You will find here the references to all the important IECG documents, some are for all the members like the IECG Rules, others are tutorials for new members like the Quick Guide, and some are of interest to the IECG staff only.

Rules and regulations

This is the legal framework for all IECG activities. This reference document covers the statutes of our association, the play for individual games, the tournaments, the ratings and the titles.

History

• Version 4.2 (August 27, 1996)
• Version 5 (August 1, 1998)
• Version 5.1 (June 27, 1999)
• Version 5.1a (January 12, 2000)
• Version 6.0 (November 15, 2000)
• Version 6.1 (April 8, 2001)
• Version 6.2 (June 4, 2001)
• Version 6.3 (November 6, 2001)
• Version 6.4 (January 1, 2002)
• Version 6.4a (January 1, 2003)
• Version 6.5 (January 1, 2004)
• Version 7.0 (March 1, 2006)
• Version 7.1 (March 1, 2009): THE LATEST

Current

Our Rules and regulations 7.1 are available:

• in HTML for online browsing
• in a Zipped PDF file for offline reading (you need Adobe Reader to open the file)

For new members

These online tutorials are specially useful for players who are new to e-mail chess or recently joined the IECG.

• IECG Quick Guide (zipped PDF, last updated 04 January 2009)
• Algebraic Notation and PGN Standard
• Timekeeping made easy

For Tournament Secretaries

Manuals and guidelines for the IECG staff

• TS FAQ (zipped PDF, last updated 04 October 2008, based on IECG rules 7.0)
• Homepage of CLchess tournament management software
• CLChess manual (zipped PDF)
• Standard messages templates