These are the playing guidelines for team match #151 Comrades-1 vs EmailChessPoint-2 which officially starts on July 25th, 2019 I: Required pgn header II: Required algebraic notation III: Speed 10/40 IV: Required time controls V: Repeat moves VI: First overstep VII: If ( conditional ) moves VIII: Illegal moves IX: Time out X: Abandonment XI: Substitution XII: Rated results I. REQUIRED PGN HEADERS: Using data that is specific to you and this match. Please include this 9-line pgn header on each outgoing email. Events that end in W mean Comrade plays white; and events that end in B mean Comrade plays black. [Event "T151xxxX"] <= Line 1: Enter T151 gamenmbr ending in W or B [Site "conradchess.com"] <= Line 2: Enter conradchess.com. [Mode "10/40 email game"] <= Line 3: Enter 10/40 email game. [Date "2019.07.25"] <= Line 4: Enter July 25th, 2019 starting date. [White "Last Name, First"] <= Line 5: Enter name of person playing white. [Black "Last Name, First"] <= Line 6: Enter name of person playing black. [WhiteTeam "Team name"] <= Line 7: Enter name of white's team. [BlackTeam "Team name"] <= Line 8: Enter name of black's team. [Result "*"] <= Line 9: Enter result 1-0, 1/2 or 0-1. 1.d4 d5 2 .. <= enter all moves to the game which should be followed by the required time controls. NOTE: Use of chess engines is not recommended. 10/40: You sent on _____; I rcvd it on _____ and I ansd you on ______. White just used +_ days totals __ of 40 allowed days to reach move 10; Black just used +_ days totals __ of 40 allowed days to reach move 10. Note: Change 40 to 80 allowed days on move 11; then change 80 to 120 allowed days on move 21, etc. II. REQUIRED ALGEBRAIC NOTATION: Below the 9-line required pgn header, include all moves of your game in algebraic notation. K = King, Q = Queen, R = Rook, B = Bishop, N = Knight. III. SPEED IS 10/40 CUMULATIVE: We each must reach move 10 in each game within 40 used days from start of game; then reach move 20 in each game within 80 used days from start of game, etc. Unused days from one time control can be used in the next time control just like a regular game of clocked chess. For example: If you only used 5 days to reach move 10, you have saved 35 days in your 1st time control and will now have 35 plus 40 or 75 days on the clock to reach move 20 in your 2nd time control, providing you do not exceed the time limit. IV. REQUIRED TIME CONTROLS: Below your game moves, include the "required" time controls for you and your opponent. If you are ready to reply in game one but need more time in game two, send your moves in separate notes. You are not required to send both moves in the same note. That's why each game has its own time controls. To clarify what 'used days' means, let's review the following paragraph: 1. Received date: Your clock starts on the calendar day you see an unopened incoming move has arrived in your email box. Due to uncontrollable situations, this date may not always be the same date that your opponent expected you to receive that move. 2. Sent date: Your clock stops on the calendar day your email is postmarked by the internet provider. Due to uncontrollable situations, this date may not always be the same date you answered your move. If your opponent claims your move was postmarked a day or so later then you claimed, simply adjust your answered date to reflect the true postmarked sent date. 3. Answering a move on the same date that you receive it counts as 'zero' time used. 4. To compensate for differences in time zones, any moves received after 8:00 pm (20:00 hours) can be dated as having arrived the next morning. V. REPEATS: If your opponent's move is due, send a repeat on the 5th day to make sure email was not lost. Send another repeat on the 10th day, carbon copy your Team Captain and think on our opponent's time. If your opponent is still out 10 days, send another repeat to your opponent, cc your Team Captain and be sure to include all repeat dates to support your time complaint. NOTE: If you have properly sent "5th day plus 10th day repeats" .. and it is obvious that your opponent used "more than 10 days" to answer your move, without having requested time out days, the Arbiter can "double" the number of days ( after day 10 ) that your opponent used. VI. OVERSTEP: Players overstep the time limit by using MORE than 40 days to reach move 10; using MORE than 80 days to reach move 20; using MORE than 120 days to reach move 30; etc. If you exceed a time limit you will receive a 1st lateness. Please note, two documented oversteps usually result in game forfeiture! VII. IF ( CONDITIONAL ) MOVES: You may include 'if' moves when you feel the reply is obvious ~ or when you want to put time pressure on your opponent. When you include a legal IF move that is accepted, your move is binding. Once you send email, it is like playing touch move because you can't take the move back. VIII. ILLEGAL MOVES: All mailed legal moves are binding even if they are blunders! If you send an illegal move, or ambiguous move that has several interpretations, your opponent should send that move back to you for clarification. You will be charged 5-DAYS for each illegal or ambiguous move sent. If you send more than two illegal or ambiguous moves in one game, that game can be subject to forfeiture by the Arbiter. You can also include your played move in the email "subject" line to confirm the played move. If the subject line move differs from the played move, consider the played move to be ambiguous and ask the sender to clarify which of the two sent moves is the intended move. NOTE: If your opponent "accidentally or deliberately" alters a move that was already played or alters the total number of days that were actually used .. and no penalty or corrective action was enforced by the designated Tournament Director of that match, you will be declared the winner of that game on this website. Reminders: En-passante: must contain "ep" symbol. Example: cxd6ep Castling: must contain "-" symbol. Example: O-O or 0-0-0 Capture: must contain "x" symbol. Example: Nxf3 Check: must contain "+" symbol. Example: Rxd8+ IX. TIME OUT: You may request up to 45 vacation days per game per year that must be told in advance. Failure to notify your opponent plus Team Captains can result in game forfeiture. Additional days are available in special situations. X. SILENT ABANDONMENT: You can't use more than 30 days to answer a move. If you go silent for 31 or more days and your opponent sent you at least one repeat, your 'silent withdrawal' can be claimed as a forfeit by the opposing team. XI. SUBSTITUTIONS: If both players have not reached move 3, substitution can be made whereby both players begin new games. Once 3 or more moves are made, substitution can be made but both players must continue the already started game. This is done to prevent team players from withdrawing due to opening mistakes. XII. RATED RESULTS: All new players that completed less then 10 games in our data base, earn +120 rating pts per win, +60 rating pts per draw and drop -20 rating pts per loss. Once a player reaches game 11, he/she earns +10 rating pts per win, +5 rating pts per draw and drops -5 rating pts per loss. Our system is an incentive for new strong players to rapidly achieve a high rating. The more chess games that you play in our club ~ the better your chances are to achieve a strong rating. See if your rating is in our data base: These are all of the CHALLENGERS we played and our COMRADES team mates. Finally, send completed games in pgn format to conradchess@aol.com so your game can be submitted for rating & web publication. Please let us know if you have any questions regarding these guidelines. On behalf of our staff and players ~ we want to wish everyone a friendly & enjoyable team match. Conrad Goodman, Giraldo Menendez Rodriguez & Kurt Schwenger July 17th,2019 Simply close this window to return you to the last page you were viewing. |
