Adjournment (games)

A stalemate designated a game of chess, which was demolished to be continued at a later date.

Until the early 1990s, the rules of chess, recognized that chess games after a certain playing time, and have to be postponed for a period of reflection control of 2.5 hours for 40 moves, for example, after five hours of play, necessarily interrupted. The analysis of suspended games played an important role in high-class tournaments and competitions. Here, the players often worked together with teammates, coaches or secondary Danten. The advent of chess programs then led in the 1990s to a change in the rules of chess, so that suspension parts are no longer common today.

When canceling a game, the player who was on the train recorded his next train ( the sealed move ) binding on his scoresheet without the opponent could see the train. Both scoresheets were placed in an envelope. On the envelope were position, names of the players spent time controls, eventual draw offer which player the exact date train was listed and the date and place of the resumption of the game. Upon resumption of the game, the player who was on the train had just run the train, which he had recorded. This ensured that neither player knew the position in which he had to make his next train, which would otherwise have been a great advantage in the analysis. A faulty or ambiguous quoted sealed move in the loss of the match result.

In a figurative sense, the term cliffhanger for a situation used in which there is no progress, for example in a discussion in which no compromise can be achieved. Thus, it is indicated that a further conversation or discussion must take place at a later date.