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varelse1 wrote:
I was playing a teenager, I castled queenside and hit my clock. He doesn't say anything, just hits the clock without moving.
I said "You didn't move anything!"
He replied my castling move was illegal, because his bishop was attacking the b8 square.
I sad "I'm allowed to castle in that case!"
He said "Then go get the TD. It's on your time!"
So, my clock running, I got the TD and sorted it out. But lost off my clock four minutes because he didn't know the rules.
To be fair, the clocks are supposed to be paused in a dispute. Also to be fair, there have been Several instances of Grandmasters who have made this mistake as well....
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Knowing the rules is overrated...