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vsarun

I am playing a match in online chess against a player of higjher rating (about 200 points different). Am I allowed to ask in the forum on which one of us has a better chance of winning according to the current situation.

vsarun

I dont want suggestions on how to win the game

nhw

See the blog about ratings from yesterday...

Evil_Homer

I would suggest not.

vsarun

Evil_Homer wrote:

I would suggest not.


But is it allowed

armchairQB

it can influence the game. i would ask your opponent if he minds and if he's agreeable then you have an argument for proceeding. plus that would be common courtesy...

Evil_Homer

vsarun wrote:

Evil_Homer wrote:

I would suggest not.


But is it allowed


Taking my first comment in wider context, no, imho it gives an unfair advantage.

ozzie_c_cobblepot

No it is not allowed.

It is a version of giving help. Let's say that you have a winning combination from the current situation -- but you don't necessarily know it. Sometimes an outside party just saying "you have a winning combination" is enough for you to take a closer look.

There's a famous story about this. It was a super-GM tournament from decades ago. Petrosian was in a difficult position, trying to save a draw. All of a sudden, one of the other GMs was looking over his game while walking around, and then went to go whisper to some of the other GMs. This being odd, Petrosian took a closer look, and found he actually had a winning line!

poulind

if all you care about is who has a better position then post the question after the game is over.

Spinatai

It's not allowed. You can only post your games after they're over

Baseballfan

This is correct. No discussion of on-going games is allowed on the forums or anywhere.

vsarun

Thanks for the answers.I guess, I will post the game for analysis after it finishes .