Rules

Here are the rules for the Winter-Spring 2009 season:

• Play will run from March 3rd thru June 30th.
• A round-robin format will be used but only rounds 1-5 will be played.
• Teams will play 1 match per month in March, April & May + 2 rounds in June.
• The time control will be G/80.
• There will be 4 boards per team.
• A team’s 4-board average cannot exceed 1900.0 in any match.
• If an unrated player is used, the average of the other players in his/her lineup must be 1900.0 or less.
• The 2008 USCF Annual Rating List will determine all player ratings.
• A club may field more than 1 team.
• Once a player competes for a team, he is bound to them for the season.
• Games will not be USCF-rated.
• Matches will take place at the West Orange CC on the 1st Tuesday of each month & start at 8 p.m. The paired teams have the option of playing elsewhere within the given month.
• Ties in the standings will be broken as follows : 1. head to head result; 2. results vs. common opponents; 3. game points vs. common opponents; 4. total game points

updated 4/19 @ 12:25 p.m.