Official Rules of the 2021/2022 chess Friend CorrespondenceTournament,
(in short CFC Tournament)
1. The tournament starts on April 15, 2021, and ends on April ,
2022.Games not completed by the
tournament end date will be adjudicated bytournament director.
2. The tournament will consist of 10 rounds, each round will start
onthe 15th day of each
month. For example, May 15th, June 15th, July15th and so on, with the
last round starting on January 15th. There is nodeadline for any
single game, just
a tournament end date of which allgames mustbe completed (Refer to #1
above). Therefore, depending on the lengthof your games, there is a
possibility that
your games could overlap. Ihave givenone month to complete each game
without overlapping.
3. pairing for each round will be sent out by the Tournament Director.All
players playing white must send their first move by midnight(18.30
UTC) on the15th of each month. Failure to do so will result in being
charged aday of
allotted time.
4. The players of the tournament are divided into groups of no more
than 6 players depending on their playing strength.
5. Each player will
play two non consecutive games against each of theother players in
their group. One game being white, and one game beingblack.Again, the
two games will
be non consecutive. The goal is to try to win more games than the
other players in your group.
6. For each game you win, you earn 10 point, 4 for draw, 7
points for bye, ,and a loss earns 0 points. The player who has the
most points in theirgroup atthe end of the tournament will be the
winner of their group!
7.
the time control Rule of 24 hours will be in place. This means thatyou
will have 24 hours from the time after recieving your move tosubmit
your nextmove.
All emails are time stamped, so you will have 24 hours from thetime
stamped on the email you receive to submit your next move. For
example, if you have recieved your last move at 7:15 AM on Monday,
then that means you have until 7:15 AM on Tuesday to submit your next
move. Failure to submityour move on time will
result in losing some of your allotted time.
8. Each player will be given 6 days "Allotment Time" at the start of every
game.
9. If one of you exceeds your
total allotment of days, the player who first exceeds the time limit
loses the game on time violation. What Is a day of allotted time? In
basic terms, one
day of allotted time is a day that you do not submit your next move
within the required 24 hour period (see #7above). So insimple terms,
if you have 6 total
allotted days, and you make a move late 6 times, you have used up all
of your allotted time. And just onemore late move(then 7 in total)
could result in
you losing the game on a time vilation.
10. In regards to the allotment time rule above (rule #9), the
"CarbonCopy Rule" will be mandatory in this event.
So if your opponent hasmissed 2 allottedDays, send a email message to
them, with "Repeat Move" in the subjectline and copy your Tournament
Director to
show you are indeed trying to contact your opponent.
11. Binding Moves. All legal moves are binding once it is sent to your
opponent. So be sure you double
check your typing prior to hitting the send button.Clerical errors are
binding and once sent, can in no way be taken back.
12. illegal Move. An illegal move
is a move which cannot be played.Notify your opponent immediately of
your finding. An illegal move or an illegible move in no way obliges
the player to move
the piece inquestion. An impossible move must be reSent and the player
has 24hours from beingnotified of the error to resend it.
13. Ambiguous Move. In
a case of an ambiguous move, the ambiguous move must be clarified and
executed. For example, if your opponent writes Nd2 and eitherNbd2 or
Nfd2 can be played,
the person writing the ambiguous move mustexecute Nbd2 or Nfd2.
14. When sending a move, you should not only repeat your
opponent'slatest move and give
your new move in your game Record, but you should also declare how
many days of allotted time your opponent has used up and how manydays
of allotted time
you have used up. A sample of a game recordmight look like this:***
Sample Game Record ***Player A verses Player B2021 CFC
TournamentPLAYER A allotted time
used: 0 / 6 Player B allotted time used: 0/6
15. The winner of a game is responsible for reporting the game and
sending the game record to the Tournament
Director.please also cc it to your opponent
In case of a draw, the player playingwhite is responsible. If you are
claiming to win on a time violation,this
must be noted both in the subject as well as in the game record.
16. Any vacations or time that you plan on being away from home mustbe
submitted to the
Tournament Director 10 days prior for consideration and approve also
it will not count toward your allotted time. Submissions are not
guaranteed to be approved.
So the earlier this information can be submitted, the better.
17. Sickness, Hospitalization, family emergencies, and computer
issues. All of these situations
will not count against your allotted days as long as one important
thing is done. As soon as one of these unfortunate events happens to
you, it is extremely
important that you contact theTournament Director either by email,
Skype, Whatsapp, or by phone. (contact details given below) Failure
to contact the TournamentDirector
is risking having to use your allotted days for missed time.
18. Forfeits. If you are playing white and you fail to send your first
move within 6 days from
the start date of the game, or black, and do not send your first move
within 6 days of receiving whites first move, then you will lose the
game as a forfeit.
After 2 forfeits, the Tournament Director can remove you from the
tournament. Exceptions to this rule is if the TournamentDirector has
determined that there
was a genuine reason that kept youfrom sending your move during that time.
19. All games will count toward your skype Chess ratings.
20. Regular tournament updates will be given on WEBSITE
https://www.chessfriends.org/
21. Any disputes arising should be referred to the TournamentDirector.
The Tournament Directors ruling on a dispute is final and binding.22.
Tournament
Director Contact Information:Please put this information somewhere you
can access it other than your computer in case you are having computer
issues. It is
your responsibility to be able to access it if needed.You can contact
me bye mail,
viral.trivedi77@xxxxxxxxx
Skype, viral2382
Whatsapp or by phone, +91 9426344004
Again, if you have any questions, please let me know.
Viral Trivedi
chess Friends Correspondence (CFC)+tournament
director.
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PGT English
Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
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