Editing Rules of chess (section)

===Adjournment===
:{{em|See {{seclink|Adjournment (games)|Chess}}}}. 

Formerly common, adjournments are no longer standard practice in chess competition.<ref>{{cite web | last=Just | first=Tim | date=July 1, 2021 | title=Just the Rules: Remember When | url=https://new.uschess.org/news/just-rules-remember-when | website=uschess.org | access-date=March 1, 2024}}</ref>

When an adjournment is made, the player whose move it is writes their next move on their scoresheet but does not make the move on the chessboard. This is referred to as a {{chessgloss|sealed move}}. Both opponents' scoresheets are then placed in the sealed-move envelope and the envelope is sealed. The names of the players, the colors, the position, the time on the clocks and other game data are recorded on the envelope; the envelope may also be signed by both players. The arbiter then keeps possession of the envelope until it is time to restart the game, at which time the arbiter opens the envelope, makes the sealed move on the board, and starts the opponent's clock.{{sfn|FIDE|2023|loc=Guideline I}}