TOUCH-MOVE RULE

I personally am not really anal about the touch move rule. If my opponet touches a piece then I will not freak out about it and I will allow them to move another peice. Just as long as they don't pick it up is when I will get annoyed.

Then again, I can always wear glasses so they can't see my eyes...like poker players do.

I don't really care about the rule. The stronger players skill will win the game. Winning on stupid rules such as these is pitiful.

I play with a glove...

The rule is there to keep the game going in a reliable way. This reliablity keeps both players coming back to the board and avoids arguments while there.

Serious players have no problem with keeping the rules agreed to beforehand.

Weaker and inexperienced players may feel otherwise but that's not important. They may also feel that en passant and even castling are "trick moves" and shouldn't be allowed in their games. They are welcome to their feelings but their feeling aren't of much concern for those who know and appreciate the game. Get in line or play with each other.

 I play in England for a chess team so wouldn't call myself "inexperienced". We don't abide by the touch move ruling in tournament play.

Unfortunately, SaxophoneSam,   many younger Players are so overcome with a desire to win that they would seek to win in any manner - even by unethical means.  I would like to presume that was a 'tongue-in-cheek' suggestion, and not serious.

    The rules allow for "Reasonable Person" evaluation of events on the board.  If your sleeve brushes your king and knocks it over (or a passerby does the same), obviously that was not an intentional move - and a reasonable person would allow his/her opponent to reset the piece on the square it should have been on - to continue the game without a lot of hassle.

     That any player should suggest such behavior without making it quite clear that suggestion is a joke - for the kids reading here - is not good.    Give the kids a break - they get confused enough as it is.   Usually their confusion arises from their innate conflict rising from wanting to do the "right" or "fair" thing, and then watching whose behavior?     [yes, older players' egregious  or 'less than stellar' behavior toward each other.]    often based on 'wanting to win' so much that reasonable behavior is suspended for a few minutes to secure the win.

regards,

SHUT UP DAMN

lol calm down

Heavyartilly, you are a bit of a wanker really aren't you?

Hey, sorry if its an amateur question, but how does one pronounce J'adoube?

Amaru, if the games you are playing in the team events are fide rated touch move rule must be followed.

If a player needs to adjust a piece, you are allowed to tell your opponent before you touch it that you would like to adjust the piece. You can then center the piece on the square or turn the knight so that it faces the way you want. But the rule is necessary. I've played with people who move the piece to a square to see what it looks like there. They will then put the piece back on the wrong square. The argument that comes up is was the new square the move or was it a mistake. Best not to touch the piece at all. Chess is a mind game, think, make your move, live with it. 

As far as someone knocking your piece over it is perfectly ok to pick it up off the floor. 

Dearest Reb,

We have the BCF over here. If you would like full BCF  rulings I will happily email them to you. 

Regards

A

Let's just play chess and let ability prevail. I couldn't give a monkeys toss about trivial rules.

used to play this guy once who was always moaning about "touch move". I always beat him. Maybe he always protested because he knew he was pants!!! Who knows.

let ability prevail

Do some people think with their hands?

I can't think of a time in which I've physically moved a piece on the chessboard when I wasn't either making my final choice for a move, or adjusting a piece on the border between two squares.

If you want to undo a move immediately after making it, then perhaps you should have spent the extra second considering the move.

I recall an interesting "touch move" story. Though I can't recall who the story is about, my memory says it was in something like a junior championship. In a very difficult endgame, Our Hero's opponent had only one move that didn't lose and in fact would win. It was a pawn move and Our Hero had figured out this move. His opponent cautiously reached for the pawn and shortly before his hand reached it, Our Hero blurted out "Touch move! you have to move that pawn!" Of course, the junior player on the other side of the board immediately said he hadn't touched the pawn. They both finally agreed, but the poor guy on the move had effectively been scared off of the winning move, and went on to lose.

 Please look at the british chess federation website

 Please look at the british chess federation website

 According to USCF rules, you can touch your rook first when castling.  It is just considered improper.

Which tournaments has the BCF sponsored that you played in that were non-touch-move?