We seek to encourage members to participate in the discussion surrounding the votes. We would like our more experienced members to offer insight into the possible moves we could play and our less experienced players to ask questions.

This should be a safe place for us to explore chess without fear of belittling. It should be a place for us to share knowledge with others, and to expand upon the knowledge we already have by helping others.

Here are some guidelines to follow in participating as part of our group:

Do not vote before the final 24 hours of our time - it's important for team members to have a chance to thoroughly discuss moves before anyone votes. It's not unusual to find a better move as time goes on, once the position has been analysed in greater depth & if votes have already been cast, it may not be possible to steer the voting back towards the better move. Games can be lost that way!

Do not vote before reading all of the comments in a game - good discussion is extremely important in vote chess & the quality of it often decides the outcome of a game! Try to get involved in the discussion & if there's anything you're unsure about then please post a comment.

Vote only for one of the 'candidate' moves - these are moves that have been proposed & scrutinised already & found to be suitable for us. If you have an idea for a move, please propose it by posting a comment & then the rest of the team can assess it. This is the method we use to exclude any unsuitable moves that may not be so good for us.

The Blue Team

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