6) Time Allowed and Penalties
a. Each competitor is allowed 50 days for every 10 moves, unless the tournament announcement explicitly specifies otherwise.
b. Time saved shall be carried forward.
c. Playing time will normally be counted in days (ie 24 hour periods). A player will have 24 hours to respond to a move, before one day of playing time is recorded by the ICCF Webserver system, with all subsequent days being counted similarly. Partial days (ie periods of less than 24 hours) will be disregarded, in calculating a player's aggregated playing time.
d. .The basis for ICCF Webserver date/time will be Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), or other central time defined by the location of the server.
e. A competitor who has exceeded the time allowed shall forfeit the game.
7) Leave
a. Each competitor may claim up to a total of 30 days leave during each calendar year.
b. Players intending to take such leave must send the information in advance to the ICCF Webserver system, using the facilities provided. It is not possible for players to make moves via the webserver system, during their notified periods of leave.
c. In addition, the Tournament Director may grant up to 30 days' additional leave per annum which in exceptional circumstances may be back-dated and/or extended. Applications for such leave must be sent to the Tournament Director.
8) Withdrawal, death [and Substitution]
a. In the event of death all remaining games of the deceased player will be adjudicated. If he hasn't finished a single game, his games will be cancelled.
b. In the event of withdrawal the TD shall decide according to what is prescribed in the Tournament Rules 6.3.
a. TEAM: In the event of withdrawal or death, the Tournament Director shall call upon the Team Captain to replace this player within two months.
b. TEAM: The substitute player may be required to start with a time penalty. The new player starts on a date set by the Tournament Director.
c. TEAM: If no substitute player is available, the Tournament Director shall decide according to what is prescribed in the Tournament Rules 6.3.
d. TEAM: A team may substitute at most 50% of its players in case of withdrawal, and only make one substitution per board, but there is no limit for cases of death.
9) Adjudication
a. If no result has been agreed by the date set for close of play, or after 3 years of play where no date was set for close of play, or in the event of an accepted withdrawal, both players shall submit to the Tournament Director within 30 days a statement claiming either a win or a draw. Failure to submit a claim shall result in a loss except as noted below in 9(c).
a. TEAM: If no result has been agreed by the date set for close of play, or after 3 years of play where no date was set for close of play, or in the event of an accepted withdrawal, both players shall submit to the Tournament Director, through their Team Captain, within 30 days a statement claiming either a win or a draw. Failure to submit a claim shall result in a loss except as noted below in 9(c).
b. Players should submit analysis to support their claim of a win or draw. Claims of a win shall not be accepted for consideration without supporting analysis; such claims shall be treated as claims of a draw instead. Analysis does not necessarily mean possible variations; it also includes general plans where appropriate. Players who do not submit analysis forfeit their right to appeal the adjudicator's decision.
c. In the event of withdrawal due to death, or an accepted withdrawal on the basis of extreme illness preventing the player from submitting a claim and analysis, the Tournament Director shall handle the game as if that player claimed a draw and submitted no analysis, with the following exceptions:
All Title Tournaments
All Tournaments with norms available, unless the result will have no effect on norms awarded
All Tournaments with prize money, unless the result will have no effect on prize award.
Any other tournament as determined by the WTD or as announced by the Tournament Director prior to the start of play.
d. In the event that both players claim a draw, the Tournament Director shall declare the game a draw.
e. The adjudicator should begin with the assumption that the position is a draw and only determine if the analysis of the player(s) claiming a win has presented his case and has relied on general chess principles to claim a win (e.g. extra material; exchange, typical endgame patterns, etc). In those cases where both players have submitted analysis that does not diverge for several moves, the adjudicator shall accept these moves as if played and start the adjudication at the new position reached. The adjudicator shall not use his own analysis to find a win that was not presented in the analysis, The adjudicator may assume that both players have access to available tablebases for endgame positions..
f. For games submitted under 9(c), the adjudicator shall first determine if the analysis of the other player is complete, correct, and irrefutable, and then the adjudicator may use his own analysis. The adjudicator shall be mindful of the deceased player's skill level, based upon the player's rating and the strength of play in the game to reach the adjudicated position.
g. No player may be awarded a win when he has submitted a claim of a draw, or when he has submitted a claim of a win without supporting analysis. The only exception shall be for those players covered under 9(c), who may be awarded a win based on the adjudicator's analysis under 9(f), even in the event that the Tournament Director has submitted the position with a claim of a draw for that player.
h. The Tournament Director shall notify the adjudicator's decision to both players, indicating whether or not it is subject to appeal. The adjudicator need not provide any specific reason for the decision provided. The name of the adjudicator shall not be released without the prior consent of the adjudicator.
h. TEAM: The Tournament Director shall notify the adjudicator's decision to both Team Captains, indicating whether or not it is subject to appeal. The adjudicator need not provide any specific reason for the decision provided. The name of the adjudicator shall not be released without the prior consent of the adjudicator.
i. Any appeal against the adjudicator's decision must be sent by Email to the Tournament Director within 14 days of receiving the notification of the decision.
i. TEAM: Any appeal against the adjudicator's decision must be sent by Email to the Tournament Director, through the Team Captain, within 14 days of receiving the notification of the decision.
j. The Tournament Director shall then obtain a ruling from another adjudicator and notify the result to both players. The ruling is final and no further appeal shall be accepted from either player. The name of the appeal adjudicator shall not be released with prior consent from the appeal adjudicator.
j. TEAM: The Tournament Director shall then obtain a ruling from another adjudicator and notify the result to both Team Captains. The ruling is final and no further appeal shall be accepted. The name of the appeal adjudicator shall not be released with prior consent from the appeal adjudicator.
k. No additional analysis may be submitted by either player for an appeal.
10) Decisions and Appeals
a. The Tournament Director may penalise or disqualify players who break these rules.
b. Any matter not covered in these rules shall be decided by the Tournament Director according to principles stated in ICCF Statutes and Rules, Code of Conduct Guidelines or the FIDE Laws of Chess, as applicable. In cases of the system outage, the Tournament Director will decide if the players' clocks will be adjusted accordingly.
c. A player may appeal within 14 days of receiving a decision from the Tournament Director to the Chairman of the respective ICCF Appeals Commission (using the ICCF Webserver facilities provided), whose ruling shall be final.
c. TEAM: A player may appeal within 14 days of receiving a decision of the Tournament Director, through the Team Captain, to the Chairman of the respective ICCF Appeals Commission (using the ICCF Webserver facilities provided), whose ruling shall be final.
[These playing rules were adopted by the ICCF Congress, Villa La Angostura 2005 and take effect from 1.1.2006.]
a. Each competitor is allowed 50 days for every 10 moves, unless the tournament announcement explicitly specifies otherwise.
b. Time saved shall be carried forward.
c. Playing time will normally be counted in days (ie 24 hour periods). A player will have 24 hours to respond to a move, before one day of playing time is recorded by the ICCF Webserver system, with all subsequent days being counted similarly. Partial days (ie periods of less than 24 hours) will be disregarded, in calculating a player's aggregated playing time.
d. .The basis for ICCF Webserver date/time will be Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), or other central time defined by the location of the server.
e. A competitor who has exceeded the time allowed shall forfeit the game.
7) Leave
a. Each competitor may claim up to a total of 30 days leave during each calendar year.
b. Players intending to take such leave must send the information in advance to the ICCF Webserver system, using the facilities provided. It is not possible for players to make moves via the webserver system, during their notified periods of leave.
c. In addition, the Tournament Director may grant up to 30 days' additional leave per annum which in exceptional circumstances may be back-dated and/or extended. Applications for such leave must be sent to the Tournament Director.
8) Withdrawal, death [and Substitution]
a. In the event of death all remaining games of the deceased player will be adjudicated. If he hasn't finished a single game, his games will be cancelled.
b. In the event of withdrawal the TD shall decide according to what is prescribed in the Tournament Rules 6.3.
a. TEAM: In the event of withdrawal or death, the Tournament Director shall call upon the Team Captain to replace this player within two months.
b. TEAM: The substitute player may be required to start with a time penalty. The new player starts on a date set by the Tournament Director.
c. TEAM: If no substitute player is available, the Tournament Director shall decide according to what is prescribed in the Tournament Rules 6.3.
d. TEAM: A team may substitute at most 50% of its players in case of withdrawal, and only make one substitution per board, but there is no limit for cases of death.
9) Adjudication
a. If no result has been agreed by the date set for close of play, or after 3 years of play where no date was set for close of play, or in the event of an accepted withdrawal, both players shall submit to the Tournament Director within 30 days a statement claiming either a win or a draw. Failure to submit a claim shall result in a loss except as noted below in 9(c).
a. TEAM: If no result has been agreed by the date set for close of play, or after 3 years of play where no date was set for close of play, or in the event of an accepted withdrawal, both players shall submit to the Tournament Director, through their Team Captain, within 30 days a statement claiming either a win or a draw. Failure to submit a claim shall result in a loss except as noted below in 9(c).
b. Players should submit analysis to support their claim of a win or draw. Claims of a win shall not be accepted for consideration without supporting analysis; such claims shall be treated as claims of a draw instead. Analysis does not necessarily mean possible variations; it also includes general plans where appropriate. Players who do not submit analysis forfeit their right to appeal the adjudicator's decision.
c. In the event of withdrawal due to death, or an accepted withdrawal on the basis of extreme illness preventing the player from submitting a claim and analysis, the Tournament Director shall handle the game as if that player claimed a draw and submitted no analysis, with the following exceptions:
All Title Tournaments
All Tournaments with norms available, unless the result will have no effect on norms awarded
All Tournaments with prize money, unless the result will have no effect on prize award.
Any other tournament as determined by the WTD or as announced by the Tournament Director prior to the start of play.
d. In the event that both players claim a draw, the Tournament Director shall declare the game a draw.
e. The adjudicator should begin with the assumption that the position is a draw and only determine if the analysis of the player(s) claiming a win has presented his case and has relied on general chess principles to claim a win (e.g. extra material; exchange, typical endgame patterns, etc). In those cases where both players have submitted analysis that does not diverge for several moves, the adjudicator shall accept these moves as if played and start the adjudication at the new position reached. The adjudicator shall not use his own analysis to find a win that was not presented in the analysis, The adjudicator may assume that both players have access to available tablebases for endgame positions..
f. For games submitted under 9(c), the adjudicator shall first determine if the analysis of the other player is complete, correct, and irrefutable, and then the adjudicator may use his own analysis. The adjudicator shall be mindful of the deceased player's skill level, based upon the player's rating and the strength of play in the game to reach the adjudicated position.
g. No player may be awarded a win when he has submitted a claim of a draw, or when he has submitted a claim of a win without supporting analysis. The only exception shall be for those players covered under 9(c), who may be awarded a win based on the adjudicator's analysis under 9(f), even in the event that the Tournament Director has submitted the position with a claim of a draw for that player.
h. The Tournament Director shall notify the adjudicator's decision to both players, indicating whether or not it is subject to appeal. The adjudicator need not provide any specific reason for the decision provided. The name of the adjudicator shall not be released without the prior consent of the adjudicator.
h. TEAM: The Tournament Director shall notify the adjudicator's decision to both Team Captains, indicating whether or not it is subject to appeal. The adjudicator need not provide any specific reason for the decision provided. The name of the adjudicator shall not be released without the prior consent of the adjudicator.
i. Any appeal against the adjudicator's decision must be sent by Email to the Tournament Director within 14 days of receiving the notification of the decision.
i. TEAM: Any appeal against the adjudicator's decision must be sent by Email to the Tournament Director, through the Team Captain, within 14 days of receiving the notification of the decision.
j. The Tournament Director shall then obtain a ruling from another adjudicator and notify the result to both players. The ruling is final and no further appeal shall be accepted from either player. The name of the appeal adjudicator shall not be released with prior consent from the appeal adjudicator.
j. TEAM: The Tournament Director shall then obtain a ruling from another adjudicator and notify the result to both Team Captains. The ruling is final and no further appeal shall be accepted. The name of the appeal adjudicator shall not be released with prior consent from the appeal adjudicator.
k. No additional analysis may be submitted by either player for an appeal.
10) Decisions and Appeals
a. The Tournament Director may penalise or disqualify players who break these rules.
b. Any matter not covered in these rules shall be decided by the Tournament Director according to principles stated in ICCF Statutes and Rules, Code of Conduct Guidelines or the FIDE Laws of Chess, as applicable. In cases of the system outage, the Tournament Director will decide if the players' clocks will be adjusted accordingly.
c. A player may appeal within 14 days of receiving a decision from the Tournament Director to the Chairman of the respective ICCF Appeals Commission (using the ICCF Webserver facilities provided), whose ruling shall be final.
c. TEAM: A player may appeal within 14 days of receiving a decision of the Tournament Director, through the Team Captain, to the Chairman of the respective ICCF Appeals Commission (using the ICCF Webserver facilities provided), whose ruling shall be final.
[These playing rules were adopted by the ICCF Congress, Villa La Angostura 2005 and take effect from 1.1.2006.]
