C/CIF - Chess Interchange Format
CIF - Game Info - Characteristics
<xs:complexType name="Characteristics">
<xs:all>
<xs:element name="gamedate" type="Date" minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="gametime" type="Time" minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="result" type="Result" minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="termination" type="Termination" minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="round" type="Round" minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="board" type="xs:nonNegativeInteger" minOccurs="0"/>
<xs:element name="plycount" type="PlyCount" minOccurs="0"/>
</xs:all>
</xs:complexType>
<xs:simpleType name="Round">
<xs:union memberTypes="Token RoundAndSubround"/>
</xs:simpleType>
<xs:simpleType name="RoundAndSubround">
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:pattern value="[0-9]+(.[0-9]+)?"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
<xs:simpleType name="PlyCount">
<xs:restriction base="xs:nonNegativeInteger">
<xs:maxInclusive value="32767"/> <!-- (2**15) - 1 -->
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
Both round and sub-round values must be less than 256, and cannot be zero. The sub-round is optional. It's also possible to use any string as a round information, but some applications can only use the round/sub-round form.
<xs:simpleType name="Termination">
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="Normal"/> <!-- Game terminated in a normal fashion -->
<xs:enumeration value="ByForfeit"/> <!-- Opponent did not show up -->
<xs:enumeration value="Abandoned"/> <!-- Abandoned game -->
<xs:enumeration value="Adjudication"/> <!-- Result due to third party adjudication process -->
<xs:enumeration value="Disconnection"/> <!-- Game terminated due to disconnection -->
<xs:enumeration value="Emergency"/> <!-- Game concluded due to unforeseen circumstances -->
<xs:enumeration value="RulesInfraction"/> <!-- Administrative forfeit due to losing player's failure. -->
<xs:enumeration value="TimeForfeit"/> <!-- Loss due to losing player's failure to meet
time control requirements -->
<xs:enumeration value="DrawClaim"/> <!-- One side claimed a draw -->
<xs:enumeration value="NoOpponent"/> <!-- Point given for game with no opponent -->
<xs:enumeration value="Unterminated"/> <!-- Game not terminated -->
<xs:enumeration value="DrawByLaw"/> <!-- Game is drawn due to a regulation
(75 move rule, fivefold repetition, no mating material) -->
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
Any other termination reason will specified as a PGN tag, with name Termination.
A game has a regular result (see below), or the result is given as a NAG (Numeric Annotation Glyph). A game don't has any result if and only if no result element is specified.
<xs:simpleType name="ResultID">
<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration value="*"/> <!-- Game still in progress, game abandoned,
or result otherwise unknown -->
<xs:enumeration value="1-0"/> <!-- White won the game -->
<xs:enumeration value="0-1"/> <!-- Black won the game -->
<xs:enumeration value="1/2"/> <!-- The game was a draw -->
<xs:enumeration value="0-0"/> <!-- The game was declared lost for both players -->
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
