Shaking hands before games is going to disappear from chess?

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https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/06/chess-fide-drops-handshakes-after-coronavirus-cancels-five-opens
Avatar of Dzindo07

It's only temporary.

Avatar of Monie49
Yes.
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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

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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?

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I'd imagine you'd be expected to bring a paddle then

Avatar of Lc0_1

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.

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CaptainBearFace wrote:
Chess isn't a sport...

 

Here we go again.