Shaking hands before games is going to disappear from chess?
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ynaliyev
Mar 15, 2020
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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/06/chess-fide-drops-handshakes-after-coronavirus-cancels-five-opens
It's only temporary.
Yes.
It's going to be replaced with friendly pat on butt so there is no skin to skin contact. Since chess is a sport, it makes sense to take this queue from other sports like baseball
zembrianator wrote:
It's going to be replaced with friendly pat on butt so there is no skin to skin contact. Since chess is a sport, it makes sense to take this queue from other sports like baseball
What if we're playing naked?
I'd imagine you'd be expected to bring a paddle then
It's to prevent the spread of germs, particularly but not limited to Covid-19. Handshaking is not necessary to be able to play a game of chess. Just say, "I resign," "I offer a draw" or "I accept the draw" instead.
