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The uncertainty with the new Laws of Chess from 1st July 2014 is whether you incur a penalty if you even have the phone in your possession, regardless of whether it is totally powered off, on standby, or just on. I don't see that that's in the slightest uncertain. You will. It says so. Unless the o...

Because they have them in their handbags and forget to take them out, I suppose. But I was really talking about local leagues.

Fair point. I dunno then - maybe 1 Qe4 Rd8 2 f3 followed by Kg2, Bf2 etc. Feels like White's a lot better to me TBH. But of course your computer would be a far better guide.

Does 1 Qe4 not win the g-pawn at once? Anyway, adjudications and adjournments are both equally absurd and should be stamped out, of course, at least between non-consenting adults. If two grown men really want to go away and come back another night then fair enough, but making people play adjournment...

Sure, Geoff, but equally everyone carries one and having to remember to take it out of your pocket/bag whatever is a faff, and an unnecessary one.

Teacup shrinking.

I'm not sure it's so easy to clamp down on. But anyway, I'd still go with a total ban and I'd definitely not play them again. People who behave like that once will do it again, and anyway there's plenty of people to play who aren't cheating scum. In fact I rather applaud that fellow in Ireland; the ...

Anyway, who cares what they do in athletics? I'd certainly not play against anyone who'd been previously banned for computer cheating, and I'd not expect most people to do so either.

2 years??? You mean life, of course.

I dare say. My point was a short one; as NED he shouldn't have a policy and so it's absurd to speak of him being expected to resign three days after being elected on the grounds Council has rejected a policy of his. As you rightly say, he was previously acting DoMM and in that role might well have h...

>To be fair, Sean wasn't acting as a non-Exec when as acting DoMM

Exactly. Or, in other words, "my entire post is bo**ocks because it's based on a false premise".

Well, zero tolerance default is another issue and obviously a good example of the fact that FIDE absolutely hate chess players and will do anything at all to reduce their influence. This particular provision though I don't have too much problem with. In fact actually I thought the rules already proh...

>2. Sean Hewitt should recognise that his policy of enforcing membership on the National Schools' Championships has been soundly defeated and should step down as a non-executive director. This is a ludicrous suggestion for at least the following reasons. 1. Sean is obviously an excellent NED. 2. NED...

I think we should all run around waving our hands in the air.

I think Roger is right. And that's why 'or' is used in the definition, to indicate that the meaning of 'normal means' is different in different places in the body of the rules. Of course, any lawyer will tell you that this sins against various elementary rules of drafting. I seem to remember having ...

It seems to me that the teacup has yet to be invented which would be small enough to contain this particular storm. All that is necessary is for any organiser of leagues or congresses to state that this rule shall not apply, if that’s what they want. Or whatever it is that they do want.