I'm getting pissed off, opps, I mean I'm going for a pee pee with my wee wee in the correct spot. Not in my pants firstly, preferably not a diaper secondly, I like the jug idea mentioned by "cardinal46" because I'm not shy ( & this has nothing to do with size ) but & this is a big BUTT, what if you have to go #2. I might be a little shy using that jug. Besides, it just ain't sanitary. This NOT GOING IDEA is a form of prejudice on many levels. Pit stops are a good idea. Not so with phones. Equal for everyone & not going to make a smell like no lavatory breaks will. Noise isn't the only possible distraction when playing chess. One walk in the hen house & you know what I mean. No phones, blackberries, laptops,desktops, & especially no BIG BLUES in the building past the door, check them at the door like you would in older days :- a gun ; your hat: your coat; bad manners: There has to be rules. Otherwise you could end up capturing a king with a bishop for the first time in over 1/2 century of playing chess like this morning's daily puzzle. I slamed that king in less than two seconds flat before I figured some thing was wrong. Really enjoyed it. Nice to know that errors are not all mine & that there are more human beans out there. I am the first to say that without mistakes life is pretty boring, but, & I repeat & this is a big BUTT, preferably not in my pants! CHESS RULES !!!
Ridiculous new "anti-cheating" rule for the World Open.
Why not just bring porto-potties into the playing room? Problem solved.
I suffer from schizophrenia and my alternate personality is rather good at chess. Would it be cheating if he occasionally suggested a move? And what about a midget in a suitcase or a Mechanical Turk?
Good thing none of this concerns me since I don't have a cell phone :P
No discrimination now...NO LITTLE PEOPLE in a suitcase! And definitely no confounded MECHANICAL TURKS! NO! NO! NO! Oh no gotta go! CHESS RULES!!!
Good point. No cell phone is a good cell phone. Who wants to microwave their brains on a regular basis anyways. Sort of like putting an egg in a microwave & cooking it, only slower. They just don't come out right. CHESS RULES!!!
"Their is no reason to have a cell phone in a bathroom...."
...unless it's the Olympics in Russia,or for some other reason you find you can't get out.
> "Their is no reason to have a cell phone in a bathroom...."
I make business calls and texts while I poop. It's just good time management. Plus there's always Tetris.
If I am not allowed to have a cell phone in the playing hall or area at all, then I am forced to have my cell phone in my car if I am not staying at the playing site.
Is the tournament organizer willing to accept liability if my phone is stolen from my car? Many phones these days cost $600.
After my game is over, my chess board and pieces and clock go into some sort of chess bag. In it is my cell phone that is turned off. If I need to urinate after the game, I am taking my bag with me.
You won't even be allowed to use your own chess set and clock in a FIDE rated tournament. It's the organizers responsibility to provide them.
You can have your cell phone in a bag by your feet, deactivated. However, the arbiter/ organizer may not allow this, if it's explicitly written in the tournament announcement.
s the tournament organizer willing to accept liability if my phone is stolen from my car? Many phones these days cost $600.
Well, if that's the budget, surely you can afford a $100 car alarm.
Welcome to tournament chess, as much fun as going to the airport. All these stupid rules are why I don't play tournament chess anymore. Car alarm, yeah they're real effective.
Leave your phone at home.When I was young we didn't carry phones around with us.
If you break down on the highway on the way home, how do you call for help?
You're not alone on that highway my friend, right? Don't break yet another US myth for me please.
Leave your phone at home.When I was young we didn't carry phones around with us.
When some people were young, they used a horse and buggy to get around. Why do people feel the need to have cars these days???
I heard tales of an iron bird that flies in the sky.
I overindulged on mead once and got hit by an ox-cart. Thankfully Theodoric of York, medieval barber gave me a good bleeding and now I feel much better.
You say take care of my own phone but won't allow me to have it in my bag or on my person. You say I should have a car alarm. Since those are ignored by everybody that would just be burning $100. And if I came by bus I cannot leave it there.
It is in my bag, turned off. After my game is over, I take my bag and go to the toilet. I do not turn on my phone in the toilet. This is apparently against the rules.
OR, I take that same bag and sit in the hallway immediately outside the playing hall. I get out my phone and analyze my game. Dozens of people still playing their game walk past me. This is NOT against the rules.
Makes zero sense.
Is this what chess has come to?
Yes.
Same thing has happened to Checkers.