Rules of Correspondence Chess on chess.com

Hello! I am considering trying correspondence chess here. I am a total newby in this field. So is there an  official site with the rules that are applied on this site. In particular I would like to know if opening books and databases are allowed. (I've read different information on different sites.) Also, what is the normal time control that most people use. 1 move in 3 days?

Cheers!

Opening books and databases are allowed, engines and endgame tablebases are not. Games range from 1 day per move up to 14 days per move. I play mostly 1-3 day per move.

Thank you!

You're welcome.

Thanks RALRAL. That helps.

Another question out of curiosity: How much time do you spend for each move? Do you go over databases and opening books in the opening stage to practice certain openings and spend some time deciding about which line to pick, and analyze positions at another board? Or do you just quickly make your move?

You also have the option of vacation or no vacation tournaments where premium members can use up to 3 months vacation time. I used to move fairly quick whatever the time control but recently I have too many games and not enough time. I will check the database in the opening and fart about on the analysis board later. I don't set positions up on a real board.

Also there are various thematic tournaments where the game begins from a particular opening.

I use databases some but mainly try to play lines from the books I'm studying. I spend a lot of time on moves from the middlegame forward. I calculate lines in my head, then check with the analysis board for things I missed. This helps point out flaws in my calculations. I only play 8-10 games at a time so I can really focus on playing my best. Most of the people I play don't seem to put nearly as much thought in their games. I've had numerous opponents drop a pawn in the opening, or hang mate in 1 with like 20 hours left to move. Even 1800 players do this. Doesn't make sense to me. Use your time people!

Thanks guys. I'm playing just 2 games and it is already pretty time consuming... ;-)

A few of us play variant chess games, and we usually play 3 days max per move.

I once looked for official rules, and didn't find anything released recently. Official rules I found talked about sending moves by physical mail.😒

So I made (these rules) which is what we use for variant chess games.

For normal chess when playing with long time control, cheating may be impossible to detect because many engines play chess. I'm sure most players would play honestly, but as the competition becomes stronger there may be more temptation to cheat (in the Tour de France some athletes go so far as to get blood transfusions to hide performance drugs).

In chess I think it would be easy to cheat without getting a blood transfusion - that's why I like variant chess.😊

I like the option of chosing the opening beforehand... A nice way to practice opening lines and the resulting middle game positions.