Should this move attract a penalty?
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Should this move attract a penalty?
Last night I was playing board 4 in a local league match. After my opponent's 32nd move the position was :-
White (opponent) Kf1, Qd2, Nh4 and pawns on h2, g3, f4, b3.
Black (me) Kg8, Qc5, Nd3, and pawns on a7, b7, c7, f7, g7, h6.
As I was two pawns up I played 32 ... Qc5 - c1+ in order to force off the queens. My opponent replied with Kf1 - e2. I then had a mental block, picked up his queen and 'captured' mine, put the white queen on c1 and took mine off the board. My opponent looked up in amazement and two spectators laughed. I didn't know why, so said, "Have I done anything wrong?" They pointed out the error so I said, "Oh, I wanted to exchange queens and just did it the wrong way round." We all had a laugh and I took the white queen off the board and put my black queen on d2 which of course my opponent took with his king. I went on to win but it took another 18 moves.
Should I have incurred a penalty for my mistake? Was what I did afterwards correct?
Thank you,
Robert
White (opponent) Kf1, Qd2, Nh4 and pawns on h2, g3, f4, b3.
Black (me) Kg8, Qc5, Nd3, and pawns on a7, b7, c7, f7, g7, h6.
As I was two pawns up I played 32 ... Qc5 - c1+ in order to force off the queens. My opponent replied with Kf1 - e2. I then had a mental block, picked up his queen and 'captured' mine, put the white queen on c1 and took mine off the board. My opponent looked up in amazement and two spectators laughed. I didn't know why, so said, "Have I done anything wrong?" They pointed out the error so I said, "Oh, I wanted to exchange queens and just did it the wrong way round." We all had a laugh and I took the white queen off the board and put my black queen on d2 which of course my opponent took with his king. I went on to win but it took another 18 moves.
Should I have incurred a penalty for my mistake? Was what I did afterwards correct?
Thank you,
Robert
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Re: Should this move attract a penalty?
You have touched the white queen first and therefore must take it if you can.
You touched the black queen and must therefore take with the black queen if you can
You can
You didn't
Therefore you made an illegal move.
You suffer a 2 minute penalty but personally I never ask for such.
You must correct the illegal move to a legal one using all the touched pieces if that is possible (in your own time).
You did that.
Your opponent didn't ask for his 2 minutes so that's that.
The game was clearly played by convivial ladies and gentlemen playing the game in a lady-like and gentlemanly fashion. That, I am sure, will shortly be made a breach of the rules.
You touched the black queen and must therefore take with the black queen if you can
You can
You didn't
Therefore you made an illegal move.
You suffer a 2 minute penalty but personally I never ask for such.
You must correct the illegal move to a legal one using all the touched pieces if that is possible (in your own time).
You did that.
Your opponent didn't ask for his 2 minutes so that's that.
The game was clearly played by convivial ladies and gentlemen playing the game in a lady-like and gentlemanly fashion. That, I am sure, will shortly be made a breach of the rules.
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Re: Should this move attract a penalty?
One point to add: "An illegal move is completed once the player has pressed his clock...". This is Law 7.5.1.
A copy of the 2017 Laws of Chess with annotations by the Chess Arbiters' Association is available here.
A copy of the 2017 Laws of Chess with annotations by the Chess Arbiters' Association is available here.
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Re: Should this move attract a penalty?
Thank you. This raises the question of how to add two minutes penalty on a digital clock (DGT2010).
Robert
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Re: Should this move attract a penalty?
It's explained in the manual.Robert Stokes wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2017 1:57 pmThank you. This raises the question of how to add two minutes penalty on a digital clock (DGT2010).
http://www.digitalgametechnology.com/in ... uages/file
You hold the start/stop button, the one in the middle, for 2 seconds.
This enables the time for each player and the move counter to be adjusted.
(From left to right, the buttons are "+", "-", "start/stop" and "tick". The actual manual uses icons)DGT Manual wrote: 8.
Time and Move Counter Correction
During a game you can change the time that is currently displayed. Hold the
button for two seconds until the far left display digit starts blinking. Now the times of both players can be corrected, digit by digit. To change the blinking digit, press the "+" or "-" button. Press the "tick" button to move to the next digit. After the player’s time, the move counter can be corrected: decrease or increase by pressing the "+" or "-" button. When the value is correct, press "tick". Now press "start/stop"
to restart the timer to resume the countdown based on the corrected times.
You could also use this method to add x minutes the traditional way at move y.
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Re: Should this move attract a penalty?
Thank you again.
I suppose that I should have checked the manual but these are locked away with the clocks in the club except when being used.
Your last sentence will interest dome members of the club who preferred the old digital clocks.
Robert
I suppose that I should have checked the manual but these are locked away with the clocks in the club except when being used.
Your last sentence will interest dome members of the club who preferred the old digital clocks.
Robert
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Re: Should this move attract a penalty?
You may need someone to sit at home with a clock and the manual and write up a crib sheet. You then print this and store it with the clocks. At the very least that records which settings to use for which competitions.Robert Stokes wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2017 3:30 pmI suppose that I should have checked the manual but these are locked away with the clocks in the club except when being used.
Re: Should this move attract a penalty?
Failing this, keep a 12-year old on handRoger de Coverly wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2017 4:25 pmYou may need someone to sit at home with a clock and the manual and write up a crib sheet. You then print this and store it with the clocks
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Re: Should this move attract a penalty?
Angus that document would be useful if the annotations were consistent with the current FIDE rules.Angus French wrote: A copy of the 2017 Laws of Chess with annotations by the Chess Arbiters' Association is available here.
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Re: Should this move attract a penalty?
If you really want to be a stickler for the rules there is the possible exclusion of the spectators from the venue.
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Re: Should this move attract a penalty?
Oh, I've always found it helpful - and recommended it to others. Where is it inconsistent? Does it give incorrect advice on illegal moves?E Michael White wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2017 2:58 pmAngus that document would be useful if the annotations were consistent with the current FIDE rules.Angus French wrote: A copy of the 2017 Laws of Chess with annotations by the Chess Arbiters' Association is available here.
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Re: Should this move attract a penalty?
It's worth pointing out that if you lose the paper manual (which I am sure must happen) you can download a PDF version from the DGT website.Robert Stokes wrote: ↑Fri Dec 15, 2017 3:30 pm
I suppose that I should have checked the manual but these are locked away with the clocks in the club except when being used.
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Re: Should this move attract a penalty?
The CAA document was produced before the Rules Commission Goynuk, Antalya, Turkey meeting on 9 October 2017; as is stated in the CAA document.Angus French wrote:
Oh, I've always found it helpful - and recommended it to others. Where is it inconsistent? Does it give incorrect advice on illegal moves?
There was also an RRC and FIDE Arbiters Commission meeting held on 14 of June 2017 which made some interpretations of the 1 July 2017 FIDE Laws. The RRC confirmed that these interpretations had immediate effect and also confirmed that at the Goynuk, Antalya, Turkey meeting. The RRC has a longstanding authority to make interpretations of the Laws which take immediate effect. All the minutes and documents are on http://rules.fide.com/
I won't list all the inconsistencies v the CAA UK document as the Laws are to change again on 1 Jan 2018 however regarding illegal moves the UK CAA document is out of line in stating :-
The correct procedure is to advance the pawn and then replace it with a piece of the same colour.
and
Recent interpretation on this is that such offences will be punished but castling will not count as an illegal move in the total of illegal moves but promotion certainly will.
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Re: Should this move attract a penalty?
Thanks Michael. I think you make good points.