Another cheating technique my friend in college used was to bang the clock really hard when I was low on time to try to drop my flag faster (this is back in the days of mechanical clocks). A few times, he knocked the clock off the table. He also would tilt the clock toward him so that I could not see the time; when I tried to straighten the clock, he would tilt it even more.
Is it legal to capture with 2 hands?
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Why did you not try to find another friend, then?
As for your question, it is illegal to tap the clock before moving. Furthermore, I am pretty sure that you must tap the clock with the same hand that you used to move to piece. As for him tilting the clock, that is unsportmanlike conduct and in most competitions, it probably would get him expelled.
I was told to use only one hand with which i started the game through the game ( i started with my right hand after some moves i used left .But i pressed clock with the same hand used to move ) is there any such rule ?
pt22064 schreef:
Another cheating technique my friend in college used was to bang the clock really hard when I was low on time to try to drop my flag faster (this is back in the days of mechanical clocks). A few times, he knocked the clock off the table. He also would tilt the clock toward him so that I could not see the time; when I tried to straighten the clock, he would tilt it even more.
Against such players you should not play. It so no fun if they are Cheating all the time. There are also players that trow over the pieces all the time in blitz and then press your clock after it. To confuse you and in te hope you start to adjust the position in your time. Also this is illigal. And also you have to play the move and press the clock with only one hand. The rules are clear about this.
SkVM97 wrote:
I was told to use only one hand with which i started the game through the game ( i started with my right hand after some moves i used left .But i pressed clock with the same hand used to move ) is there any such rule ?
Don't know where you come from but I come from planet FIDE:
| 6.2.3 | A player must press his clock with the same hand with which he made his move. It is forbidden for a player to keep his finger on the clock or to ‘hover’ over it. |
| 6.2.4 | The players must handle the chessclock properly. It is forbidden to press it forcibly, to pick it up, to press the clock before moving or to knock it over. Improper clock handling shall be penalised in accordance with Article 12.9. |
| 6.2.5 | Only the player whose clock is running is allowed to adjust the pieces. |
| 7.5.3 | If the player presses the clock without making a move, it shall be considered and penalized as if an illegal move. |
| 7.5.4 | If a player uses two hands to make a single move (for example in case of castling, capturing or promotion) and pressed the clock, it shall be considered and penalized as if an illegal move. |
The rules differ in-
1) Capture
2) Moves
1) Capture
2) Moves
Zigwurst wrote:
You must use only one hand for every move, except for castling.
"You must use only one hand for every move, except for castling." that is only in US,
But not FIDE tournaments, as per FIDE You have to use only one hand for any move.
Also note 1st you can use Right hand
next move you can use Left hand That is ok.
Article 4.1 Each move must be made with one hand only. ya ture
it does not mean "Not all moves (or Every move) should be made with one hand only"
Example, for one move, you can use one hand {only}.
Next move if you want to use another hand, you can, but you have to use same hand with which you made the move for pressing the clock . that's all
It is legal as per FIDE rules.
But in US I think these rules are slightly different as per comments.
This is a resurrected topic, but there is some recent erroneous information.
US Chess Rulebook does not say anywhere that both hands can be used when castling (or for any other move) and has the following rule that indicates only one hand should be used to move the pieces regardless of the move:
16C1 Each player must operate the clock with the same hand that moves the pieces.
In my tournaments you could use only ONE hand for the whole game
jetoba wrote:
This is a resurrected topic, but there is some recent erroneous information.
Not to mention that capturing with 2 hands on an online tournament is difficult. Very difficult.
magipi wrote:
jetoba wrote:
This is a resurrected topic, but there is some recent erroneous information.
Not to mention that capturing with 2 hands on an online tournament is difficult. Very difficult.
On line I do it all the time. I use the touch pad and click/hold with one forefinger while using the other forefinger on the touch pad to move the piece.
microbear wrote:
in otb chess, can you remove the piece you are capturing with the left hand, and move your piece and press the clock with the other hand?
According to FIDE laws it is illegal. The move must be completed using the same hand. The act of completing a move involves both making the move and pressing the clock.
When I was in college, I often played speed chess with a friend who cheated all the time. One of his tactics was to hover over the clock with one hand, hit the clock before moving and then moving his piece with the other hand. When i complained that he had to use one hand and had to move the piece before hitting the clock, he would just laugh (actually it more of a giggle) and assert that he had used only one hand. Sometimes, another friend (who was in cahoots with the friend I was playing) would falsely confirm that he had used only one hand. While I was arguing, my clock would run down and i would lose. Other times, I would get so agitated that I would miss a tactic or otherwise make a mistake and then lose. Over time, I learned to ignore his cheating and just play on despite the handicap. Another friend advised me to cheat also (e.g., use both hands) in order to even things up, but I refused to stoop to his level.