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Thanks. How would you improve on my play in: [Event "2nd Persepolis cup"] [Site "Shiraz"] [Date "14.03.20`19"] [Round "6"] [White "Hooshdaran, Soheil"] [Black "Namdarigharghani, Parsa"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1800"] [BlackElo "1990"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7...

A player forgets to press his clock. His captain is behind him, and touches the shoulder of him. The opponent stops the clock and calls the arbiter. What has to be done?

How could I improve on: [Event "2nd Persepolis cup"] [Site "Shiraz"] [Date "15.03.2019"] [Round "7"] [White "Alizadeh, Gh"] [Black "Hooshdaran, S"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2225"] [BlackElo "1800"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. f4 Nxe4 8. Nxe4 d5 9. Bd3 dxe4 10. B...

Leaving the venue without the arbiter's permission does not have a defined penalty associated with it, so it's up to the arbiter which of the penalties they apply. I think I'd need to know why the player left the venue before I came to a conclusion as to whether the penalty was OK or too lenient. H...

Today, the opponent of a player left the venue for 15 minutes, and when he returned, the arbiter gave him 2-minutes penalty. Was she (the arbiter) correct?
The player whose opponent left was not satisfied.

The arbiter has many penalties at his/her disposal. Which one should be applied when?

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What does it mean if an advantage is inappropriate"to" your position?

There is a trainer in my city, who and whose students all play the Pirc! I lost to him at this weekender's rapid

Hi. Why is the Pirc defence played less often at the top level?

The manual says the arbiter has to intervene in case of violation of article 4, but it doesn't state what exactly is to be done

soheil_hooshdaran You mention that this game was a Women's National Championship played under Blitz format. How many arbiters were running the section and how many players took part ? What was decided and how did the game proceed ? The replies on this forum assume that Black's immediately preceding...

But the arbiter also needs to be fair

No. If white has played fxg4, she has touched both the f-pawn and the g-pawn, so the laws mandate she must make a legal move involving one of those pieces if possible. Well, she surely wouldn't love to make the capture, and it's unfair and illogical to force her make the capture. It may well be, bu...

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What does it mean to drive the advantages that you have carefully cultivated through the heart if his position?

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What does it mean to drive the advantages that you have carefully cultivated through the heart if his position?