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🇵🇭 Philippines 🇵🇭
Part 1

💎WGM Janelle Mae Frayna
(born May 19, 1997) is a Filipina chess player. She was awarded the title of Woman Grandmaster by FIDE in 2017, becoming the first from the Philippines to achieve this.
Frayna gained the title of Woman FIDE Master in 2013 and a year later she became a Woman International Master.
The Filipino is part of the FEU Diliman Juniors Chess team. She first won over a grandmaster and an international master, both men, at the Battle of the Grandmasters tournament on July 2014, becoming the first woman to do so. She also became the first woman to qualify for the men's division of the said tournament by becoming one of six top players of the 2014 competition.
She was named co-recipient of the UAAP Season 77 Athlete of the Year award after leading her university's team at the UAAP Championship,along with table tennis player Ian Lariba.

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🇮🇳 India 🇮🇳
Part 1

💎FM Aaryan Varshney
(Peak Rating 2309). National (under- 13) Champion- 2018 and IIFL Mumbai Junior Champion-2018. He has two IM Norms, One in Goa International GM Tournament- 2019 and second in World Junior Chess Championship, Delhi- 2019.

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🇦🇷 Argentina 🇦🇷
Part 1

💎IM Lucas Liascovich
Born on 3 of June of 1984 in Buenos Aires , holder of the title of International Master and a rating FIDE of 2483 points Elo (May 2015 ).
In June 2002 he was crowned Pan-American U-18 champion in Villa Giardino, Córdoba province, which automatically granted him his first International Master standard.
Among his most outstanding performances is his fourth place in the Magistral Copa Mercosur where he achieved an important draw against the ZAP! Chess computer program and was classified as the best Argentine in the contest.
In October 2014, he won the Superior Metropolitan Championship, played at the Club Atlético River Plate, with 5.5 points out of 7 possible.

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🇳🇬 Nigeria 🇳🇬
Part 1

💎FM Abdulrahman Akintoye AbdulRaheem

2018 Nigeria Most Outstanding Player
With an international Chess Rating of 2268, “Triple-A”, as he is popularly called, is currently ranked ‘lucky number 5’ in Nigeria and is undoubtedly the most outstanding chess player in the country at present, having won all the major Nigerian chess tournaments of the year 2018. A lawyer, who has temporarily given up the practice of law for what he describes as his calling to excellence at the game of chess, who’s personal target is to become Nigeria’s first Chess Grandmaster. The results he has displayed over the past year has shown that he is serious about this target, hence his merited addition to the Initiative’s list of beneficiaries.

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🇮🇷 Iran 🇮🇷
Part 1

💎WFM Anahita Zahedifar
(born 16 January 2003) is a Woman FIDE Master (WFM) since 2015. She is ranked best female U18 in Iran, 8th female U18 in Asia, and 32nd female U18 in the world.

She won the Women Iranian Chess Championship in 2019, with 8.5 points out of 11 rounds.
She won the
• Iran U-12 Girls Championship in 2014 with score of 8/9.
• Asian Nations Cup U-14 Chess Team Championship and won 1st place alongside Arash Daghli, Mehdi Gholami, Seyed Kian Pourmousavai and Borna Derakhshani.
• 2016 World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad and won 1st place playing Board 5 alongside Parham Maghsoodloo, Alireza Firouzja, FM Aryan Gholami, Arash Tahbaz, and team captain Khosro Harandi.
She played in the women chess olympiad in 2018.

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🇷🇺 Russia 🇷🇺
Part 1

💎IM SAVELIY GOLUBOV
(19 years old) Russia
International Master (2015)
Golubov represented Russia's top board at the 2015 and 2016 World youth U-16 Olympiads.
Golubov came 4th on tiebreak behind Samuel Sevian, Cameron Wheeler and FM Yi Zhu at the World Youth Championship (2012).

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🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 🇦🇿
Part 1

💎GM Vugar Rasulov
Repeatedly represented Azerbaijan at the European Youth Chess Championships and World Youth Chess Championships in different age groups, where won two medals: gold (in 2007, at the European Youth Chess Championship in the U16 age group) and bronze (in 2006, at the European Youth Chess Championship in the U16 age group). In 2006, he played for Azerbaijan in World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad. Vugar Rasulov is multiple winner of Azerbaijani Youth Chess Championships in different age groups, including two consecutive winners in U20 age group (2010, 2011). In 2009, he shared third place in Azerbaijani Chess Championship.

In 2009, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title and received the FIDE Grandmaster (GM) title two year later.

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🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇺🇦
Part 1

💎GM Olexandr Bortnyk
Born: October 18, 1996 (age 23 years), he was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2015, at the age of 19.

He is considered a top blitz and bullet chess player.

2003 – Ukrainian U8 Champion.
2004– Ukrainian U8 Champion.
2008 – Ukrainian U12/U14 Champion
2009 – Ukrainian U14 Champion.
2010 – European U14 Champion
– Ukrainian U14 Champion.
2011- Ukrainian U16 Champion
– Blitz Marathon 8th Bridges of Ingul International Chess: 1st
– IV. Chess Tournament in Paleochora (U16): 1st
– European U16 Champion.
2012
– Ukrainian U18 Champion (Blitz)
– Silver Medal at the Ukrainian U18 Championship (Standard)
– Silver Medal at the Ukrainian U18 Championship (Rapid).
2013
– Ukrainian U20 Champion (Rapid)
– Ukrainian U20 Champion (Blitz)
– 1st at Dworkowitsch Cup
– 3rd at the 6th International Odessa Chess Festival.
2014 – World U18 Champion (Durban, South Africa)

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August 16th, 2020
Untitled U2200 Championship

Team: https://lichess.org/team/unity-chess-untitled-championship

Tournament: https://lichess.org/tournament/GdSphdAw

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August 16th, 2020
Untitled U2200 Championship
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💎1st UnityChess International
Untitled U2200 Championship

💵 $1200 Prizes for 220 players

🔺All players are required to join the Unity Team, which has been formed on Lichess for this tournament.

🔺All players must take part in the tournament with their official Lichess ID otherwise won’t be able to win the prizes.

🔺Winners of class prizes can only receive prizes related to their rating level.

🔺For Rating Category prizes, we will be considering the Maximum current FIDE rating of all three formats.

🎥 All winners of the last tournament need to do Live Stream, enter to the Zoom or do Self Video Recording.

⏹Regulations:
1️⃣Type: Untitled Players (CM, NM are accepted in the tournament)
2️⃣Date: August 16th, 2020 at 16:00 (GMT)
3️⃣Time control: 3+0
4️⃣Website: Lichess.org
5️⃣Total time: 120 minutes
6️⃣Entry Fee: $4 plus tax for Europe & North America. The rest are $2 plus tax. No tax charge if you make your payment to representatives.
7️⃣The Berserk option is available.
8️⃣All players are required to have played at least 30 rated blitz games with their Lichess account.
9️⃣No more registration will get accepted 60 minutes prior to the tournament!

✍️Registrations:
1️⃣Via Representatives
2️⃣Via Website: www.unitychess.com

🔴Prohibitions:
1️⃣Using computers.
2️⃣Having someone else play for you.
3️⃣Using inappropriate language in chat room of Lichess.
4️⃣No one allowed to sending private message to any of our members in Sundays with Unity Telegram group without the permission of that person.
Any of these things happen, the player will straight goes to the Blacklist and won’t be able to play in the tournament anymore.

⏹The Power of the Jury:
1️⃣Requiring players to play under the camera if needed.
2️⃣Prohibiting offending players from participating in future matches.
3️⃣Issues a verdict for players who have committed a violation outside the rules of the regulations.
4️⃣Verification: Ask players to play some blitz games on camera with the presence of some members of the jury after the end of the tournament, in order to verify their performance in the competition.
5️⃣Asking players to move up their Lichess Blitz rating to certain level.

⏹Prizes terms and conditions:
1️⃣All results will be announced and prizes will be paid after 72 hours.
2️⃣Cash prizes are given to the top places, ranked by Lichess.
3️⃣If a player is eligible for two prizes between the sections, the higher prize is awarded.
4️⃣The USCF (United States Chess Federation) rated players who don’t have Fide rating, will be eligible to receive the section prizes. Here is the formula to calculate their Fide rating: (USCF-100= Fide rating). That means a USCF player with rating of 1650 would be eligible to receive the section prize for under 1600 (1650-100=1550).

🌐The goal of this tournament is to provide a safe environment where chess players can compete and enjoy the games. Wish everyone good luck!

Team: https://lichess.org/team/unity-chess-untitled-championship

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August 16th, 2020
Untitled U2200 Championship
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2100-2199:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
3️⃣$5
4️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
5️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 Women:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 African:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 South American:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 Southeast Asia:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event

2000-2099:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
3️⃣$5
4️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
5️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 Women:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 African:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 South American:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 Southeast Asia:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event

1900-1999:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
3️⃣$5
4️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
5️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 Women:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 African:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 South American:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 Southeast Asia:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event

1800-1899:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
3️⃣$5
4️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
5️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 Women:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 African:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 South American:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 Southeast Asia:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event

1700-1799:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
3️⃣$5
4️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
5️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 Women:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 African:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 South American:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 Southeast Asia:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event

1600-1699:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
3️⃣$5
4️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
5️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 Women:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 African:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 South American:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 Southeast Asia:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event

1500-1599:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
3️⃣$5
4️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
5️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 Women:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 African:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 South American:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 Southeast Asia:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event

1400-1499:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
3️⃣$5
4️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
5️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 Women:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 African:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 South American:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 Southeast Asia:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event

U1400:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
3️⃣$5
4️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
5️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 Women:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 African:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 South American:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 Southeast Asia:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event

Unrated:
1️⃣$20
2️⃣$10
3️⃣$5
4️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
5️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 Women:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 African:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 South American:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
Top 3 Southeast Asia:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event

U-16 Boys:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
U-16 Girls:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event

U-14 Boys:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
U-14 Girls:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event

U-12 Boys:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
U-12 Girls:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event

U-10 Boys:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
U-10 Girls:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event

U-8 Boys:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event
U-8 Girls:
1️⃣$10
2️⃣$5
3️⃣ Free Entry/Mega Event

🎁Unity Lucky Awards:
The 50th, 100th, 150th, 200th, 250th, 300th, 350th, 400th, 450th, 500th, 550th, 600th, 650th, 700th, 750th, 800th, 850th, 900th, 950th, and 1000th places that will be announced at the end of the tournament by Lichess. Each of these players will be paid $5.
Minimum 4 games are required to get eligible to win the Lucky Prizes.

♟Sundays With Unity♟
August 16th, 2020
Untitled U2200 Championship