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Jan 24, 2009
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#4
Here's a quick guide for the perplexed:
|
Resource |
What is it? |
Is it permitted DURING Turn-Based (and Vote Chess) play? |
Is it permitted DURING LiveChess play? |
|
Asking another person for advice |
Includes discussing a game-in-progress in the chess.com Forums |
NO* (except during VoteChess - when discussion WITHIN the team is expected) |
NO |
|
Books |
This is a static resource and involves no calculation of best move. |
YES |
NO |
|
Chess Engine (chess computer) the move evaluator within e.g.Fritz, ChessMaster, etc. |
Software (or free-standing gadget) that calculates the best move from a given position |
NO (except by agreement of both players, where specifically arranged and must be UNRATED games e.g. in a tournament created for that purpose) |
NO |
|
Conditional Moves (Pre-Moves) |
Setting your response in advance to one or more of your opponent’s moves |
YES |
YES |
|
Internet articles; Google searches |
This is a static resource and involves no calculation of best move. |
YES |
NO |
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Games Database e.g. chess.com’s Game Explorer |
A database (or collection) of previous games, that is searchable. It is most useful as an Opening Database. (For Vote Chess games, the Explore button takes you directly into Game Explorer at that position. For turn-based games, the click the Analyse button followed by Explore). |
YES* (There is some debate about whether DBs containing engine-engine games are permitted). |
NO |
|
Separate board for analysis e.g. chess.com’s Analysis Board |
|
YES |
NO |
|
TableBases (Endings Database) |
The results from ananalysis of end games (stored in a database) in which the sequence of moves to achieve the best outcome has been calculated |
NO |
NO |
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ARTREF: WHAT IS ALLOWED
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/tournaments/games-explorer
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/what-are-chess-engines
artfizz wrote:
Here's a quick guide for the perplexed:
Resource
What is it?
Is it permitted DURING Turn-Based (and Vote Chess) play?
Is it permitted DURING LiveChess play?
Asking another person for advice
Includes discussing a game-in-progress in the chess.com Forums
NO
NO
Books
This is a static resource and involves no calculation of best move.
YES
NO
Chess Engine (chess computer) e.g. Fritz, ChessMaster
Software (or free-standing gadget) that calculates the best move from a given position
NO (except by agreement of both players, where specifically arranged and must be UNRATED games e.g. in a tournament created for that purpose)
NO
Conditional Moves (Pre-Moves)
Setting your response in advance to one or more of your opponent’s moves
YES
YES
Internet articles; Google searches
This is a static resource and involves no calculation of best move.
YES
NO
Openings Database e.g. Game Explorer
A database (or collection) of previous games, that is searchable. It covers Opening Lines only i.e. the initial few moves.
YES
NO
Separate board for analysis e.g. chess.com’s Analysis Board
YES
NO
TableBases (Endings Database)
The results from an analysis of end games (stored in a database) in which the sequence of moves to achieve the best outcome has been calculated
NO
NO
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ARTREF: WHAT IS ALLOWED
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/tournaments/games-explorer
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/what-are-chess-engines
I should just say that asking for advice is OK in vote chess, as long as it's someone also playing on your team/ in your group. That's what the team discussion box is there for.
Good chart artfizz. Makes it easy for all to understand.
Jan 24, 2009
0
#8
atomichicken wrote:
artfizz wrote:
Here's a quick guide for the perplexed: ...
I should just say that asking for advice is OK in vote chess, as long as it's someone also playing on your team/ in your group. That's what the team discussion box is there for.
Thanks for that correction, atomichicken. I've now incorporated that in the original table in post #6.
(As you may have noticed, QUOTE does not preserve the formatting of a quoted table.)
Wow Artfizz, well done chart.
Jan 24, 2009
0
#10
Baseballfan wrote: Wow Artfizz, well done chart.
Thanks. Would there be any mileage in putting it in some official place where it could more easily be found by searching - and more directly referenced than the middle of a topic? Such as, in this article ... Site Playing Rules: A Guide for the Perplexed, for instance.
If you are in a game can you ask a friend what they wouldn't do?
Feb 20, 2009
0
#13
No. It's not allowed. If you have any more queries click help in the top left of your screen. All the rules are ther. You can search them.
OG
you may also find my post "can we use an ouija board during an internet chess game" helpful...
I was wondering - are you allowed to read a chess book whilst playing a correspondence game with, say, 3 days per move, that might influence your play? In other words, can you read a chess book to help your play (maybe an opening book on the opening you're playing)
Thanks,
OG