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General Rules:

Whenever identifiable, consulting player <short names> should be given in the following format in the PGN:

White "Name1 / Name2 / Name3 / Name4" etc.

This should be followed unless the combined length of the players exceeds 34-characters, the max length of the <short name> field used in the Chessgames.com database.

In cases where there is more than 34-characters worth of data the catch-all name of "Allies" should be utilized with as many of the most prominent player surnames being used before ending with "Allies":

White "Name1 / Name2 / Allies"
WhiteNote "Allies were Name3 / Name4"

In those cases where no participants are identified by name the following format is suggested:

White "Allies"

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Teams:

The above format should be utilized when the consulting parties are part of a team/group effort, i.e. city vs city or club vs club correspondence games, etc.

See the following PGN example:

https://www.chessgames.com/nodejs/g...
When it comes to listing unknown consulting groups from two different cities or clubs it is permissible to use the city or club name as a place-holder name in the tag:

White "New York CC"

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Biography: Full Name

When known, the consulting members should be given with all identifiable information for those players not having their own pages on Chessgames.com.

For players that do have their own pages a link to that player's profile page should be used instead of a plain name.

For example:

E Morphy / Dudley / Tillson / Morton

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