Lots of Blitz changes : The new rules open up new possiblities.
A chess site could use these new rules to create the possibility of making an error during a game. If you press the clock the opponent could claim a win or have an automatic feature claim the win for you, because of the illegal move.
Imagine if you learned chess on the internet and then deside to play over the board. You might still not have learned how to castle or write down moves or even press or set a clock.
It would be good to have an option to simulate over the board play. Castle incorrectly or do an illegal move and loose the game. What a learning tool that could be.
Read and enjoy the new rules.
http://rules.fide.comhttp://rules.fide.com/images/stories/downloads/laws_of_chess_1_july_2014.pdfhttp://arbitrageechecs.info/node/33I disagree with this, simply because it's easy to make mistakes on a computer, and even more so if you are using a tablet or other mobile device.
Just because someone's phone registers an input on the wrong square doesn't mean that they don't know how the piece moves or was trying to break the rules, and they shouldn't be penalized for it.
And besides, if they don't know basic rules of movement/castling/etc. then they probably lose due to being an inexperienced player anyway.
Thanks to chess servers, we are now being spoon-fed, like when calculators appeared in the world. They are giving us the tools and information in a way that there is little effort required from our part. The only effort left is the thinking and pointing of the pieces, the rest has become automated.
Quite often when using the computer, a student asks why they cannot castle. Sometimes the response is the king cannot cross over a square that is under attack. If this situation happened over the board, they would have probably done the illegal move and pressed the clock. If the other player would have noticed it, they could claim a win by illegal move.
Over the board chess, forces and tests our acquired up to date knowledge of the game. We must make sure we do not play incorrectly before pressing the clock. We must know how to write down our moves and know what to do with the results. We must stay up to date with the latest FIDE chess rules or else we will lose chess matches due to our unawareness of the new chess rules.
Theory and practice go hand in hand, but are two different things. Internet chess is a virtual game, over the board chess is our traditional game. Somewhere in-between, they should complement each other.
If you want OTB rules, play OTB chess.
This is online chess. We follow FIDE's rules as much as possible, but some concessions have to be made, that's the thick and thin of it. Do not expect the same results from different mediums.
If we were to accept all of FIDE's rules, we'd need to be in person, and with a human arbiter. It's just not going to happen, there aren't enough arbiters to monitor all 1500 people that are here at the moment.
So there has to be rigid computer rules to govern how chess is played online. No, we aren't going to let you make an illegal move and then force your opponent to call you out on it - that's just a waste of everyone's time and patience. No, we aren't going to make sure that you press the chess clock with the same hand you moved the piece with. How on Earth do you think that would be implemented?
All of that jazz is taken care of you so you can focus on the game, and only the game. If you really want, you can set up a chess clock next to your mouse and press if after your turn.
I don't imagine the learning curve for playing OTB chess according to the rules to be very steep. If it takes you multiple OTB games to learn simple rules such as pressing the clock with the same hand as you move your pieces or move the king first and then the rook when castling, you might consider to quit playing chess.
Clarkey, your opinion has been well noted.
There is no requirement for human arbiters online, because online chess has «automated arbiters» supervising the games. That is the rigid computer programming you put into the site, so well done.
Maybe it was not the place to post my views about chess or about where they could discover the new FIDE chess rules.
To all readers, I apologize it will not happen again.
Toscani, there's no need for an apology. It just happens that in this case your proposed solution causes more problems than it would solve and the problem itself isn't very big.
There are more differences between OTB and online than Toscani likes to admit. It was said before that playing on a mobil device can make a player click on the wrong square, so it would be very bad to implement here the FIDE rule "pièce touchée, pièce jouée" as "pièce clickée, pièce jouée" (if you touch/click on a piece, you have to move that piece). Also there`s no premove on OTB, and there`s a chess server where it`s illegal to premove but never enforced it. Everyone premoves freely online. So, enjoy the difference. (I like both).
Why is it so important for you to gain victories because of some opponent's mistake? You are worried about things that do not really affect the gameplay.
I am a person that adapts to the new rules of the day. I recognize the things I cannot change, so I do not worry about it. I did not invent the new OTB chess rules and I am very aware that they will not apply to anyone that is not willing to bring them into play. I simply gave a few links to spread the news on the updated international chess rules and gave my opinion. It is nice when everyone is enjoying the same chess playing field. That is it and that is all. Discuss all you want about the new rules, but please discontinue the assumptions about others, thank you.
