Hi. Is there a particular rule in tournament chess describing the handshake before the game? I mean, is there a rule that white (or black) player should offer the hand first, signaling that he is ready to start the game? I can't find the answer anywhere. All the similar topics are about drawing/resigning, but that isn't exactly what interests me.
https://www.chess.com/blog/Chessbuff/to-shake-or-not-to-shake-fide-answers-the-question
Hi. Is there a particular rule in tournament chess describing the handshake before the game? I mean, is there a rule that white (or black) player should offer the hand first, signaling that he is ready to start the game? I can't find the answer anywhere. All the similar topics are about drawing/resigning, but that isn't exactly what interests me.