{"id":284,"date":"2023-11-03T08:10:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T08:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/piermontchess.com\/?page_id=284"},"modified":"2026-04-17T19:36:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T23:36:19","slug":"tournament-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/piermontchess.com\/index.php\/tournament-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Tournament Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-colibri-id=\"284-c1\" class=\"style-537 style-local-284-c1 position-relative\">\n  <!---->\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"284-c2\" id=\"initial-content\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-538 style-local-284-c2 position-relative\">\n    <div class=\"background-wrapper\">\n      <div class=\"background-layer background-layer-media-container-lg\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"overlay-layer\">\n          <div class=\"overlay-image-layer\" style=\"background-color: rgb(17, 17, 57); 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font-size: 137%;\">Basic rules that all players <\/span><strong style=\"color: rgb(253, 253, 255); font-size: 137%;\">need to know in a tournament:<\/strong><\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c6\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-0 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-542 style-local-284-c6 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-0 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-544-outer style-local-284-c7-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c7\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-544 style-local-284-c7 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-toggle=\"true\" data-is-preview=\"true\" data-colibri-component=\"accordion\" data-colibri-id=\"284-c9\" class=\"h-accordion style-556 style-local-284-c9 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c10\" class=\"h-accordion-item h-accordion-item-first-child style-581 style-local-284-c10 position-relative h-element\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <a data-open-by-default=\"false\" href=\"#284-c10\" class=\"h-accordion-item-title d-flex align-items-center h-global-transition\">\n                      <!----><span>Etiquette at the Club<\/span>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-normal-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 736q0 13-10 23l-466 466q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L87 759q-10-10-10-23t10-23l50-50q10-10 23-10t23 10l393 393 393-393q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-active-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 1184q0 13-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L576 864l-393 393q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-50-50q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l466 466q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div id=\"284-c10\" class=\"h-accordion-item-content__container\">\n                      <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-accordion-item-content\">\n                        <!---->\n                        <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c11\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-582 style-local-284-c11 position-relative h-element\">\n                          <!---->\n                          <!---->\n                          <div class=\"\">\n                            <p><em style=\"font-size: 116%;\">Piermont Chess culture is inclusive &amp; encouraging.&nbsp; Let&#8217;s keep it that way.<\/em><\/p>\n                            <p><em style=\"font-size: 116%;\">Please familiarize yourself with these common sense rules for casual play and tournaments.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n                            <p><strong style=\"font-size: 111%;\"><em>GENERAL <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n                            <ul>\n                              <li><strong>Please stay home if you are sick.<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Dress Appropriately.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;No shirt, no shoes, no service.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Food &amp; Drink are allowed.&nbsp;<\/strong>We provide coffee, water, and snacks.&nbsp;You may bring your own.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Please keep chess equipment CLEAN.<\/strong>&nbsp;Keep messy food away from the tables etc.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Please protect the equipment. <\/strong>You break it? You buy it.\n                                <u>Clocks especially.<\/u>\n                              <\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Please clean up after yourself.<\/strong>&nbsp;Toss your trash, wipe up crumbs &amp; spills etc.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Please practice <u>good sportsmanship<\/u>&nbsp;at all time. <\/strong>Be supportive.&nbsp;Be polite.&nbsp;&nbsp;It&#8217;s a game.&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Please control your emotions and language.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;(\n                                <u>Note to parents<\/u>: we welcome children, but adult language may float around.)<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Please<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>NO vulgar language, intimidation, bullying, sexual harassment,<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>or inappropriate\/excessive trash talk\/teasing.<\/strong>&nbsp;(Director is certified in SafeSport anti-harassment\/bullying\n                                and will report incidents to authorities as required by law. If you experience anything of the sort, tell the director immediately.) <\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Please try not to overwhelm new players with your passion. <\/strong>We know you love to share, but it can be a bit much.&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>No<\/strong> <strong>weapons,<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>No drugs or alcohol.&nbsp;<\/strong>Consumption, or possession.<\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n                            <p>\n                              <br>\n                            <\/p>\n                            <p><strong style=\"font-size: 111%;\"><em>TOURNAMENTS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n                            <ul>\n                              <li><strong>Silence at all times<\/strong>.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Please avoid distracting noises. <\/strong>Coughing, burping, sniffling, heavy breathing, stomping, chewing, slurping etc.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>NO FOOD AT THE BOARD &#8211; DRINKS ONLY.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>You may QUIETLY stand,<\/strong> <strong>walk around, &amp; use the bathroom etc. during a match.<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Electronic devices (headphones, watches, phones, tablets etc.) ARE permitted.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>ALL DEVICES must be silent or off<\/strong>, but you may keep them.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Texting is tolerated&nbsp;<\/strong>but should be minimized.&nbsp;Phone calls must be made in the hallway.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Please do not discuss your games in the game room. <\/strong>Move to the hallway to talk, and still, keep it down.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>NO CHEATING. <\/strong>We trust you.&nbsp;Don&#8217;t violate that trust.&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>DO NOT ask for, or give, advice during a tournament.<\/strong>&nbsp;Including non verbal gestures etc.&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>DO NOT interfere with a game in progress.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>You may quietly play casual games<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>between rounds&nbsp;IF there is space.<\/strong> There will be signs for &#8220;casual chess.&#8221;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH THE TOURNAMENT BOARDS unless you are playing a match<\/strong>.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong><u>DO NOT TOUCH THE DGT BOARDS. <\/u><\/strong>The digital boards are recording the tournament games and you will mess them up.<\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n                            <p>\n                              <br>\n                            <\/p>\n                          <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                  <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c12\" class=\"h-accordion-item style-585 style-local-284-c12 position-relative h-element\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <a data-open-by-default=\"false\" href=\"#284-c12\" class=\"h-accordion-item-title d-flex align-items-center h-global-transition\">\n                      <!----><span>Spectators<\/span>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-normal-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 736q0 13-10 23l-466 466q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L87 759q-10-10-10-23t10-23l50-50q10-10 23-10t23 10l393 393 393-393q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-active-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 1184q0 13-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L576 864l-393 393q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-50-50q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l466 466q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div id=\"284-c12\" class=\"h-accordion-item-content__container\">\n                      <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-accordion-item-content\">\n                        <!---->\n                        <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c13\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-586 style-local-284-c13 position-relative h-element\">\n                          <!---->\n                          <!---->\n                          <div class=\"\">\n                            <ul>\n                              <li><strong>Spectators include  parents, family, friends, and registered players not currently engaged in a match.<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Players may bring<\/strong> family and friends &#8211; within reason (no more than 4 please.)<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Spectators must follow all rules<\/strong> listed and may be asked to leave if they do not cooperate.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Do not crowd a player<\/strong> <strong>or game.<\/strong>&nbsp;Stand back at least 3 feet.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Do not speak to any player&nbsp;EVER<\/strong> or offer any advice, including inadvertent facial expressions, or audible noises that may communicate to a player.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Parents should stand BEHIND their player or otherwise out of view to avoid conflict.<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Move around the room as quietly as possible.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Silence<\/strong> in general at all times.&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li>Use common sense regarding food, drinks, phones off, etc.&nbsp;<\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n                            <p>\n                              <br>\n                            <\/p>\n                          <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                  <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c14\" class=\"h-accordion-item style-557 style-local-284-c14 position-relative h-element\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <a data-open-by-default=\"false\" href=\"#284-c14\" class=\"h-accordion-item-title d-flex align-items-center h-global-transition\">\n                      <!----><span>Equipment<\/span>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-normal-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 736q0 13-10 23l-466 466q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L87 759q-10-10-10-23t10-23l50-50q10-10 23-10t23 10l393 393 393-393q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-active-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 1184q0 13-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L576 864l-393 393q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-50-50q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l466 466q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div id=\"284-c14\" class=\"h-accordion-item-content__container\">\n                      <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-accordion-item-content\">\n                        <!---->\n                        <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c15\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-558 style-local-284-c15 position-relative h-element\">\n                          <!---->\n                          <!---->\n                          <div class=\"\">\n                            <ul>\n                              <li><strong>Piermont Chess provides all necessary equipment<\/strong> <strong>for tournaments and casual.<\/strong>&nbsp;Players do not need to bring anything other than a positive attitude &amp; some family and friends.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Players must use the club equipment at tournaments.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;For standardization and fairness we ask everyone to use our sets and clocks.<\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n                            <p>\n                              <br>\n                            <\/p>\n                          <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                  <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c16\" class=\"h-accordion-item style-559 style-local-284-c16 position-relative h-element\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <a data-open-by-default=\"false\" href=\"#284-c16\" class=\"h-accordion-item-title d-flex align-items-center h-global-transition\">\n                      <!----><span>Registration &amp; Check-In<\/span>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-normal-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 736q0 13-10 23l-466 466q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L87 759q-10-10-10-23t10-23l50-50q10-10 23-10t23 10l393 393 393-393q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-active-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 1184q0 13-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L576 864l-393 393q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-50-50q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l466 466q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div id=\"284-c16\" class=\"h-accordion-item-content__container\">\n                      <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-accordion-item-content\">\n                        <!---->\n                        <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c17\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-560 style-local-284-c17 position-relative h-element\">\n                          <!---->\n                          <!---->\n                          <div class=\"\">\n                            <ul>\n                              <li><strong>Register for tournaments <\/strong>online using credit or debit, or in person at the club where we can accept cash or venmo.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>All rated tournaments require<\/strong> <strong>all players to have an active membership with<\/strong> <strong>The US Chess Federation (USCF).<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/new.uschess.org\/join-us-chess\" style=\"color: rgb(9, 121, 231);\"\n                                  target=\"_blank\" class=\"customize-unpreviewable\"><strong><em>J<u>oin\/renew here<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/a>\n                              <\/li>\n                              <li><strong>We list events on this website, on USCF, Facebook, Instagram, and in our weekly newsletter.<\/strong>&nbsp;\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/piermontchess.com\/index.php\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                  <u>Subscribe<\/u>\n                                <\/a> to get the latest news and updates.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Unfortunately we do not offer refunds.&nbsp; This is so players commit to attending.&nbsp;<\/strong>You may apply credit toward a future event.&nbsp;&nbsp;\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/piermontchess.com\/index.php\/contact\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                  <u>Contact us<\/u>\n                                <\/a> to set that up or to discuss a special situation.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>If you know you will be late <\/strong>please call or text at <strong><u>(845) 273-0303<\/u><\/strong> ASAP.&nbsp;If we don&#8217;t hear from you we will start your clock.&nbsp;If you miss the first game with no contact, you\n                                will be withdrawn.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>When you arrive, introduce yourself to the Tournament Director and confirm your participation in the event.<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>The tournaments will begin &#8220;around&#8221; 11am.&nbsp;Most events last ~4 hrs.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Please arrive early to check-in. 10:30a is ideal.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>Doors to the building open at 10am.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>We are a casual and social club.&nbsp;<\/strong>We are not in a rush and we like to give everyone time to relax and chat before starting and in-between rounds.<\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n                            <p>\n                              <br>\n                            <\/p>\n                          <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                  <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c18\" class=\"h-accordion-item style-561 style-local-284-c18 position-relative h-element\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <a data-open-by-default=\"false\" href=\"#284-c18\" class=\"h-accordion-item-title d-flex align-items-center h-global-transition\">\n                      <!----><span>Time Controls<\/span>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-normal-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 736q0 13-10 23l-466 466q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L87 759q-10-10-10-23t10-23l50-50q10-10 23-10t23 10l393 393 393-393q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-active-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 1184q0 13-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L576 864l-393 393q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-50-50q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l466 466q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div id=\"284-c18\" class=\"h-accordion-item-content__container\">\n                      <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-accordion-item-content\">\n                        <!---->\n                        <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c19\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-562 style-local-284-c19 position-relative h-element\">\n                          <!---->\n                          <!---->\n                          <div class=\"\">\n                            <ul>\n                              <li><strong>A time control <\/strong>is the amount of time each player has to make their moves.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>It is written as<\/strong> <em>&#8220;G\/#&#8221;<\/em>&nbsp;which means <em>&#8220;game in # minutes.&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>A time control will often include a bonus or a delay.<\/strong>&nbsp;For example: <em>&#8220;G\/25+5&#8221; <\/em>means <em>&#8220;game in 25 minutes plus 5 seconds per move.&#8221;<\/em> <strong>OR<\/strong> <em>&#8220;G\/25;d10&#8221;<\/em> which means,\n                                &#8220;<em>game in 25 minutes with 10 second delay per move.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/em><\/li>\n                              <li>&nbsp;<strong>At PCC we use different time controls<\/strong> for each event so be sure to read listings carefully.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Some common ones<\/strong> are <em>G\/3+2, G\/15+10, G\/25+0, G\/45+15, G\/60;d30 etc.<\/em><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Time controls refer to one player&#8217;s time, so a game may last double that time <\/strong>eg:<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>G\/25+5, is considered a &#8220;30 minute game&#8221; which can last up to ~60 minutes accounting for both players.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Time controls can be referenced with the terms <em>Blitz, Rapid,<\/em> or <em>Classical <\/em><\/strong>which are common descriptors of the game speed: fast, medium, &amp; slow, respectively.<\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n                            <p>\n                              <br>\n                            <\/p>\n                          <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                  <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c20\" class=\"h-accordion-item style-563 style-local-284-c20 position-relative h-element\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <a data-open-by-default=\"false\" href=\"#284-c20\" class=\"h-accordion-item-title d-flex align-items-center h-global-transition\">\n                      <!----><span>Rating Categories<\/span>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-normal-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 736q0 13-10 23l-466 466q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L87 759q-10-10-10-23t10-23l50-50q10-10 23-10t23 10l393 393 393-393q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-active-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 1184q0 13-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L576 864l-393 393q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-50-50q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l466 466q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div id=\"284-c20\" class=\"h-accordion-item-content__container\">\n                      <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-accordion-item-content\">\n                        <!---->\n                        <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c21\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-564 style-local-284-c21 position-relative h-element\">\n                          <!---->\n                          <!---->\n                          <div class=\"\">\n                            <ul>\n                              <li><strong>US Chess rates your games based on their time control.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>There are 3 rating categories: <em>Blitz, Quick, Regular.<\/em><\/strong> (We don&#8217;t use the &#8220;online&#8221; one).<\/li>\n                              <li>These are\n                                <u>official terminology.<\/u>&nbsp;Terms like <em>Rapid<\/em> or <em>Classical <\/em>are technically meaningless.&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>The time control of the event determines which category  will be affected:<em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong><u>Blitz<\/u> rated:<\/strong>&nbsp;Any game 5-10 minutes with a minimum base time of 3 minutes <em>(e.g. G\/3+2 = 5 minutes)<\/em><\/li>\n                              <li><strong><u>Quick <\/u>rated:<\/strong>&nbsp;Any game greater than 10 but less than 30 minutes (e.g. 10m01s &#8211; 29m59s) with&nbsp;a minimum base of 5.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong><u>Dual<\/u> rated<\/strong> (both quick and regular)<strong>:<\/strong>&nbsp;Any game 30-65 minutes with a minimum base of 5.<em> (eg: G\/45+10)<\/em><\/li>\n                              <li><strong><u>Regular<\/u> rated:<\/strong>&nbsp;Any game greater than 65 minutes with a minimum base of 5. <em>(eg: G\/90+30)<\/em><\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n                            <p>\n                              <br>\n                            <\/p>\n                          <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                  <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c22\" class=\"h-accordion-item style-743 style-local-284-c22 position-relative h-element\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <a data-open-by-default=\"false\" href=\"#284-c22\" class=\"h-accordion-item-title d-flex align-items-center h-global-transition\">\n                      <!----><span>Format &amp; Scoring<\/span>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-normal-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 736q0 13-10 23l-466 466q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L87 759q-10-10-10-23t10-23l50-50q10-10 23-10t23 10l393 393 393-393q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-active-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 1184q0 13-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L576 864l-393 393q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-50-50q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l466 466q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div id=\"284-c22\" class=\"h-accordion-item-content__container\">\n                      <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-accordion-item-content\">\n                        <!---->\n                        <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c23\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-744 style-local-284-c23 position-relative h-element\">\n                          <!---->\n                          <!---->\n                          <div class=\"\">\n                            <ul>\n                              <li>Most chess tournaments are run in a Swiss System format, which means there is a set number of rounds and everyone will play in each round, and players are paired based on rating first,&nbsp;followed by their results in subsequent\n                                rounds.<\/li>\n                              <li>Other formats include round robin, and elimination.<\/li>\n                              <li>Scoring: Win = 1 point. Lose = 0 points. Draw = 1\/2 point. Highest score wins.&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li>In the event of a tie special algorithms are applied to determine a victor. Cash prizes are split evenly.&nbsp;<\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n                            <p>\n                              <br>\n                            <\/p>\n                          <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                  <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c24\" class=\"h-accordion-item style-567 style-local-284-c24 position-relative h-element\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <a data-open-by-default=\"false\" href=\"#284-c24\" class=\"h-accordion-item-title d-flex align-items-center h-global-transition\">\n                      <!----><span>***TOURNAMENT PROCEDURE***<\/span>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-normal-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 736q0 13-10 23l-466 466q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L87 759q-10-10-10-23t10-23l50-50q10-10 23-10t23 10l393 393 393-393q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-active-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 1184q0 13-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L576 864l-393 393q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-50-50q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l466 466q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div id=\"284-c24\" class=\"h-accordion-item-content__container\">\n                      <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-accordion-item-content\">\n                        <!---->\n                        <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c25\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-568 style-local-284-c25 position-relative h-element\">\n                          <!---->\n                          <!---->\n                          <div class=\"\">\n                            <ul>\n                              <li><strong>Arrive early and check in.<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>The TD will announce the start<\/strong> of the event, do a roll call, and review the rules.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>The TD will announce the pairings<\/strong>.&nbsp;Pairings are projected on the&nbsp;TV.&nbsp;At this point registration is officially closed.&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Find your name, board number and piece color.<\/strong>&nbsp;Take a score sheet and pen if required, and take your seat.&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Fill out the top portion of the score sheet if required.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>When everyone is settled<\/strong> the TD will say to begin.&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Set the clock to White&#8217;s turn.<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Shake hands <\/strong>or bump fists with your opponent and say, &#8220;Good luck.&#8221;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Black starts the clock by pressing the play button.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>If a player is late,<\/strong> their opponent may start the clock in their absence. (Black starts the clock and waits, White may start the clock, make a move and start Black&#8217;s clock.)&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Players take turns <\/strong>making a move, pressing the clock, and recording moves if required.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>When the game is over, shake hands again,<\/strong> <strong>say, &#8220;Good game&#8221; and stop the clock<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Reset the pieces and the clock.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Report the results to the TD.&nbsp;Say the board number and which color won. <\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Pause the clock to ask the TD for assistance at any time during the game.<\/strong><\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n                            <p>\n                              <br>\n                            <\/p>\n                          <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                  <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c26\" class=\"h-accordion-item style-593 style-local-284-c26 position-relative h-element\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <a data-open-by-default=\"false\" href=\"#284-c26\" class=\"h-accordion-item-title d-flex align-items-center h-global-transition\">\n                      <!----><span>The Clock<\/span>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-normal-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 736q0 13-10 23l-466 466q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L87 759q-10-10-10-23t10-23l50-50q10-10 23-10t23 10l393 393 393-393q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-active-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 1184q0 13-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L576 864l-393 393q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-50-50q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l466 466q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div id=\"284-c26\" class=\"h-accordion-item-content__container\">\n                      <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-accordion-item-content\">\n                        <!---->\n                        <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c27\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-594 style-local-284-c27 position-relative h-element\">\n                          <!---->\n                          <!---->\n                          <div class=\"\">\n                            <ul>\n                              <li>It is important to know how to operate the clock.&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li>At PCC we use the blue DGT North American model.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>It will be set for the event.<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Players need to know how to start, pause, and reset.<\/strong>&#8221; <\/li>\n                              <li><strong>In each game player with Black pieces starts the clock.<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Press the middle button with the play\/pause symbol.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Press again to toggle pause\/play.<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>The on\/off button is on the bottom of the clock.<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>To reset the clock, lift it up and press: <\/strong>\n                                <u>Off; On; right button; center button; right button again.<\/u> The clock will show the last used settings and be ready to start.<\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n                            <p>\n                              <br>\n                            <\/p>\n                          <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c28\" class=\"d-block style-742 style-local-284-c28 position-relative h-element\">\n                          <!---->\n                          <div class=\"h-image__frame-container-outer\">\n                            <div class=\"h-image__frame-container\">\n                              <!---->\n                              <!---->\n                              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/piermontchess.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DGT-Clock-Instructions-768x432.jpg\" class=\"style-742-image style-local-284-c28-image\">\n                              <div class=\"h-image__frame h-hide-lg h-hide-md h-hide-sm style-742-frameImage style-local-284-c28-frameImage\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                  <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c29\" class=\"h-accordion-item style-565 style-local-284-c29 position-relative h-element\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <a data-open-by-default=\"false\" href=\"#284-c29\" class=\"h-accordion-item-title d-flex align-items-center h-global-transition\">\n                      <!----><span>Byes<\/span>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-normal-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 736q0 13-10 23l-466 466q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L87 759q-10-10-10-23t10-23l50-50q10-10 23-10t23 10l393 393 393-393q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-active-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 1184q0 13-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L576 864l-393 393q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-50-50q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l466 466q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div id=\"284-c29\" class=\"h-accordion-item-content__container\">\n                      <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-accordion-item-content\">\n                        <!---->\n                        <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c30\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-566 style-local-284-c30 position-relative h-element\">\n                          <!---->\n                          <!---->\n                          <div class=\"\">\n                            <ul>\n                              <li><strong>Players sometimes have to skip a round<\/strong>.&nbsp;This is called a &#8220;bye.&#8221;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>There are two ways to receive a bye.<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Requested Bye:<\/strong>&nbsp;To accommodate a player with a conflict or illness.&nbsp;Bye requests must be made before the last round so they cannot be used strategically to influence an event.&nbsp;Players who request\n                                a bye will receive a 1\/2 point for the round.&nbsp;&nbsp;Skipping the last round is considered a withdraw and gets 0 pts.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Assigned Bye:<\/strong>&nbsp;is offered due to a lack of an opponent from forfeit\/withdrawal, or an odd number of players. These are given once per round to the lowest rated player, with the fewest wins, who hasn&#8217;t\n                                had a bye already.&nbsp;That player receives 1 point for the inconvenience regardless of the round.&nbsp;<\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n                            <p>\n                              <br>\n                            <\/p>\n                          <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                  <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c31\" class=\"h-accordion-item style-569 style-local-284-c31 position-relative h-element\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <a data-open-by-default=\"false\" href=\"#284-c31\" class=\"h-accordion-item-title d-flex align-items-center h-global-transition\">\n                      <!----><span>Piece Movement<\/span>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-normal-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 736q0 13-10 23l-466 466q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L87 759q-10-10-10-23t10-23l50-50q10-10 23-10t23 10l393 393 393-393q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-active-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 1184q0 13-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L576 864l-393 393q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-50-50q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l466 466q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div id=\"284-c31\" class=\"h-accordion-item-content__container\">\n                      <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-accordion-item-content\">\n                        <!---->\n                        <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c32\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-570 style-local-284-c32 position-relative h-element\">\n                          <!---->\n                          <!---->\n                          <div class=\"\">\n                            <ul>\n                              <li><strong>There are strict rules regarding how to move the pieces.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>One Hand Rule: One hand must do all the work<\/strong> e.g. the hand that moves a piece should also operate the clock. Same for promotion and castling.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Touch Move\/Touch Take Rule: <\/strong>a piece touched with intent to play <strong>must<\/strong> <strong>be moved <\/strong>unless illegal to do so (touch move).&nbsp;As well, an opponent&#8217;s piece that is touched with\n                                intent to capture it must be captured unless illegal to do so (touch take).&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>J&#8217;adoube\/Adjust:<\/strong> a player may only touch a piece to adjust it <strong>IF it is their turn,<\/strong> and they <strong>say out loud &#8220;J&#8217;adoube&#8221; &#8220;I Adjust&#8221; or &#8220;Adjust.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Castling: <\/strong>the proper way to castle is to move the\n                                <u>king first<\/u> and the\n                                <u>rook second<\/u> using the same hand.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Pawn Promotion:&nbsp;<\/strong> remove pawn from the board (it doesn&#8217;t have to touch the 8th rank), and place the promoted piece on the 8th rank using the same hand.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Captured pieces<\/strong> are out of play and can be held or placed anywhere on the table.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n                            <p>\n                              <br>\n                            <\/p>\n                          <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                  <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c33\" class=\"h-accordion-item style-571 style-local-284-c33 position-relative h-element\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <a data-open-by-default=\"false\" href=\"#284-c33\" class=\"h-accordion-item-title d-flex align-items-center h-global-transition\">\n                      <!----><span>Illegal Moves &amp; Penalties<\/span>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-normal-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 736q0 13-10 23l-466 466q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L87 759q-10-10-10-23t10-23l50-50q10-10 23-10t23 10l393 393 393-393q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-active-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 1184q0 13-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L576 864l-393 393q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-50-50q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l466 466q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div id=\"284-c33\" class=\"h-accordion-item-content__container\">\n                      <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-accordion-item-content\">\n                        <!---->\n                        <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c34\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-572 style-local-284-c34 position-relative h-element\">\n                          <!---->\n                          <!---->\n                          <div class=\"\">\n                            <ul>\n                              <li><strong>Illegal moves are any move that violates the standard rules of piece movement.&nbsp;<\/strong>(See&nbsp;\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/piermontchess.com\/index.php\/how-to-play-chess\">How to Play Chess<\/a>).<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>A move is NOT illegal UNTIL&nbsp;the turn is COMPLETED by <u>pressing the clock<\/u><\/strong>.&nbsp;<strong>&nbsp;A player may correct an illegal move before they press the clock.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Illegal moves must be DECLARED<\/strong> <strong>by the opponent BEFORE completing their next move or no penalty can be applied and play continues. <\/strong>\n                                <u>Responsibility lies with the last illegal move if multiple are made.<\/u>\n                              <\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Declare an illegal move by pausing the clock and calling the TD.<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Illegal moves incur a 2 minute time penalty where the non-offending player receives +2 minutes. <\/strong>The board is reset to the position before the move was made.&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>In Blitz time controls<\/strong>, <strong>an illegal move <u>loses the game immediately.<\/u><\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>If the illegal move is castling<\/strong>, reset the king and rook and make a <strong><u>king<\/u><\/strong>\n                                <u> <\/u><strong><u>move<\/u><\/strong> as castling is considered a king move.&nbsp;<\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n                            <p>\n                              <br>\n                            <\/p>\n                          <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                  <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c35\" class=\"h-accordion-item style-575 style-local-284-c35 position-relative h-element\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <a data-open-by-default=\"false\" href=\"#284-c35\" class=\"h-accordion-item-title d-flex align-items-center h-global-transition\">\n                      <!----><span>Game Notation<\/span>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-normal-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 736q0 13-10 23l-466 466q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L87 759q-10-10-10-23t10-23l50-50q10-10 23-10t23 10l393 393 393-393q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-active-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 1184q0 13-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L576 864l-393 393q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-50-50q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l466 466q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div id=\"284-c35\" class=\"h-accordion-item-content__container\">\n                      <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-accordion-item-content\">\n                        <!---->\n                        <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c36\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-576 style-local-284-c36 position-relative h-element\">\n                          <!---->\n                          <!---->\n                          <div class=\"\">\n                            <ul>\n                              <li>Notation is required for any game 30 minutes or longer (Dual rated or Regular)<\/li>\n                              <li>Quick and Blitz do not require notation.<\/li>\n                              <li>In any game requiring notation,\n                                <u>both players may stop taking notation once either player has fewer than 5 minutes remaining.<\/u>\n                              <\/li>\n                              <li>Any game with a +30 second increment <strong>requires notation throughout.<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li>Notation can be made at any time.&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li>You can borrow your opponent&#8217;s sheet to correct yours but you must do it on YOUR TIME.<\/li>\n                              <li>Players with inexperience or disability may use an assistant, digital devices, request a time penalty of -5%, 10 minutes maximum (20=&nbsp;-1min), or be excused at TD discretion.&nbsp;<\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n                            <p><strong style=\"font-size: 101%;\"><u>Algebraic Notation:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n                            <ul>\n                              <li><strong>Rows 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 are &#8220;Ranks&#8221;; Columns  a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h &#8211; are &#8220;Files&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Each square has a coordinate address, a letter and a number. &#8220;a1, b2, c3, d4, etc&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Initials for pieces:<\/strong> King= <strong>K<\/strong>;&nbsp;Queen= <strong>Q<\/strong>;&nbsp;Knight= <strong>N<\/strong>;&nbsp;Bishop= <strong>B<\/strong>;&nbsp;Rook= <strong>R<\/strong>;&nbsp;Pawn= <strong>the letter of the square it is currently on.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Move: <\/strong>Note the piece that moved and the new square,&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Queen to e4&#8221; = &#8220;Qe4&#8221;<\/strong>, for pawns just mark the new square eg:&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;e4.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Capture: <\/strong>Add an <strong>x<\/strong> for &#8220;takes&#8221;,<strong>&nbsp;&#8220;Queen takes e4&#8221; = &#8220;Qxe4&#8221;.&nbsp;<\/strong> For pawns, record the letter it started on and the new square, <strong>&#8220;dxe4&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Check: <\/strong>Add a plus <strong>+<\/strong> sign <strong>&#8220;Queen to e4, Check&#8221; = &#8220;Qe4+&#8221; <\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Checkmate: <\/strong>Add a hashtag&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Queen to e4, Checkmate&#8221; = &#8220;Qe4#&#8221; <\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Note the winner<\/strong> in the space after the last move:<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>White wins:&nbsp;<\/strong>1-0<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Black wins:<\/strong>&nbsp;0-1<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Draw\/stalemate: <\/strong>1\/2-1\/2<\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n                            <p><strong style=\"font-size: 101%;\"><u>Special cases:&nbsp;<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n                            <ul>\n                              <li><strong>Capture En Passant: <\/strong>add <strong>&#8220;e.p.&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp;=&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;axb6 e.p.&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Castle:<\/strong> king-side <strong>O-O <\/strong>(short castle); queen-side <strong>O-O-O <\/strong>(long castle)<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Pawn promotion:<\/strong> add equal sign and promoted piece<strong> &#8220;a8=Q&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Knights that can both move to the same square:&nbsp;<\/strong>specify which knight with the letter they are on, or the number if they have the same letter: <strong>&#8220;Knight on b to d4&#8221; = &#8220;Nbd4&#8221;<\/strong> or <strong>&#8220;Knight on 2 to d4&#8221; &#8220;N2d4&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Rooks on the same rank or file: <\/strong>Similar to knights, specify the file if on same rank &#8220;R<strong>a<\/strong>d8&#8243; or rank if on same file &#8220;R<strong>4<\/strong>d2&#8243;<\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n                            <p>\n                              <br>\n                            <\/p>\n                          <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                  <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c37\" class=\"h-accordion-item style-577 style-local-284-c37 position-relative h-element\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <a data-open-by-default=\"false\" href=\"#284-c37\" class=\"h-accordion-item-title d-flex align-items-center h-global-transition\">\n                      <!----><span>Game Conclusion<\/span>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-normal-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 736q0 13-10 23l-466 466q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L87 759q-10-10-10-23t10-23l50-50q10-10 23-10t23 10l393 393 393-393q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-active-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 1184q0 13-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L576 864l-393 393q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-50-50q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l466 466q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div id=\"284-c37\" class=\"h-accordion-item-content__container\">\n                      <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-accordion-item-content\">\n                        <!---->\n                        <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c38\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-578 style-local-284-c38 position-relative h-element\">\n                          <!---->\n                          <!---->\n                          <div class=\"\">\n                            <ul>\n                              <li><strong>Game ends on <\/strong>checkmate, draw, resignation, or expired time.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Checkmate: <\/strong>Game ends immediately with a legal Checkmate on the board. Supersedes flag fall if completed before flag is declared.&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Draw:<\/strong>&nbsp;Draws&nbsp;can occur by player <strong>agreement<\/strong> (all moves lead to no change), <strong>stalemate<\/strong> (king trapped but not in check and no other pieces can move), <strong>3 time repetition<\/strong>                                (same position repeated 3 non-consecutive times), <strong>50 move rule<\/strong> (50 moves with no pawn move or capture), <strong>lack of material <\/strong>(not enough pieces to create checkmate), and<strong> &#8220;double flag&#8221;<\/strong>                                time expire (both players run out of time without a declaration).&nbsp;<strong> <\/strong>\n                                <u>Say out loud &#8220;DRAW?&#8221; and offer a handshake.<\/u>&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Time expire:<\/strong> Player who runs out of time loses, but opponent must declare it before they too run out of time.&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Resignation:<\/strong> player gives up. Say out loud &#8220;I Resign&#8221; and offer your hand to shake.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Confirm all results verbally with opponent.<\/strong> (\n                                <u>Many draws were mistaken for resignations and vice versa.)<\/u>&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Record<\/strong> results on score sheet Black&nbsp;0-1; White&nbsp;1-0;&nbsp;Draw 1\/2-1\/2.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Report<\/strong> to TD board number and which color won.<\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n                            <p>\n                              <br>\n                            <\/p>\n                          <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                  <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c39\" class=\"h-accordion-item style-583 style-local-284-c39 position-relative h-element\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <a data-open-by-default=\"false\" href=\"#284-c39\" class=\"h-accordion-item-title d-flex align-items-center h-global-transition\">\n                      <!----><span>Prizes<\/span>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-normal-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 736q0 13-10 23l-466 466q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L87 759q-10-10-10-23t10-23l50-50q10-10 23-10t23 10l393 393 393-393q10-10 23-10t23 10l50 50q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                      <div class=\"h-accordion-item-title-active-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon h-accordion-item-title-icon-right\"><span class=\"h-svg-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 1152 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1075 1184q0 13-10 23l-50 50q-10 10-23 10t-23-10L576 864l-393 393q-10 10-23 10t-23-10l-50-50q-10-10-10-23t10-23l466-466q10-10 23-10t23 10l466 466q10 10 10 23z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                    <\/a>\n                    <div id=\"284-c39\" class=\"h-accordion-item-content__container\">\n                      <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-accordion-item-content\">\n                        <!---->\n                        <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c40\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-584 style-local-284-c40 position-relative h-element\">\n                          <!---->\n                          <!---->\n                          <div class=\"\">\n                            <ul>\n                              <li><strong>Prizes are listed<\/strong> as &#8220;Prizes b\/20&#8221;, meaning &#8220;based on 20 players.&#8221;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>The prize fund is usually 50%<\/strong> of the entry fees and split into place and class prizes.&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>They will be listed<\/strong> like this: &#8220;$100-80; $60 U1800.&#8221; <strong>This means<\/strong> $100 for first place, $80 for second place and $60 for the best score for a player rated under 1800.&nbsp;<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Cash prizes are split evenly<\/strong> in the event of a tie as per USCF.<\/li>\n                              <li><strong>Tie break algorithms are used <\/strong>to determine the standings and the winner of prizes that cannot be divided, like trophies, Or players can agree to play a blitz tie break game.<\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n                          <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"284-c41\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-590 style-local-284-c41 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-590 style-local-284-c41\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <!---->\n                    <h3 class=\"\">Congrats! 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