Answers.Body: <p>Let's see what FIDE says, <a href="http://www.fide.com/component/handbook/?id=20&amp;view=category">Team Captain’s Role in Team Tournaments</a>:</p>
  
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    <p><strong>(a)</strong> The role of a team captain is basically an administrative one
    during play. Depending on the regulations of the specific competition,
    the captain shall be required to deliver at a specific time a written
    list naming the players in his team participating in each round, to
    communicate to his players their pairing, to sign the protocol
    indicating the results in the match at the end of the play, etc.</p>
    
    <p><strong>(b)</strong> Whenever the team captain speaks to one of his players, he should
    do so only through or in the presence of an arbiter, using a language
    the arbiter can understand.</p>
    
    <p><strong>(c)</strong> A captain is entitled to advise the players of his team to make or
    accept an offer of a draw or to resign a game, unless the regulations
    of the event stipulate otherwise. He must confine himself only to
    brief information, based solely on the circumstances pertaining to the
    match. He may say to a player, “offer a draw”, “accept the draw”, or
    “resign the game”. For example, if asked by a player whether he should
    accept an offer of a draw, the captain should answer “yes”, “no”, or
    delegate the decision to the player himself. He shall give no
    information to a player concerning the position on the chess board
    and/or the clock times, nor consult any other person and/or computer
    as to the state of the game. The captain shall refrain from any
    intervention during play.</p>
    
    <p><strong>(d)</strong> Players are subject to the same prohibitions. Even though in a
    team competition there is a certain team loyalty, which goes beyond a
    player’s individual game, a game of chess is basically a contest
    between two players. Therefore a player must have the final say over
    the conduct of his own game. Although the advice of the captain should
    weigh heavily with the player, the player is not absolutely compelled
    to accept that advice. Likewise, the captain cannot act on behalf of a
    player and his game without the knowledge and consent of the player.</p>
    
    <p><strong>(e)</strong> A team captain should encourage his team always to follow both the
    letter and the spirit of Article 12 of the FIDE Laws of Chess
    concerning the conduct of the players. Team championships, in
    particular, should be conducted in the spirit of the highest
    sportsmanship.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>A player which has highest rating and better knowledge about rules is the best candidate to be a captain.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I was made the "team captain" of the chess club I am a member of for a match with a chess club in a different city.I want to know all the requirements for being a team captain.All I did was choose the team members based on the highest rating.</p>
  
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Title: What does a team captain in chess do?
ThreadText: # What does a team captain in chess do?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2013-11-14)
  
  I was made the "team captain" of the chess club I am a member of for a match with a chess club in a different city.I want to know all the requirements for being a team captain.All I did was choose the team members based on the highest rating.
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2013-11-14. Score: 5
  
  Let's see what FIDE says, [Team Captain’s Role in Team Tournaments](http://www.fide.com/component/handbook/?id=20&view=category):
  
  > **(a)** The role of a team captain is basically an administrative one
  > during play. Depending on the regulations of the specific competition,
  > the captain shall be required to deliver at a specific time a written
  > list naming the players in his team participating in each round, to
  > communicate to his players their pairing, to sign the protocol
  > indicating the results in the match at the end of the play, etc.
  >
  > **(b)** Whenever the team captain speaks to one of his players, he should
  > do so only through or in the presence of an arbiter, using a language
  > the arbiter can understand.
  >
  > **(c)** A captain is entitled to advise the players of his team to make or
  > accept an offer of a draw or to resign a game, unless the regulations
  > of the event stipulate otherwise. He must confine himself only to
  > brief information, based solely on the circumstances pertaining to the
  > match. He may say to a player, “offer a draw”, “accept the draw”, or
  > “resign the game”. For example, if asked by a player whether he should
  > accept an offer of a draw, the captain should answer “yes”, “no”, or
  > delegate the decision to the player himself. He shall give no
  > information to a player concerning the position on the chess board
  > and/or the clock times, nor consult any other person and/or computer
  > as to the state of the game. The captain shall refrain from any
  > intervention during play.
  >
  > **(d)** Players are subject to the same prohibitions. Even though in a
  > team competition there is a certain team loyalty, which goes beyond a
  > player’s individual game, a game of chess is basically a contest
  > between two players. Therefore a player must have the final say over
  > the conduct of his own game. Although the advice of the captain should
  > weigh heavily with the player, the player is not absolutely compelled
  > to accept that advice. Likewise, the captain cannot act on behalf of a
  > player and his game without the knowledge and consent of the player.
  >
  > **(e)** A team captain should encourage his team always to follow both the
  > letter and the spirit of Article 12 of the FIDE Laws of Chess
  > concerning the conduct of the players. Team championships, in
  > particular, should be conducted in the spirit of the highest
  > sportsmanship.
  
  A player which has highest rating and better knowledge about rules is the best candidate to be a captain.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: So, the captains won't play?  
  > **username_1**: @Dineshkumar: They will. Only players are allowed to be in the competition place during games, the captain is one of them.  
  > **username_3**: And if the captain is also playing and is called by another player about accepting or not a draw offer can s/he stop the clock?  
  
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