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What does it mean that "Qf4 g6 leaves the Rook [at f5] hanging out to dry"?

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Matt Mackenzie wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 16, 2019 1:02 pm

This means "odd" as in infrequent rather than unusual.

Thhanks.

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Keith Arkell wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 17, 2019 8:33 pm

You teach all the young boys and girls how to play, and then before long the exceptionally talented ones stand out a mile.

How can I measure their performance?

Hello.
How do you discover chess talent?

Does an arbiter have to check the board and clock at the beginning of every single round?

I mean, say, for checking WhatsApp, posting on ecforom, etc Wouldn't a laptop or tablet be more suitable? No danger of noise from an incoming call or text. But if an arbiter is engrossed on their phone, tablet or computer they aren't watching the players. Some tournaments and national leagues are a...

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Thu Sep 12, 2019 11:30 am

soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 12, 2019 9:09 am

Can the arbiter use cellphone in the playing Hall?

Using it to make a call would be heavily discouraged unless one were calling the emergency services.

I mean, say, for checking WhatsApp, posting on ecforom, etc

Can the arbiter use cellphone in the playing Hall?

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What's the penalty for vioalation of article 4?

Soheil >What does it mean that "Going to the toilet is not necessarily a valid reason for stopping the clocks" Why "not necessarily"? When can it be a valid reason?< This is a note in the Arbiters' Manual 2018 about Article 6.11.4. But you have shortened it, suggesting you have an earlier edition o...