The only thing you can't use is an engine.Opening books, etc are OK.
Online chess - what can I do while playing?
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Yeah, you can look up end game data bases. Anything you can read is OK. Just don't use a program to make your moves and you're cool.
To really figure out the rules, you probably need to join the forum on cheating. It gets a little complicated. Databases are OK, but not if they're connected to a "cloud" with ongoing engine analysis. Like wise there was a long discusiion on the forum over whether you could use the computer analysis from an old game in an ongoing one. Consensus seemed to be yes if you had printed it out; no if it were still "digital". I didn't get it either...
Anyway, this all I could find officially, but as I said, Kohai and others weight in on discussions over in the cheating forum so if you're really interested you should join:
Rules of Chess
Please see this article to get started playing the world's greatest game!
Rules of Chess.com
- You may only have one Chess.com member account. (See here for reasons why.)
- Outside assistance from other people, computers/chess engines, or endgame tablebases is entirely prohibited
- In turn-based chess, You MAY use books, magazines, or other articles. You may also use computer databases (including Chess.com's Game Explorer). for opening moves.
- Openings books and game databases may be consulted for Online (correspondence-style) Chess only
- No reference tools of any sort are permitted in Live Chess
- Treat others with respect and expect the same!
- Have fun! :)
And here is the forum link:
http://www.chess.com/groups/home/cheating-forum
I've just started my first online game and wonder what kind of support I am enabled to use. Obviously, I cannot use any chess enginge. I don't know, however, if I can use:
- real board (e.g. to check what can happen in the following moves)
- chess books (opening, endgame, and others)
Is there any place where I can find the rules for this kind of game? (I do care to play fair)