A list of those removed from VC matches will be kept and repeat offenders may be banned from participating in future VC matches. 8. Be polite and civil! If You don’t agree with another Member’s suggestion, argue in a polite manner, and refrain from negative comments. Even if a suggested move is an obvious blunder, explain this in a way that will help the other Teammate to learn and become a better player. A short note on cheating. (I think it is commonsense that we do not want to be cheated against. Hence, we should not cheat either. Not only because of this. But mainly because it is both morally and practically wrong. In the latter sense: we also deceive ourselves, or – at least – run the risk of doing so.) Engine analyzing our ongoing games by any computing means is cheating. This should not be done neither by our Coordinators/Captains, nor by any of the members who joined a certain game. (However, post-mortem analysis is permitted.) 9. A short note on techniques that do not count as cheating. Using databases for checking statistics and particular lines, move orders does not count as cheating. Nonetheless, the databases shall not contain engine evaluations or allow engine evaluations to be TURNED OFF. The use of books, of other printed or electronic material (CDs/DVDs) as well as internet resources on chess is not cheating either. Hence, Vote Chess Game Coordinators and participants should take advantage of these resources. (After all, these are learning, not cheating tools, we may use in correspondence chess.)
A list of those removed from VC matches will be kept and repeat offenders may be banned from participating in future VC matches.
8. Be polite and civil! If You don’t agree with another Member’s suggestion, argue in a polite manner, and refrain from negative comments. Even if a suggested move is an obvious blunder, explain this in a way that will help the other Teammate to learn and become a better player.
A short note on cheating. (I think it is commonsense that we do not want to be cheated against. Hence, we should not cheat either. Not only because of this. But mainly because it is both morally and practically wrong. In the latter sense: we also deceive ourselves, or – at least – run the risk of doing so.) Engine analyzing our ongoing games by any computing means is cheating. This should not be done neither by our Coordinators/Captains, nor by any of the members who joined a certain game. (However, post-mortem analysis is permitted.)
9. A short note on techniques that do not count as cheating. Using databases for checking statistics and particular lines, move orders does not count as cheating. Nonetheless, the databases shall not contain engine evaluations or allow engine evaluations to be TURNED OFF. The use of books, of other printed or electronic material (CDs/DVDs) as well as internet resources on chess is not cheating either. Hence, Vote Chess Game Coordinators and participants should take advantage of these resources. (After all, these are learning, not cheating tools, we may use in correspondence chess.)