Chess Scotland Rule Book
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Introduction
Welcome to this rules book. Chess Scotland publishes sets of rules to govern the administration of its tournaments and to assist in the conduct of other organised chess events in Scotland.
These rules include the full text of the FIDE Laws of Chess (2009 Revision) and is planned to have a four year life of validity to correspond with the cycle of Laws revision.
Responsibility for development and updating of these rules (including comments to FIDE on the draft of the Laws - and many of our suggestions have been included in the revised version) rests with the Technical Director and the Arbiters’ Committee. Any questions or suggestions should be directed to them.
Throughout these rules (as with the Laws of Chess) the words ‘he’, ‘him’ and ‘his’ are used indiscriminately to include ‘she’ and ‘her’.
Contents
FIDE Laws of Chess
Chess Scotland Advice to Players and Arbiters on Interpretation of Laws
Notation of Positions
Chess Scotland Guidelines on Quickplay Finishes
Scottish Championship Entry Rules
Chess Scotland Scheme for Arbiters
Richardson and Spens Cup Rules
MacIsaac and Nancy Elder Tournament Rules
Chess Scotland Swiss Pairing Rules
Chess Scotland Rules for Lightning (10 second) Chess
Chess Scotland Rules for Telephone Chess
Chess Scotland Regulations for play against Computers
Tie-breaking Systems
All Play All Pairings
Jamboree Pairings s