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I was witness to an incident recently where a player played an illegal move, his opponent was given the extra two minutes, the play then resumed with the same illegal move :) What should the ruling be here? Loss, because it is two separate instances of making an illegal move in the same game. How d...

My understanding is that being a captain does not give me authority to intervene, for example by claiming touch move on behalf of my team-mate. Is that correct? Leagues tend to set their own local rules as to the extent, if at all, captains can intervene. Oxford's for example http://www.oxfordfusio...

AMAZING. Nobody has asked to see the originl position. It is a common failing of people, who ask for rulings, that they do not provide all of the relevant facts. In my opinion, if White made an illegal move, then anything that followed this was tainted. Thus Black could not lose on time in that seq...

I don't think you should tell a player that they have to make a legal move with the [insert name of piece] - they should be given the opportunity to make a second illegal move. Moreover, what if their ONLY legal move with the [insert name of piece] was checkmate? Then the arbiter has to remember Ar...

Lots to unpick here! 1. If he made the claim before the flag fell, then that'd be good enough for me. Of course, White could claim the win on time, but I'd expect the claim to be declined. 2. No, because it wasn't an illegal move. Imagine taking a photograph before Kf1 and after Kf1. If you were to...

I have had a look through the 2018 Fide handbook but didn't find the answers I am looking for. The following situation arose in a local league match: Black played ...Qc5+ and White responded with Qd5-d8+. After several seconds delay Black noticed that White's last move was illegal. He pointed this o...

We adopted 80+10. One ore two venues don't have much leeway for matches overrunning so their home matches will continue to be played using a flat 90.

The motion went from through nem-con. A pleasant surprise that as a very similar motion a few years ago in the same (Bristol) league failed to garner the necessary two-thirds majority. In the mean time we have had increments in our local tournaments. I guess that the increased exposure may have soft...

Thank you everybody for the replies. It's been helpful! My motion will include a clause that there is no increment where there are no digital clocks or a tight time frame. I agree with Nick regarding 5 second increments but I've gone for a 10 second increment because it seems a more popular choice a...

Hello forum. I'm seeking some feedback for a motion I'm preparing to submit to my local league, changing our time control from 90 minutes for all moves to 80 mins + 10 seconds per move. My main concern is about matches over-running past venue closing time. For those of you who already play with incr...

I'm looking for a junior or female chess player to play for my team, Bristol in weekend 3 on the 23rd and 24th Feb. If not female must be U18 at the start of 2013. Any takers? I can be contacted through the forum or by email: [email protected] or mobile: 07847 271887.

I'll take it off your hands if it's still going.

I realise I'm clutching at straws now but if anyone sees this message and fancies playing in rounds 9-11 please drop me an email on [email protected] or text/call to 07847 271887. Thanks.

As a French player tired of exchanges, I'm looking for summat else. Is the Sicilian Kan similarish? (structurally speaking) whilst affording a bit of counterplay. Or are they not really related? Basically I'm looking for something where my French knowledge will still be useful, so as not to throw t...

One of the kids I teach would benefit hugely from changing to proper notation instead of the old school system - he frequently runs out of time while trying to notate games in the last few minutes and having to stop and think about whether to write down things like queens knight 4 or queens knight ...