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Subject: Re: Touch move or not ?

Author: Mathieu Pagé

Date: 12:15:49 07/09/04

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On July 09, 2004 at 14:54:33, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote:

>On July 09, 2004 at 14:24:52, Wayne Lowrance wrote:
>
>>in a OTB move with my neighbor I put my hand over a piece to move, I had not
>>touched it but I had second thoughts, in removing my hand I accidently touched
>>the piece. We had a big beef over this. Should I have been forced to make the
>>move.....Thank You
>>Wayne
>>P>S> we play touch move
>
>If it was an accident, then you are not forced to move that piece. As to wheter
>qualifies as "accident", a friend of mine who used to be a tournament director
>and occasionally had to deal with these kind of disputes told me, for him
>touching the piece with three fingers is not an accident, but only touching it
>with two (without grabing it) is.
>José.

Hi José,

personnaly I only toutch pieces with MakeMove(). Wich rules would use your frind
in thoses case ?

Mathieu P.



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