PLAYING GUIDELINES FOR COMRADES MATCH 135 vs NATCOR
10/30 GAMES PLAYED BY STANDARD EMAIL.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1: Required PGN Headers
2: Required Algebraic Notation
3: 10/30 Playing Speed
4: Required Time Controls
4a: Your opponent's sent date
4b: Your received date
4c: Your answered date
4d: Time zone difference
5: Repeating a Move
6: Overstepping ( exceeding )the Time Limit
6a: Using more than 30 days to answer a move
6b: Playing less than 10 moves within 30 used days
6c: Using more than 30 days to answer any one move
6d: Receiving two documented oversteps
7: If (conditional) Moves
8: Illegal Moves
9: Altered Moves
10: Excused Time Out
11: Silent Abandonment
12: Player Substitution
13: Chess Engines
14: Finished Games
15: Rated Results
16: Contacts
Guideline 1: REQUIRED PGN HEADERS
Using data that is specific to you and this match, when playing by email
we must include this proper 9-line PGN header on each note. For example:
[Event "T135xxxX"] Enter full T135 game number including W or B.
[Site "conradchess.com"] Enter conradchess.com.
[Mode "10/30 email game"] Enter 10/30 email game.
[Date "10.15.2016"] Enter 10.15.2016 starting date.
[White "Last name, First"] Enter name of person playing white.
[Black "Last name, First"] Enter name of person playing black.
[WhiteTeam "xxxxxxxxxxxx"] Enter name of team playing white.
[BlackTeam "xxxxxxxxxxxx"] Enter name of team playing black.
[Result "???"] Enter game result: 1-0 or 1/2-1/2 or 0-1.
Guideline 2: REQUIRED ALGEBRAIC NOTATION
Right below the required 9-line PGN header, we must always include all
moves of our game in English short Algebraic Notation: K=King, Q=Queen,
R=Rook, B=Bishop and N=Knight which should look something like this:
1.Nh3 e5 2.e4 Nf6 3.g4 Nxe4 4.c4 Qh4 5.Ng1 .. Enter all game moves
Guideline 3: 10/30 PLAYING SPEED
This means we must play 10 moves per 30 used day periods. 10/30; 20/60; 30/90;
40/120 etc. Put simply, we must reach move 10 in each game within 30 used days;
then reach move 20 in each game within 60 used days, etc.
NOTE: Unused days from one time control can be used in the next time
control just like a regular game of clocked chess. For example,
let's say you only used 5 days to reach move 10. You have saved
25 days in your 1st time control and you now have 25+30=55 days
remaining on your clock to reach move 20 in your 2nd time control,
however, we cannot use more than 10 days to answer any one move
without having told this to our opponent!
Guideline 4: REQUIRED TIME CONTROLS
Right below the Algebraic game moves, we must include time controls, even
if our opponent does not. Let's clarify what 'used days' means. Remember ..
most games are won by position .. not the clock:
4A: An opponents sent date
Your opponent's clock stops on the calendar date that his/her outgoing
email is actually postmarked by the internet provider. Due to time zone
differences, this date may not always be the same date that an opponent
claims to have sent that move. If the difference is less than 2 days ..
you can change his/her sent date to accommodate your opponent, or you
can request his/her sent date be changed by 1 day. Either way, cc your
Team Captain plus the Arbiter for a final decision.
4B: Your received date
Your clock starts on the calendar date you see the opponents unopened
incoming move arrived in your email box. Due to time zone differences,
this date may not always be the same date that your opponent expected
you to receive that move. If your opponent claims differently and the
difference is less than 2 days .. you can change your received date to
accommodate your opponent, or you can request that he/she accepts the
date you received that move. Either way, cc your Team Captain plus the
Arbiter for a final decision.
4C: Your answered date
Your clock stops on the calendar date your outgoing email is actually
postmarked by the Internet provider. This date may not always be the
same date you answered that move. If your opponent claims your move
was postmarked 1 day earlier or later than you claimed, simply adjust
your answered date to accommodate your opponent. Either way, cc your
Team Captain plus the Arbiter for a final decision.
NOTE: Answering a move the same calendar day that it was received
counts as 'zero time used' for that move!
4D: Time zone differences
To compensate for differences in time zones, moves received after 8:00 pm
(20:00 hours) can be dated as having arrived the next morning. If you are
playing two games with the same opponent and are ready to reply in one game
but need more time in the other game, just send separate emails. We are not
required to send both moves in the same email. Each game has its own time
controls that must always go below the Algebraic moves which should look
something like this example ( using actual dates):
10/30 Time controls: Enter the words 10/30 time controls.
You sent: Aug 21st Enter date opponent's note was postmarked.
I rcvd: Aug 22nd Enter date you opened your opponent's note.
I ansd: Aug 23rd Enter date your reply should be postmarked.
White used +1 day totals 7 of 30 allowed days to reach move 10;Total days used.
Black used +1 day totals 8 of 30 allowed days to reach move 10.Total days used.
NOTE: Change 30 to 60 allowed days at move 11; then change 60 to 90 allowed
days at move 21; then change 90 to 120 allowed days at move 31; etc.
Guideline 5: REPEATING A MOVE
If an opponent's move is due, send a friendly repeat on the 5th day to make sure
some email was not lost. If you still have no word from your opponent within 10 days,
send another repeat on the 10th day and cc your Team Captain. The Team Captain will
then send your 10th day repeat to your opponent's Team Captain to help get that game
resumed. If your opponent exceeds the time control, submit a time complaint to the
Team Captain plus Arbiter and include repeat dates to support your time complaint.
NOTE: If you have properly sent a "5th day" plus a "10th day" repeat 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!
Guideline 6: OVERSTEPPING (EXCEEDING) THE TIME LIMIT
There are FOUR ways that you or your opponent can exceed the 10/30 time limit:
6A: Using MORE than 30 days to play 10 moves automatically results in
a 5-day penalty! Let's say you used 35 days to play 10 moves. This means you
have exceed the 10/30 time control by 5 DAYS. This is considered an overstep!
6B: Playing LESS than 10 moves within 30 used days also results in an
automatic 5-day penalty! Let's say you only reached move 8 in 30 used days.
This means you have exceeded the 10/30 time control by 2 MOVES. This is also
considered an overstep!
6C: Using MORE than 30 days to answer any ONE move will result in an
automatic 5-day penalty and could easily result in game forfeiture by the
Arbiter. ( see silent abandonment )
6D: Receiving TWO documented oversteps usually results in game forfeiture.
Guideline 7: If (CONDITIONAL) MOVES
You may include 'if' moves when you feel the reply is obvious .. or when you simply
want to put some time pressure on your opponent. However, whenever we include a legal
'if' move that is accepted, that move is binding .. even if it is a blunder. Sending
email moves is the same as playing touch move chess, we cannot take that move back!
Guideline 8: ILLEGAL MOVES
If you send or receive an illegal or an ambiguous move that has several different
interpretations, or if you fail to include your move, you or your opponent should
quickly send that note back for clarification. There is an automatic 5-day penalty
for each illegal, ambiguous or forgot-to-include move. If you or your opponent send
more than two illegal, ambiguous or forgotten moves in one game, that game can be
subject to forfeiture by Arbitration. This is why we strongly recommend including
your intended move in your email's Subject line. Here is an example of what this
might look like:
Subject: Moves 5.c4 Qh4 5.Ng1 ..
NOTE: If the Subject line move differs from your opponent's actual sent
move, quickly ask the sender to clarify which of the two different
moves is the intended move. Also carbon copy the Director so a 5-day
penalty request can be made against your opponent.
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+
Guideline 9: ALTERED MOVES
Frequently check all moves that were played to make sure no moves were altered.
If you receive an altered move, quickly forward that note to the Director.
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 Tournament Director, you will be declared the winner of that
game on this website.
Guideline 10: EXCUSED TIME OUT
We each may request up to 42 excused time out days, per game, per year. These days
must be notified in advance. Failure to notify your opponent plus the Director can
result in game forfeiture. If you send your move and go on an announced leave, your
clock stops until you return; your opponent's clock works from the day he/she opened
your sent move, up to the day that his/her outgoing reply is postmarked. If a person
sends a move while supposedly being on vacation, his/her clock restarts on that day.
Guideline 11: SILENT ABANDONMENT
We cannot use more than 30 days to answer any one move. If you go silent for 31 or
more days and your opponent has sent you at least one repeat with a carbon copy to
the Director, your silent withdrawal will most likely be cited as a forfeit by the
Arbiter.
Guideline 12: PLAYER SUBSTITUTION
If both players have not yet reached move 3, substitution can be made whereby both
players begin a new game. Once 3 or more moves have been played, substitution can
be made, but only if both players continue the already started game/s to prevent
any player who made an opening mistake from withdrawing.
Guideline 13: CHESS ENGINES
Since it is impossible to prevent anyone from seeking help ( kibitzing, data bases,
computers, on-line analysis, end-game programs, etc ) the use of chess engines for
Individual Challenges "is permitted" in order to be competitive with international
chess clubs that allow the use of chess engines during their international matches.
Guideline 14: FINISHED GAMES
Send completed game/s to your Team Captain.
Guideline 15: RATED RESULTS
All games played in this event will be rewarded as follows:
You will earn +10 rating points per win, +5 rating points per draw and lose only
-5 rating points per loss. It's a very fair system!
Guideline 16: Contacts
Comrades Team Capt: Conrad Goodman
Arbiter & Web Assistant: Rainer Tavenrath
NATCOR Team Captain: Paul Pope
Please let us know if you have any questions regarding these Playing Guidelines.
On behalf of all participants and our Staff .. we wish you enjoyable games!
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