Supplementary Rules for the 10th World Xiangqi Championships
A. About the Regulations:
1. Men’s Individual shall be a nine-(9) round one, using the Swiss System with one (1) game for each match. Women’s Individual shall be a seven-(7) round one, using also the Swiss System with one (1) game for each match.
2. For Women’s Individual, the competition time for Round 1-6 shall be the same as that of the first six rounds of Men’s Individual. The competition time for Round 7 shall be the same as that for Round 9 of Men’s Individual. All competitions shall end at the same time.
B. Grouping:
1. Participants who are present will first be confirmed. If the total number of players is an odd number, then the organization in charge will have to fill up the vacancy to make the total even.
2. Two (2) players will be determined by the groups participating in Men’s Team Event .
3. The first draw will determine players’ numbers. Players will match in consecutive numbers, e.g. No. 1 versus No. 2; No. 3 versus No. 4, etc. Players with a smaller number will take the first move at an odd number table, while those with a larger number will take the first move at an even number table.
4. A draw will determine the representative number; the competition will flow according to the groups listed on the schedule list.
5. In the first round of grouping, players will avoid matching with players within the same representative group. Players in all other rounds will not avoid matching with players within the same representative group.
6. The chief referee shall be in charge of the grouping and shall announce his grouping results in time. The competition committee and members of the judging group are authorized to participate and monitor the grouping process.
C. Timing:
1. Electronic timer will be used. Time regulations: The basic time usage for each player is 80 minutes, and 30 seconds will be added for each move. The number of moves is unlimited. If the player exceeds the time limit, he is deemed to lose the game.
2. Time (in seconds) can be added immediately after players press the clock. Players should not forget to press the clock.
3. Should the clock be out of order accidentally, the judging group will deal with it accordingly; players of both sides should obey the decision of the board of referees.
4. No game can be suspended and all must be completed.
D. Player’s Record:
1. Each player must record all of his and the opponent’s move. After the game, he/she must confirm the accuracy of the moves and report the result to the board of referees.
2. If a player forgets to record or wrongly records four (4) moves (two rounds) during the game, he/she will be subjected to one demerit. After four (4) demerits within a game, he/she will be announced defeated.
E. The Natural Move Limit:
1. If both sides have taken 100 moves (i.e. 50 rounds) without capturing a piece from the opponent, one side can suggest a draw. When proved to be true, it can be announced a drawn game; it can also be announced a drawn game by the board of referees after calculating the number of moves.
2. When calculating the number of moves, the side who proposes a “checkmate” should be completed in 10 moves, and after deducting the moves, if the remaining rounds are less than 50, the proposer will be penalized for one technical fault, and 5 minutes of remaining time will be deducted. If he/she exceeds the time limit because of these five minutes, he/she is deemed to lose the game. If he/she proposes again and still has less than 50 rounds, he/she will be judged as the loser immediately.
F. Placing:
1. Placing of Men’s Individual and Women’s Individual will be performed according to the “Official Rules of Xiangqi” (which are the same as the Rules of Asian Xiangqi Federation) approved by the World Xiangqi Federation.
2. Non-Asian players will be placed according to the above regulation.
3. Men’s Team Event will be placed according to the sum of the placings of the team members in Men’s Individual games. The higher one (i.e. with fewer points in hand) will be placed first. If two or more teams have the same sum of placings, then the one with higher individual placing will come first.
4. Men’s Team Event will not be placed if a representative group has less than two (2) players in Men’s Team Event.
The Judging Committee
29th August, 2007
