Echess: Esports and Online Chess Coverage with Official Asian Chess Federation Ratings

Echess

Echess is the Asian Chess Federation's (ACF) innovative initiative that fuses traditional chess with the dynamic world of esports. It features online supervised speed chess, fast-paced tournament formats, and speedruns for official ACF ratings. Designed for a global online audience, Echess offers blitz, bullet, and rapid games, catering to players who thrive in high-intensity competitions. By integrating modern competition and esports formats, Echess claims its rightful title of the King of Esports and Sports, positioning chess at the forefront of the global esports arena.

Echess features official ACF ratings, ensuring that every game contributes to players' rankings within a recognized and respected framework.

Echess offers fast-paced tournaments and online supervised games, enhancing the excitement and integrity of competitive play.

Enhancing competitive play for arbiters and players through fairer gameplay with the Arbiter Mode and Sixth-i copilot.

chess for the digital age

As the chess world continues to evolve, the Asian Chess Federation, through its echess initiative and partnership with Checkmate Live, is at the forefront, ready to shape the future of the game for generations to come. The ACF Echess programme will commence in October and will host a series of Official ACF tournaments and education events aimed to enhance the confederations mission. National Federations will have the opportunity to also hold Echess player and community programmes.

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Fair Play: It's Non-Negotiable

At Checkmate Live, it’s Fair Play or No Play. We maintain a comprehensive approach that includes:

In-Game Video Monitoring: Advanced technology prevents cheating.
Fair Play Score System: Tracks player behavior to ensure fairness.
Partnerships for Integrity: Collaborations with the Asian Chess Federation and the Esports Integrity Commission.
Transparent Consequences: Clear policies and enforcement of our zero-tolerance stance.

Fair Play Sportech & Integrity

Sixth-i AI Anti-Cheat System: Developed in collaboration with the University of Technology Sydney, Australian Artificial Intelligence Institute (AAII).
Arbiter Mode: FIDE-compliant online games overseen by arbiters with player cams, observer cams, screen sharing, and cloud recording.
FIDE ID Sync: Easily connect your official FIDE identity to Checkmate Live
Real-time and Delayed Streaming: Arbiters and players can monitor games live, while fans enjoy a slight delay on Checkmate Live to maintain competitive integrity
Hybrid Web2 and Web3 Integration: Combining accessibility with innovation.‍
Blockchain-Based DRM: Protects player data and tokenized digital rights.‍
Proof of Play (PoP): Rewards verified participation, promoting engagement, fair play, and sportsmanship. (coming soon)

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Both Checkmate and Tencent Cloud share a unified vision where the convergence of media and technology can be harnessed to level up the realm of competitive play, broadcasting, and chess – one of the world's largest sports and the next big thing in esports.

Leo Li

Vice President, Tencent Cloud International

Checkmate Live will allow the Asian Chess Federation to deliver competitive online tournaments and increase opportunities for our players. This latest partnership will enable the appropriate safeguards for competitive chess at every level.

His Highness Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Bin Shakboot Al Nahayan

President, Asia Chess Federation

Checkmate Live demonstrated a strong commitment to becoming leaders in promoting integrity measures within esports. We're delighted to collaborate with them to bring fair play and true competitive integrity to both casual and pro online chess."