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Board window: Insert – Annotations – Special annotation – Correspondence move
(Ctrl-W)
To send a correspondence chess move click:
Board window: M e nu F ile – Print
Print Corre sponde nc e c a rd.
To get a report on the status of the game click:
Board window: File – Print – Print Correspondence report.
To e-mail a correspondence move or report click:
Board window: M e nu F ile Se nd Se nd c orre sponde nc e m ov e /re port .
Note: The correspondence header only needs to be entered once for a game, but
every move of the game must get a “correspondence move” commentary. This keeps
track of the time spent by each side. When you have executed a move for yourself
and inserted the correspondence move commentary you can print out the letter or
postcard you send to your opponent.
How to play a correspondence game
This is basically how you start and maintain a correspondence game:
Click the New game button or press Ctrl-N.
Press Ctrl-Alt-W to get the header mask. Fill out the header form as explained in
the next sections.
Enter your opponent’s first move (e.g. 1.e4)
Press Ctrl-W and fill out the commentary form.
Save the game (Ctrl-S) and ponder your reply.
Load the game and enter your move (e.g. 1...e5).
Press Ctrl-W and fill out the commentary form.
Click File – Print – Print Correspondence card. Mail the card to your opponent.
[Alternately click File – Send – Send correspondence move if you are playing by Email]
Replace the game (Ctrl-R) in the database.
Special games list for correspondence games
In the games list of your correspondence database you find special
correspondence columns: Last Move, Move sent, Time White, Time Black. On the
games list use right -c lic k List F orm a t
Corre sponde nc e Info to make those columns
visible.
Correspondence Notation
ChessBase supports entering games and printing in correspondence notation. Just type
5254 in the starting position. To switch to correspondence notation, call Menu Tools –
Options – Notation – 1.4244.
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Correspondence header
Boa rd w indow : Inse rt
he a de r (Ct rl-Alt -W)
Annot a t ions
Spe c ia l a nnot a t ion
Corre sponde nc e c he ss
Time control
Start: the day on which the tournament begins. The date is important for the time
controls, since all moves played before this date do not use up any of the allotted
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