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IOliveira
IOliveira
Mar 21, 2012
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#21

Freedom Fries??

blakefox_584
blakefox_584
Mar 21, 2012
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#22
JG27Pyth wrote:
BorgQueen wrote:

I don't care much about USCF rules, they only apply to the US, but here in Australia, the rules agree with FIDE -- if you move the rook first, the opponent can apply the touch move rule forcing the rook to move.  Castling is a KING's move, not a rook's move.

In Australia! But everything goes backwards or upside down or something there and has a pouch and is descended from criminals... the BCF... please -- they supplied the very criminals that would populate Australia while driving on the wrong side of the road and calling Freedom Fries by the silly name, "chips" -- add to that state supported royalty -- kings and queens and princes and other such quaint absurdities -- does anyone with any sense go to such people for rules?  And as for FIDE? The president of FIDE believes he's been in contact with extra-terrestrials... FIDE makes the International Olympic Committee seem competent, efficient, and incorruptible. And who can forget 1999 when the legendary Alexander Khalifman defeated Vladimir Akopian in a gruelling 6 game contest to become undisputed FIDE world chess champion! Ah, FIDE. I'll stick with the good old USCF, with it's ASCII ratings pages and "American" champions born in the American heartland -- Novokuznetsk, Osaka, Minsk, Riga, Sevastapol... -- God Bless America! 

What a twat! You are the epitomy of American ignorance.

bugoobiga
bugoobiga
Mar 21, 2012
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#23
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bugoobiga
bugoobiga
Mar 21, 2012
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#24
mrguy888 wrote:

Castling used to be different way back when. It is probably a remnant from those days.

It's something about giving the king the ability to move like a knight one time in the game to get to safety but they added that you could not use it while in check to prevent people from using it for unintended checkmate escaping purposes IIRC. Later they condensed the common Ke2 Rf1 Kg1 into one move to speed things along but the check rule stayed.

It's similar to how they added en passant when they gave the pawns the ability to jump forward two squares on it's first move to prevent people from using it to get passed pawns in an unintended way.

passed, or past? or maybe it's 'past passed pawns?'

Progressive_Groove
Progressive_Groove
Mar 21, 2012
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#25

That's true ... someone said that if you wanted to castle on Live Chess play ... you would touch the King first.

Nice observation.

blakefox_584
blakefox_584
Mar 21, 2012
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#26
Werlknack wrote:

This situation never happened to me, but when I drive 150mpH through the town...why is it illegal to drive 150mph?

or

I just killed my kangeroo last night, why is it illegal to kill kangeroos? Ok, ok, maybe in some weird part of Australia (this boring country on the other side of the globe) it is not illegal to kill them, eat them or even make love to them...but how can I castle my kangeroo out of chess.com?

Nice try.

JG27Pyth
JG27Pyth
Mar 22, 2012
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#27

@blakefox "What a twat! You are the epitomy of American ignorance." 

Easy, whoa, easy! I was teasing your countryman BorgQueen, whose homepage happens to read:  ...I have a keen sense of humour too, so don't take everything I say as literal.

My sentiments exactly. 

As for "epitomy of ... ignorance" --  hmmm, how can I tell you this suttly... 

 

JG27Pyth
JG27Pyth
Mar 22, 2012
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#28
BorgQueen wrote:
kotuku wrote:

An interesting point is that the USCF rulebook is not available for download; it must be purchased whereas you can read FIDE rules at http://www.fide.com/fide/handbook.html?id=124&view=article.

 

OMG that is just completely American!  lol

;)

pfren
IM pfren
Show your flair!
Mar 22, 2012
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#29

I'd rather purchase USCF. Is it too expensive? Tongue out

PtJenna
PtJenna
Mar 22, 2012
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#30

How do you castle on the chess.com game? Every time I try to do it, it counts the first move and doesn't let me finish.

RetiFan
RetiFan
Mar 22, 2012
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#31

@PtJenna Oh no, you must be moving the rook first! Smile