, Brazil, Italy, Germany, Australia, Mexico, France, Peru, Philippines, India, Finland, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Greece, Romania, Poland, Dominican Republic, Russian Federation, Turkey, Denmark, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Malaysia, Portugal, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Chile, Egypt, Andorra, Colombia, United Arab Emirates, Nigeria, Belgium, Thailand, Panama, Algeria, Korea (South), New Zealand, Latvia, South Africa, Iceland, China, Lebanon, Jamaica, Austria, Israel, Cuba, Greenland, Dominica, Ukraine, Lithuania