I thought I would provide the group with some guidance for our vote chess team for 3 day a move time controls:
Those who are playing in a vote chess game please review and follow this guidance. Early in the game (first 2 moves) the team needs to appoint a team captain for the game. The purpose for a team captain is to give the team direction, moderate the discussion, calm things if there becomes a heated discussion, and make a call for voting time so the game doesn't timeout.
First - let me say that a vote chess game is a very good way to learn and have fun :).
Its important not to vote early (and without discussing the moves)
Vote chess at its best has 3 stages when its our turn to move:
1.) Present your move -Plese do not just move! - Think about what your favorite move in the position and then show it.
2.) Discussion - We discuss and analyze the different moves and normally we find a "Team move or 2" to vote for.
3.) Voting - 24 hours before we reach the timelimit - The "Captain" of the game will announce the Team choice(s) and we all vote.
You can join a Vote chess game at anytime - not just before starting. If you leave the vote chess game, however, you cannot rejoin that game.
All comments are welcome -keep them positive and constructive please.
Important - Check "Track new comments" - so you receive a message if there is a new comment in the Voting game!
Finally, those who do not present a move or discuss it yet vote (blind voting) are not learning anything from it and are hurting the team. The whole purpose of vote chess teams is to allow discussions and come up with agreed upon 1 or 2 moves. Please vote for one of the discussed moves.
On occasion, the team captain will get busy and "forget" to announce vote time. Please go ahead and vote for one of the discussed moves before we timeout.
I thought I would provide the group with some guidance for our vote chess team for 3 day a move time controls:
Those who are playing in a vote chess game please review and follow this guidance. Early in the game (first 2 moves) the team needs to appoint a team captain for the game. The purpose for a team captain is to give the team direction, moderate the discussion, calm things if there becomes a heated discussion, and make a call for voting time so the game doesn't timeout.
First - let me say that a vote chess game is a very good way to learn and have fun :).
Its important not to vote early (and without discussing the moves)
Vote chess at its best has 3 stages when its our turn to move:
1.) Present your move - Plese do not just move! - Think about what your favorite move in the position and then show it.
2.) Discussion - We discuss and analyze the different moves and normally we find a "Team move or 2" to vote for.
3.) Voting - 24 hours before we reach the timelimit - The "Captain" of the game will announce the Team choice(s) and we all vote.
You can join a Vote chess game at anytime - not just before starting. If you leave the vote chess game, however, you cannot rejoin that game.
All comments are welcome -keep them positive and constructive please.
Important - Check "Track new comments" - so you receive a message if there is a new comment in the Voting game!