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by Pierre Dénommée
Thu Aug 11, 2016 7:27 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Drop a piece lose the game
Replies: 132
Views: 19219

Re: Drop a piece lose the game

Pierre >It is too late to change anything, the new Laws of Chess have alady been voted and will be presented at the AGM.< That is not how FIDE works at all. The DRAFT new Laws of Chess have been published. This includes several instances where it is made clear that the final wording will be decided...
by Pierre Dénommée
Thu Aug 11, 2016 3:30 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Drop a piece lose the game
Replies: 132
Views: 19219

Re: Drop a piece lose the game

FIDE rules that any move that is not a legal move, is an illegal move, except pressing the clock forgetting to move a piece. This is not what is in the Laws of Chess 6.2 c. The players must handle the chessclock properly. It is forbidden to press it forcibly, to pick it up, to press the clock befor...