Index

PREFACE

BASIC RULES OF PLAY

ARTICLE 1 : The nature and objectives of the game of chess
ARTICLE 2 : The initial position of the pieces on the chessboard
ARTICLE 3 : The moves of the pieces
ARTICLE 4 : The act of moving the pieces
ARTICLE 5 : The completion of the game

COMPETITION RULES

ARTICLE 6 : The chess clock
ARTICLE 7 : Irregularities
ARTICLE 8 : The recording of the moves
ARTICLE 9 : The drawn game
ARTICLE 10 : Quickplay Finish
ARTICLE 11 : Scoring
ARTICLE 12 : The conduct of the players
ARTICLE 13 : The role of the arbiter (see Preface)
FIDE

APPENDICES

A. Adjourned games
B. Rapidplay
C. (Blitz)
D. Quickplay finishes where no arbiter is present in the venue.
E. Algebraic notation
F. Rules for play with Blind and Visually Handicapped


* Laws of Chess FIDE cover game on board. The English text is the authentic version of Laws of Chess which was adopted at the 71 Congress of the FIDE in Istanbul (Turkey) in November 2000, entering force on July 1, 2001. Under these laws, the word "he " "to " (to him), "your " (from it) and "your " include "it ", "it ", "your " (hers) and "yours ".