1 a. If a game is not finished at the end of the time prescribed for play, the arbiter shall require the player
having the move to ‘seal’ that move. The player must write his move in unambiguous notation on his
scoresheet, put his scoresheet and that of his opponent in an envelope, seal the envelope and only then
stop his clock without starting the opponent’s clock. Until he has stopped the clocks, the player retains
the right to change his sealed move. If, after being told by the arbiter to seal his move, the player makes
a move on the chessboard, he must write that same move on his scoresheet as his sealed move.
b. A player having the move, who adjourns the game before the end of the playing session, shall be
considered to have sealed at the nominal time for the end of the session, and his remaining time shall so
be recorded.
2 The following shall be indicated upon the envelope:
a. the names of the players
b. the position immediately before the sealed move
c. the time used by each player
d. the name of the player who has sealed the move
e. the number of the sealed move
f. the offer of a draw, if the proposal is current.
g. the date, time and venue of resumption of play.
3 The arbiter shall check the accuracy of the information on the envelope and is responsible for the safekeeping
of it.
4 If a player proposes a draw after his opponent has sealed his move, the offer is valid until the opponent has
accepted it or rejected it as in Article 9.1.
5 Before the game is to be resumed, the position immediately before the sealed move shall be set up on the
chessboard, and the times used by each player when the game was adjourned shall be indicated on the clocks.
6 If prior to the resumption the game is agreed drawn, or if one of the players notifies the arbiter that he resigns,
the game is concluded.
7 The envelope shall be opened only when the player who must reply to the sealed move is present.
8 Except in the cases mentioned in the Articles 5, 6.10 and 9.6, the game is lost by a player whose recording of
his sealed move
a. is ambiguous, or
b. is recorded such that its true significance is impossible to establish, or
c. is illegal.
9 If, at the agreed resumption time
a. the player having to reply to the sealed move is present, the envelope is opened, the sealed move made
on the chessboard and his clock started.
b. the player having to reply to the sealed move is not present, his clock shall be started. On his arrival, he
may stop his clock and summon the arbiter. The envelope is then opened and the sealed move made on
the chessboard. His clock is then restarted.
c. the player who sealed the move is not present, his opponent has the right to record his reply on the
scoresheet, seal his scoresheet in a fresh envelope, stop his clock and start the absent player’s clock
instead of making his reply in the normal manner. If so, the envelope shall be handed to the arbiter for
safekeeping and opened on the absent player’s arrival.
10 The player shall lose the game if he arrives at the chessboard more than one hour late for the resumption of an
adjourned game (unless the rules of the competition or the arbiter decides otherwise).
However, if the player who made the sealed move is the late player, the game is decided otherwise, if:
a. the absent player has won the game by virtue of the fact that the sealed move is checkmate, or
b. the absent player has produced a drawn game by virtue of the fact that the sealed move is stalemate, or a
position as described in Article 9.6 has arisen on the chessboard, or
c. the player present at the chessboard has lost the game according to Article 6.10.
11 a. If the envelope containing the sealed move is missing, the game shall continue from the position, with the clock times recorded at the time of adjournment. If the time used by each player cannot be reestablished
the arbiter shall set the clocks. The player who sealed the move makes the move he states he
sealed on the chessboard.
b. If it is impossible to re-establish the position, the game is annulled and a new game must be played.
12 If, upon resumption of the game, either player points out before making his first move that the time used has
been incorrectly indicated on either clock, the error must be corrected. If the error is not then established the
game continues without correction unless the arbiter feels that the consequences will be too severe.
13 The duration of each resumption session shall be controlled by the arbiter’s timepiece. The starting time and
finishing time shall be announced in advance. |
