YCA Kitchen Memorial Rules

Rules Governing the C.S. Kitchen Memorial Tournament

D1. The C.S. Kitchen Memorial Prize is presented for annual competition in a Correspondence Chess Tournament restricted to members of C.M. Organisations (or Associations) and affiliated individual members of the Association.

D2. This tournament shall be controlled by the Association’s Hon. Controller for Correspondence Chess

D3. There is no entrance fee, but entries must be submitted to the Controller not later than October 15th each year.

D4. No winner of the Memorial Prize shall be eligible to compete during the seven years following that in which the prize was won.

D5. The tournament is restricted to eight players; if necessary the Controller shall select the eight players deemed the strongest from the total entry. Each player shall have one game with each other competitor.

D6. All games shall be played in accordance with the English Chess Federation’s Rules for Correspondence Play.

D7. The closing date for play shall be August 31st in each season. The positions at the close of play in any unfinished game, the result of which cannot be agreed by the players concerned, must be sent to the Controller not later than September 15th in the same season for adjudication.

a) The position in each unfinished game must be submitted by both players, stating their claims. If only one player complies with this requirement then the claim of that player shall be allowed without adjudication. If both players comply the position shall be referred to an approved adjudicator (but not if both players claim a drawin which case that shall be the result.

b) The names of the opposing players and the player of the white pieces shall be indicated.

c) The position shall be recorded on a diagram from the White side of the board, and shall show the White pieces in capital letters and the black pieces in ringed capital letters; the number of pieces on each side shall be denoted in figures.

d) The player having the move shall be clearly indicated. If it cannot be inferred from the diagram, it must be stated whether castling by either player is possible, and / or whether an en passant capture is possible.

e) In the event of a claim not complying with these rules the Controller will discover and submit for adjudication the correct position, and the player not complying with these rules will be debited with a fine, determined from time to time by the A.G.M. If the controller is unable to determine the correct position, the relevant game will be scored a loss for both players.

D8. If a player disagrees with the result of an adjudication, an appeal may be made against the award provided that:

a) the appeal is lodged with the Controller within fourteen days of receipt of the original awards;

b) the appeal is supported by a reasoned line or lines of analysis;

c) the opposing player is informed at the time the appeal is lodged.

D9. The Memorial Prize shall not be divided and in the event of a tie between two or more competitors there shall be a play-off in the following season, in accordance with these rules, to determine the absolute winner.

D10. The value of the Memorial Prize will be determined from time to time at the A.G.M.

D11. The accepted entries and the results of the tournament shall be published each year, and arecord kept of all winners of the tornament