R G Edwards wrote: ↑Wed Oct 17, 2018 9:17 pmI know they’re kids, so one has to cut them some slack, but why are so many junior players so downright bad mannered at the board?
You left out j'adoubing the pieces when it's not their turn.
And standing up and leaning over the board from their side was quite the vogue for a short time in the mid-70s, but faded out just as quickly as it arose.
Nothing else new here - I experienced most if not all these behaviours at one time or another during competitive play, not always from juniors (the worst sniffer - 85dB at least, always in pairs - was a former British Championship participant). The only interfering parent kept fetching his 10 year old son back from his wanderings whenever I pressed the clock. I did consider lodging a complaint, but didn't fancy coping with the "he's only a kid, you miserable git" brigade.