Author: Wayne Lowrance
Date: 21:46:50 07/09/04
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On July 09, 2004 at 15:54:42, Mark R. Anderson wrote: >On July 09, 2004 at 14:38:56, steven blincoe 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 >> >>it depend who you are >>if you are Kasparov..you can pick up a knight..look around the board.. >>place it back down and move another piece >> >>for the rest of us..the move must be made >> >>but i must say...one of my finest moves ever..was when i accidently touched a >>piece and was now forced to move it >>i searched and searched and finally discovered a mate in three >>:)) >> >>Best >>Steve > >Steve, > >That's funny. It reminds me of one time when I was fishing with a friend, and >my line & lure went over a tree branch at the edge of the lake. He laughed at >me, so I pretended that it was on purpose and slowly lowered the lure until it >just touched the surface of the water. Then, I jiggled the lure, and a big fish >snapped it up! He looked at me and said, "So, now I suppose you're going to >claim that was on purpose?" I just gave him a big grin and didn't say anything, >enjoying bringing my big fish in the boat. Whatever works, huh? > >By the way, I agree with Fernando that the guy was being a jerk. In an offhand >game, to be so hard-assed is just plain ridiculous and anti-social. My guess is >that, in time, nobody will want to play with him. > >Mark Thank you all for response. for the record I resigned and we have not played since. I do not blame, him he wins about 1 out of 10 games from me :) We should not be playing touch move anyhow in a friendly game. I should have not made a fuss over it so I feel badly about the whole incident. Thanks Wayne
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