Author: Albert Silver
Date: 06:42:07 11/21/99
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On November 20, 1999 at 19:19:11, David Amatulli wrote:
> I live in NY, and when I go down to the Washington Square Park the rules to
>Blitz chess is you don't call check and if you opponent doesn't move the King
>you can take it to end the game, and I've also read this in another chess book
>which I don't recall the name. I've never checked it in the USCF rule book
>though. My question is if the rule is true how come the ICC doesn't use this
>rule and chess programs don't follow it either?
>
>-Dave
One addendum: if your opponent has not pressed the clock and has made an illegal
move, he/she can take it back, regardless of whether or not they have let go of
the piece. This proviso is only true if they have not pressed the clock.
Albert Silver
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