1.1    Countries who can participate in the IGG are: Guyana, French Guiana and Suriname.

1.2    Each country will be represented by a MALE chess team of 4 (four) players and a FEMALE chess team of 4 (four) players, each consisting of students born between Jan 1, 2007 and Dec 31, 2011 (ages between 14 and 18 as at Jan 1, 2025). Each team must appoint one captain. The captain may be, but not necessarily, one of the players.

1.3    Each country must submit their lists of players, complete with board placements, at least 2 weeks before the start of the tournament. Once the tournament starts, no modifications may be made to these lists.

1.4    Only chess players, who are at least 1 year resident of the respective country and still are students may be registered.

2.1    There will be 2 categories: Male and Female. Each team will play on 4 boards, in the same order as their original team list of players.

2.2    The teams ranked first in the pairing list shall have the white pieces on the odd-numbered boards, the black pieces on the even-numbered boards. Initial placements will be decided by random selection by the Swiss-Manager Tournament Management Software.

2.3    A double round robin system will be adopted for this tournament.

2.4    The time control will be 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1 for each player.

2.5    The pairings and results of each round will be published on chess-results.com

2.6    The playing session shall start by the announcement of the Chief Arbiter.

2.7    The default time is 30 minutes after start of the game. Any player who arrives at the chessboard after the default time shall lose the respective game.

3.1    There should be no other electronic equipment other than those used for competition and monitoring in the playing hall. In case of this rule violation by a player, he/she loses the current game.

3.2    During play, the players may talk only to an arbiter. Communication to their captain or with their opponents, is only permitted with permission of the arbiter. The captains shall refrain from interfering in any way.

3.3    While his/her game is in progress, a player may leave the playing venue only with the permission of the Chief Arbiter and only if he/she is accompanied by one of the arbiters.

3.4    Players are requested to maintain a dignified appearance at all times during the tournament. Slippers, shorts, sun glasses, sports caps, ripped jeans, camouflage and revealing attire are not allowed.

3.5    All players shall abide by the principle of fair play and the FIDE Anti-Cheating Regulations. If cheating is found, the player shall be punished according to relevant provisions of FIDE Anti-Cheating Regulations.

4.1    Each round will be played on 4 boards. Individual boards would score GAME points: WIN – 1 (one) point, DRAW - ½ (half) point, LOSS – 0 (zero) points.

4.2    For each round, MATCH points are determined based on the GAME points achieved in 4.a:

4.3    2 (two) points for a match where a team has scored a greater amount of GAME points than the opposing team.

4.4    1 (one) point for a match where a team has scored an equal amount of GAME points as the opposing team.

4.5    0 (zero) points for a match where a team has scored a lesser amount of GAME points than the opposing team.

5.1.    The following tie-breaks will apply for the final ranking in the following order:

1.       MATCH Points

2.       GAME points

3.       Direct Encounter

4.       Sonneborn-Berger