Nope. Static databases (e.g. the opening explorer) are perfectly allowed. As are books.
No calculating materials, thats all.
what's considered cheating?
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Mar 11, 2009
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This Guide for the Perplexed may clarify the rules for you.
|
Resource |
What is it? |
Is it permitted DURING Turn-Based (and Vote Chess) play? |
Is it permitted DURING LiveChess play? |
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Asking another person for advice |
Includes discussing a game-in-progress in the chess.com Forums |
NO* (except during VoteChess - when discussion WITHIN the team is expected) |
NO |
|
Books |
This is a static resource and involves no calculation of best move. |
YES |
NO |
|
Chess Engine (chess computer) the move calculator inside such programs as Fritz, ChessMaster |
Software (or free-standing gadget) that calculates the best move from a given position |
NO (except by agreement of both players, where specifically arranged and must be UNRATED games e.g. in a tournament created for that purpose) |
NO |
|
Conditional Moves (Pre-Moves) |
Setting your response in advance to one or more of your opponent’s moves |
YES |
YES |
|
Internet articles; Google searches |
This is a static resource and involves no calculation of best move. |
YES |
NO |
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Openings Database e.g. Game Explorer |
A database (or collection) of previous games, that is searchable. It covers Opening Lines only i.e. the initial few moves. |
YES |
NO |
|
Separate board for analysis e.g. chess.com’s Analysis Board |
|
YES |
NO |
|
TableBases (Endings Database) |
The results from an analysis of end games (stored in a database) in which the sequence of moves to achieve the best outcome has been calculated |
NO |
NO |
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ARTREF: WHAT IS ALLOWED
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/tournaments/games-explorer
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/what-are-chess-engines
hi
i'm new and i see some occasional mention of players cheating.
I'm not sure how or what they are doing so I think it would be
important to cheating clearly defined.
apart from playing a computer and having it do the moves for you...what else?
i play turned based normaly, and i can see how people would have plenty of time
to explore openings in the opening explorer while in a match. is this cheating?