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Our tournament follows all basic rules of chess play as defined by CFC and FIDE. Please refer to the FIDE handbook for a complete rundown of what not to do!

All players must keep an accurate scoresheet. Touch move and touch take apply. When making a move, all actions (moving a piece, capturing, castling, and pressing the clock) must be made with one hand.

Distracting behaviour is strictly forbidden. This includes, but is not restricted to: eating food at the board, talking to or touching the opponent, and offering draws repeatedly or insincerely.

Spectators (including parents) are strictly forbidden from interacting directly with players during game play. Interference with a player during a game may result in penalties against that player, up to and including loss of game. Spectators who have concerns about games in play must confer first and only with tournament arbiters.

All players must have electronic devices OFF throughout all games, unless an exception has been allowed by the tournament director or chief arbiter. This means: all cellphones, tablets, computers, smartwatches, and the like must be OFF. Wearable electronics, like smartwatches or regular watches, may not be worn during game play.

Such devices may be placed face down at the playing table, or stored in a bag at edge of the playing hall, and may not be taken out of the hall when a player takes a break from play.

Any sound or vibration that comes from a player's device will result in loss of game.

Illegal moves: a first illegal move in a game results in a time penalty (two minutes) awarded to the opponent. A second illegal move in the same game results in loss of game.