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=WCCC 2007=
Excerpt from the [[WCCC 2007]] Tournament Rules <ref>[https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/event_info.php?id=12 WCCC Rules (ICGA Tournaments)]</ref>
==General Rules==
* Unless otherwise specified, rules of play are identical to those of human tournament play. In particular this holds for claiming a draw with respect to the [[Repetitions|three-times-repetition]] rule (see [[ICGA Journal#28_1|ICGA Journal, Vol. 28, No. 1]], News section). If a point is in question, the Tournament Director has the right to make the final decision (with due respect to the Committee of Appeal).
* Each game is played on a chessboard with a chess clock provided by the Tournament Committee.
* At the end of each game, both teams are required to send in a game listing to the Tournament Director in electronic ([[Portable Game Notation|PGN]]) form.
==Tournament Rules==
# Each entry is a computing system and one or more humans who programmed it. At least one of the program developers should attend the WCCC to operate the program, otherwise the entry fee for the program is doubled.
# Each program must be the original work of the entering developers. Programming teams whose code is derived from or including game-playing code written by others must name all other authors, or the source of such code, in their submission details. Programs which are discovered to be close derivatives of others (e.g., by playing nearly all moves the same), may be declared invalid by the Tournament Director after seeking expert advice. For this purpose a listing of all game-related code running on the system must be available on demand to the Tournament Director.
=WCCC 2019=
Excerpt from the [[WCCC 2019]] Tournament Rules <ref>[https://icga.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Rules-ICGA-events-2019.pdf Rules for World Computer Chess Championship tournaments 2019 (pdf)]</ref>
==General Rules==
* Unless otherwise specified, the rules of play are identical to the latest release of the FIDE laws of Chess. In particular this holds for claiming a draw with respect to the [[Repetitions|three-times-repetition]] rule (see [[ICGA Journal#28_1|ICGA Journal, Vol. 28, No. 1]], News section). If a point is in question, the Tournament Director has the right to make the final decision (with due respect to the Committee of Appeal).
* Each game is played on a chessboard with a chess clock provided by the Tournament Committee.
* At the end of each game both teams are required if requested to send in a game listing to the Tournament Director in electronic ([[Portable Game Notation|PGN]]) form. In case of [[DGT Board|DGT boards]] only by request of the Tournament Director.
==Tournament Rules==
# Each entry is a computing system and one or more humans who programmed it. In the computer system there is no restriction on the hardware. At least one of the program developers should attend the WCCC to operate the program, otherwise (i.e., for operators who are not developers of the program they are operating) the entry fee for the program is doubled.
# Each program must be the original work of the entering developers, possibly with the inclusion of game playing code and/or data from other sources for which the entering developers have a legal right of use. Developers whose code is derived from or includes (1) game-playing code; and/or (2) data written by others, must name (a) all the other developers of whom they are aware; and (b) the source of such code and/or data, in their tournament registration details.<br/><br/>Programs which are discovered to be undeclared derivatives of others may be designated invalid by the Tournament Director if he is convinced, after seeking advice if he feels that to be necessary, that the closeness of derivation is of such a level as to constitute unfair competition. A listing and an executable version of all game-related code and data running on the system must be available on demand to the Tournament Director prior to the start of and during the tournament. The Tournament Director has the right to submit the executable version of a program for testing for similarity with other known programs, and/or to submit the listing to an expert or experts of his choosing for examination, also to determine similarity. Under all circumstances the Tournament Director will take all reasonable steps to ensure that any such listing and/or executable are treated as being strictly confidential.<br/><br/>The entering developers must keep a copy of the source code of their entry until at least one year following the date of conclusion of the tournament, in order to be able to respond accurately to any questions about the source code that might be raised after the event by the Tournament Director.<br/><br/>In case you are using [[Neural Networks|neural networks]] in any form, we request participants to inform the organisation about the way the neural networks are being used in the program.
=External Links=
* [https://www.game-ai-forum.org/icga-tournaments/event_info.php?id=12 WCCC Rules (ICGA Tournaments)] » [[WCCC 2007]]
* [https://handbook.fide.com/ FIDE Handbook]
** [https://handbook.fide.com/chapter/E012018 FIDE Handbook E. Miscellaneous / 01. Laws of Chess / FIDE Laws of Chess taking effect from 1 January 2018]
