Board placement

[soheil_hooshdaran]

Hi.
Is it necessary for the board to be placed so that ranks with the White pieces have the labels 1 & 2 if the boards have such labels (some boards have no column/rank label)?

[Roger de Coverly]

Is it necessary for the board to be placed so that ranks with the White pieces have the labels 1 & 2 if the boards have such labels

It isn't necessary, but arguably good practice. If you spot that it's wrong, it can niggle you for the whole game.

Players taking their own digital clocks to league matches aren't unheard of, but exceptionally there was one local player who took his own board on the grounds presumably that he couldn't score if the sides of the board weren't labelled 1-8 and a-h.

I've also seen boards lent out for junior events come back with a-h and 1-8 written in marker pen.

[Chris Goodall]

I've also seen boards lent out for junior events come back with a-h and 1-8 written in marker pen.

Your vandals are more restrained than ours. If it's been used for junior chess, every edge is likely to be labeled a-h, h-a, 1-8, 8-1, 8-1 crossed out and 8-1 upside-down. Bonus points if opposite edges of the board have 1-8, in the same hand, running in opposite directions.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

Is it necessary for the board to be placed so that ranks with the White pieces have the labels 1 & 2 if the boards have such labels

It isn't necessary, but arguably good practice. If you spot that it's wrong, it can niggle you for the whole game.

Players taking their own digital clocks to league matches aren't unheard of, but exceptionally there was one local player who took his own board on the grounds presumably that he couldn't score if the sides of the board weren't labelled 1-8 and a-h.

I've also seen boards lent out for junior events come back with a-h and 1-8 written in marker pen.

I mean even for tournament games?

[Nick Grey]

Speak to the arbiter/tournament controller & also ensure enough room for clocks & scoresheets.

It is nice if room if not it is a pain interrupting players getting up particularly where a medical condition requires you to get up every 20 minutes.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

Speak to the arbiter/tournament controller & also ensure enough room for clocks & scoresheets.

It is nice if room if not it is a pain interrupting players getting up particularly where a medical condition requires you to get up every 20 minutes.

What does 'if room' mean?

[Matt Mackenzie]

I think "if there is enough room" was meant there.