Don’t Be cRule – New Post Series

Update 14-Jan-25 - I changed these rule posts into pages (linked at the right), so this post space can be less cluttered, and reserved for tournament updates and other dynamic items...  I will leave this one post up so you can find the rest, and I will bring it to the top as I post new items.

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I’ll occasionally be posting on rules matters that show up in WCC or other local events as TDs discuss them. 

I hold a Local TD certification but there are a number of Senior TDs in our local rota, and I certainly rely on them when necessary (with attribution). 

I’ll usually cover one or two topics in each post, and I’ll try to begin with OTB ground rules and common scenarios. Even if you’re an experienced player, it may help (or even save you ½ point here and there) to be well acquainted with these… 

Items on my initial list to cover include:

• Getting rulings during a game
• How to offer a draw properly
• How to claim a draw properly (not the same thing as above...)
• Keeping score, taking notes, electronic scoresheets

I seem to have gotten through most of these, let me know what you want to see next.  If not, I'll probably resort to these:

• How does the Swiss system and pairings work
• How the rating system works
• Explaining the USCF class and "title" systems

You can always drop me a line at chess@demastri.com if you want to see anything covered.

John DeMastri

chess@demastri.com

Archive:

Dec '24 - Getting a Ruling During a Game

Dec '24 - How to Properly Offer a Draw

Dec '24 - Keeping Score 

Jan '25 - Claiming a Draw

Early Winter Swiss projected round 4 - Final Round

Open - Round 4 Pairing Sheet

Board         White                                                     Black

101. ___ Mishra, Ashish Kumar (3.0,1942)     ___ De Mastri, John (2.5,1671)

102. ___ Mccutchin, Clark O. (2.0,1900)         ___ Klandrud, Kevin (2.0,1612)

103. ___ Sabarish, Shravan (2.0,1342)         ___ Coons, James Jay (2.0,1789)

104. ___ Seaman, Christopher (2.0,1232)     ___ Sloan, Nicholas (1.5,1794)

105. ___ Kerns, Benjamin (1.5,1645)             ___ Reed, Adisa M (1.5,1471)

106. ___ Worman, Quinn (1.5,1106)             ___ Grochowski, Robin J (1.0,1765)

107. ___ Gendloff, Elie (1.0,1635)                 ___ Nickell, James W (1.0,1506)

108. ___ Simonis, Thomas A (0.5,1325)         ___ Kakumanu, Veda Anish, (1.0,795)

Please Wait Quist, Randy (0.0,1027)

Reserve - Round 4 Pairing Sheet

Board     White                                                         Black

201. ___ Dasari, Gautham (2.0,nnnn)         ___ Mohapatra, Devyanshu (3.0,922)

202. ___ Akkina, Jaswanth (2.0,605)          ___ Everette, Samuel (2.0,762)

203. ___ Butler, Michael S (1.5,824)             ___ Sabarish, Shashwath (1.5,764)

204. ___ Jampani, Aaditya V (1.0,nnnn)     ___ Klass, Ralph F (1.0,558)

205. ___ Mading, James E (0.5,698)          ___ Yadav, Kush (1.0,400)

Please Wait Borowski, Thomas Anton (0.0,141)

Early Winter Swiss - x tables after round 3

No. Gr Name                                             St Rate Rd 1     Rd 2     Rd 3     Score

1. Mishra, Ashish Kumar (1) .................. OH 1942 W10     W15     W5         3.0

2. De Mastri, John (6) ............................ WI 1671 D11       W17     W13       2.5

3. Mccutchin, Clark O. (2) ...................... WI 1900 -H-        W18     D4          2.0

4. Coons, James Jay (4) ........................ WI 1789 D17      W12     D3          2.0

5. Klandrud, Kevin (9) ............................ WI 1612 W19     W7        L1          2.0

6. Sabarish, Shravan (13) ...................... WI 1342 -H-        D13     W16        2.0

7. Seaman, Christopher (16) ................. WI 1232 W9         L5       W15        2.0

8. Sloan, Nicholas (3) ............................ WI 1794 -H-         -N-         -X-        1.5

9. Kerns, Benjamin (7) ........................... WI 1645 L7         -H-         W18      1.5

10. Reed, Adisa M (11) ............................ WI 1471 L1         W19     D12       1.5

11. Chaveriat, Lee (15) ............................ WI 1272 D2         W14     -N-        1.5

12. Worman, Quinn (17) .......................... WI 1106 W14     L4         D10       1.5

13. Grochowski, Robin J (5) .................... WI 1765 D18     D6         L2          1.0

14. Gendloff, Elie (8) ................................ WI 1635 L12     L11         W20      1.0

15. Nickell, James W (10) ........................ WI 1506 W16     L1         L7         1.0

16. Kakumanu, Veda Anish, Jr (20) ......... WI 795 L15         W20     L6         1.0

17. Albiter Benitez, Abraham (12) ............ WI 1445 D4         L2         -F-       0.5

18. Simonis, Thomas A (14) .................... WI 1325 D13         L3         L9      0.5

19. Gundlach, Mike (18) .......................... WI 1061 L5         L10         -N-     0.0

20. Quist, Randy (19) .............................. WI 1027 -U-         L16         L14    0.0 

No. Gr Name                                             St Rate Rd 1     Rd 2     Rd 3     Score

1. Mohapatra, Devyanshu (1) ................ WI 922 W9          W8     W3         3.0

2. Everette, Samuel (5) .......................... WI 762 L4          W12     W8         2.0

3. Akkina, Jaswanth (7) ......................... WI 605 W10         W4     L1          2.0

4. Dasari, Gautham (11) ........................ WI nnnn W2         L3     W9         2.0

5. Landey, Charles N (2) ........................ WI 848 -H-         W7     -N-          1.5

6. Butler, Michael S (3) .......................... WI 824 -H-         W11     -N-         1.5

7. Sabarish, Shashwath (4) ................... WI 764 -H-         L5         W11     1.5

8. Klass, Ralph F (8) .............................. WI 558 W12         L1     L2         1.0

9. Yadav, Kush (9) ................................. WI 400 L1         W10     L4         1.0

10. Jampani, Aaditya V (12) .................... WI nnnn L3     L9         W12     1.0

11. Mading, James E (6) ......................... WI 698 -H-      L6         L7         0.5

12. Borowski, Thomas Anton (10) ........... WI 141 L8         L2      L10         0.0