Below are some suggested guidelines for vote chess games that I shamelessly copied from another group page. These are good guidelines, if we follow them our results will look good - but more importantly your game itself will improve. So don't just sit back and follow the suggestions of whomever you perceive to be the strongest, get involved yourself!

* It is "Team" vote chess - i.e. we suggest, discuss, plan and play together.

* It's all about fun and is a good chance to learn from others - but this can only be achieved if we confer with each other over our moves.

* Please do not vote without first having put your move(s) up for discussion.

* Individuals can suggest one or more moves - preferably with plenty of time to go.

* The moves are discussed and analysed, and the preferred moves will become obvious - and why.

* The best result is where everyone agrees on a single move - everyone then votes for that move.

* If there is more than one preferred move, people vote on which one they feel is the best.

* People's geographical locations need to be taken into consideration - allow them time to read and comment.

* Please do not vote until the last 24 hours of the game - this is to allow good discussion and preferred move/s to become clear. It is acknowledged that time zones may mean you have to vote with a lot of hours to go...

* "Exceptions are if you know you're not going to be around in the last 24 hours, if there's a clear path to forced mate or if there's general consensus in the discussion to vote early for other reasons."

* When discussing moves, please refer to them by their move number and using the notation for White and Black as follows:

1. e4 for White

1. ... e5 for Black - i.e. include the three dots.

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