INTERNATIONAL SOLVING CONTEST (ISC)

SUNDAY 23 JANUARY 2005

As agreed during the PCCC-congress in Greece it is the intention to organise each year an International Solving Contest, simultaneously in all participating countries. This will offer in the future an extra opportunity to gain points for titles.

The announced event on January 23rd is a try-out.

As delegate you have to appoint a local controller to organise this contest in your country. If you find it appropriate this contest may be organised in more than one location in your country. But for each location a local controller must take the responsibility. It is absolutely required that the local controller must dispose of an e-mail address. The delegate will thus indicate this e-mail-address.

The contest will consist of two rounds with each six problems, i.e. for each round a 2≠, 3≠, n≠, EG, h≠ and s≠.
For each round the solving time is two hours.
To prevent possible irregularities it is essential that the start of the contest must be at the same time in each country. This means GMT at 11 hr. Local time must meet this GMT. Between the two rounds a break is foreseen of minimum 0,5 hr and max 1,5 hr, at the option of the local controller.

The local controller will receive between 9 and 16 January 2005 by e-mail following documents:
	Per round a sheet with the problems in PDF format as well as in Word-format. (After the appointment of the local 
	controller, it will be tested with him, that this is properly functioning).
	Per round a sheet for the solvers.
	Per round a sheet with the solutions.
	Per round a marking-sheet.
	A form for the result.

The task of the local controller is:
	The local organisation of the contest. Note: It is allowed that countries have a combined organisation. Participants 
	may also be of a different country.
	The announcement in local magazines.
	The invitation of the local participants.
	The multiplication of the various sheets for the solvers.
	Provide a clock.
	The marking of the solutions
	Announce the provisional results to the solvers, ultimately on January 25th 2005.
	The handling of possible appeals, which should reach him by January 27th 2005.
	The e-mailing of the result. This must reach the central controller by e-mail not later than on 31 January 2005.
	The mailing of the solving sheets to the central controller not later than the 31st January 2005 (Date of the post 
	stamp). These two dates are very important. Otherwise disqualification should follow.
	The post-address is: Ward Stoffelen, Henrilei 59, B-2930 Brasschaat, Belgium.
	The e-mail address is: ward.stoffelen@yucom.be
	To ensure a back-up, the delegate and the local controller will send from now on a copy of all e-mails to Peter 
	Bakker and Axel Steinbrink. Their e-mail-addresses are: pabchess@cs.com and Axel.Steinbrink@12move.de

The central controller checks the markings and distributes the final result to the various local controllers and to the delegates not later than February 28th 2005. Appeals to be sent to the central controller not later than March 14th 2005.
After handling possible appeals, the central controller will present the results and his report to the subcommittee (Leader: Uri Avner) by March 31st 2005. After review the results will be presented on the PCCC-website by April 30 2005.
The result of this contest is an individual ranking. For the time being no ranking per country is considered.

The appointment of a local controller must be announced to the central controller ultimately on December 15th 2004. After his appointment I will sent the local controller an adapted version of this e-mail for his information.

Ward Stoffelen
Central controller ISC