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Subject: Re: Leiden depressions

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 09:10:18 11/05/01

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On November 05, 2001 at 10:26:00, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote:

>How you operate is none of my business, of course, but I sincerely believe that
>was a mistake. Pressing the clock immediately after making your move is not
>unsportmanship, it is actually expected [pressing the clock before moving is
>cheating, of course].

Hardly.

Whether you alert your opponent or not that you have moved,
or whether you stop the clock if he is gone to the bathroom
or something like that is entirely up to you.

The question is: Do you want to win by playing better chess
than your opponent, or do you want to win by exploiting the
rules to the fullest extent possible?
--
GCP



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