Dirty Pieces

[Joey Stewart]

Someone was reminding me recently how dirty money is with all the peoples hands that have touched it. It made me think that the same probably applies to chess sets, some will have been in circulation for decades and unlikely ever washed. So next time you touch a chess piece don't forget to wash your hands....

[Ray Sayers]

The Arbiters arrive..

[Paul Bielby]

At my junior school chess club I would sometimes see kids chewing on their pieces. It soon stopped when I asked them who they thought had been eating it the day before.

[Clive Blackburn]

When I play my next match on Tuesday, I will take a pair of long tongs with me with which to move the pieces.... I wonder if the "touch move" rule will still apply?

The clocks must be filthy too, so I will press that with the top of my pen.

[Ray Sayers]

Logically, the people touching the pieces touched the door handle, so.......

[Warren Kingston]

Or get a muppet to play your moves.....................




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[Clive Blackburn]

Or get a muppet to play your moves.....................




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[Patrick McGovern]

Or get a muppet to play your moves.....................




https://vimeo.com/41107079

I think i've cut out the middleman

[Louise Sinclair]

When I play my next match on Tuesday, I will take a pair of long tongs with me with which to move the pieces.... I wonder if the "touch move" rule will still apply?

The clocks must be filthy too, so I will press that with the top of my pen.

I hope you are using silver tongs - after all silver is reputed to kill werewolves so probably easily disposes of rogue viruses

[Clive Blackburn]

I hope you are using silver tongs - after all silver is reputed to kill werewolves so probably easily disposes of rogue viruses

No, just an old pair of BBQ tongs

Come to think of it I might take the skewers as well, might help with my tactical play!