Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 12:49:27 10/02/05
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On October 02, 2005 at 13:32:42, Mike Byrne wrote: >On October 02, 2005 at 13:21:15, Mike Byrne wrote: > >>as i indicated , it has not been US/Fide rule sicne at least 1972. >> >>From a google search, I discovered that some Candaian chess tournaments still >>use that rule for schoolastic championshios etc. >> >>I'm not sure if any other countries have that rule - but if Canada has it, I >>would think some other countres would have it too. >> >>best, >>Michael > >It was also a rule at one time in the US, but it was removed a long time ago. >As I understand it, players were claiming touch square violations when the >opponent was simply sliding the piece and that is why the rule was changed. > >best, > >Michael I knew it existed, but it appears to be mostly removed from the books today. I'm not so sure this should have happened. IMO if a player clearly and intentionally touches the square, (ie the center) with his piece he/she should be held accoutable for this action. Thanks for looking into it Michael. I'm a bit out of date. Still the logic of my arguement should stand IMO. Best, Terry
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