Subscriptions are open until September 15. Entries received after this date are used for a replacement list, which will be closed on October 1st. The tournament will be launched on October 1st, for a duration of 11 months. All the unfinished games will be adjudicated. The 2 winners of each section will be entitled to play in the next stage, starting in October 2001.
All games count for IECG rating, of course.