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1. 3 Kel Qg3 4 Ke2 Qg4 5 Kel and now Y 7 if Black claims a draw before playing a iy ve g 5 Qg3 it would be ruled as incorrect ee 5 because White had not lost his right to 5 ee sys Ge i a i castle by 1 Qg3 but by playing 2 Ke2 In as J d Ui general a player loses his right to castle yy with his own move and not by an ex Opponent s Move Ce In the same way when the position appears on the board for the third time in your example the claim is not correct because Black lost the right to capture en passant when he had to play his first move Question Hello Mr Gijssen the following situation arose during a 15 minute tournament Each player had about 15 seconds remaining White s king was on g5 and Black had pawns on g6 f7 and e6 The problem was that the f7 pawn was say 90 on e7 and 10 on f7 Of course White captured the g6 pawn and Black called the referee to claim an illegal move White did not remember that the pawn was actually on f7 and Black did not try to reestablish the pawn s position What decision seems appropriate in this case The referee decided on a draw Thanks in advance Best regards Manuel Wehmeier Spain Answer Apparently the f pawn moved to e7 without anyone claiming an illegal move Therefore in my opinion the pawn is on e7 Question Dear Mr Gijssen I would like a clarification between made and completed moves file C cafe geurt geurt htm 5 of 7 12 192. Online Bookstore About ChessCafe Contact Us Copyright 2006 CyberCafes LLC All Rights Reserved The Chess Cafe is a registered trademark of Russell Enterprises Inc file C cafe geurt geurt htm 7 of 7 12 19 2006 12 17 56 PM
3. 2006 12 17 56 PM An Arbiter s Notebook 1 1 The game of chess is played between two opponents who move their pieces alternately on a square board called a chessboard The player with the white pieces commences the game A player is said to have the move when his opponent s move has been made 4 7 1 When as a legal move or part of a legal move a piece has been released on a square it cannot then be moved to another square The move is considered to have been made when all the relevant requirements of Article 3 have been fulfilled 6 8a During the game each player having made his move on the chessboard shall stop his own clock and start his opponent s clock A player must always be allowed to stop his clock His move is not considered to have been completed until he has done so unless the move that was made ends the game Now let s consider these definitions in the context of illegal moves It s clear from 4 7 1 that illegal moves cannot be made because they do not fulfill the requirements of Article 3 If they cannot be made then how can they be completed This should be clarified Otherwise how would you interpret 7 4 Also consider the implications of the first sentence of C3 C3 An illegal move is completed once the opponent s clock has been started The opponent is entitled to claim a win before he has made his own move Now suppose that during a Blitz game Player A places his king in chec
4. An Arbiter s Notebook BOOK EADCGARE HGA E REVIEWS ST UCIES COLUMNISTS An Arbiter s Notebook Geurt Gijssen Heroic Tales The Best of 1996 2001 ERK ITTEGES Boon ST ORE Fee Pl B EMPORIUM ChessCafe com MonRoi and Other Matters The September column featured two questions about the MonRo1 PCM reprinted below and this month we have a follow up from Mrs Zeljka Malobabic at MonRoi Customer Support Question Dear Mr Gijssen there was a problem during the 2006 Quebec Open involving the MonRoi PCM The organizers supplied the PCM to both players on the top boards and a technician explained how to operate it prior to round one Unfortunately those explanations were only made in English not a wise choice for a FIDE rated tournament with foreign players Because of the language barrier one player did not even understand that use of the PCM was voluntary and that a paper scoresheet would have been acceptable He also did not understand how to display the full game score on the PCM The real problem occurred in a game where this player as Black unexpectedly stopped playing at move 39 and let his flag fall in a trivially won position This happened because the PCM was displaying line 40 of the scoresheet and the player thought that he had made move 40 The arbiter did not accept White s time forfeit claim and gave Black one extra minute and ordered the game to continue White appealed the decision and the game continu
5. E The Laws of Chess are published in many languages Individual federations usually provide translations in their own language and some even translate the whole FIDE Handbook However each tournament handles language barriers in their own way It depends where the tournament takes place who is the chief arbiter and whether interpreters are available etc For instance at the Olympiad in Turin the announcements were in English Italian and sometimes Russian At the Aeroflot tournament in Moscow announcements were in English Russian and sometimes German Question If White plays 1 a4 in the following position Black could normally capture en passant but here he cannot file C cafe geurt geurt htm 4 of 7 12 19 2006 12 17 56 PM An Arbiter s Notebook If this position were to occur two more times can the side on move then claim a oe draw The positions are technically Seen i ee different but the set of legal moves is the a ae same Does Article 9 2 in referring to Poe moves include moves that one side might erroneously think it could make In a Blitz context an error is ty a gi possible and the consequences might be athe significant Regards Guy Haworth UK Answer This situation is analogous to what we discussed in Dresden 2005 regarding castling Let s look at the following position Black is on move and White hasn t moved his king or rooks Play continues 1 Qg3 2 Ke2 Qg4 7 28
6. e device can display the position from the opponent s point of view Should this be allowed Please bear in mind that sometimes only one player is using the device while the other has a paper scoresheet e What would happen if a player had technical problems with the device Would he be obliged to address this problem in time trouble if he was playing with increments e Do you have any other comments to share on this new technology Sincerely Neil Sullivan Canada Answer 1 I do not see any problem with this mode in normal games see Article 7 4 of the Laws of Chess If during a game it is found that an illegal move has been completed the position immediately before the irregularity shall be reinstated As you can see the article makes no mention of how the illegal move was found Note that the illegal move had already appeared on the board However it is possible that a move is legal but the notation or input is illegal The situation is different in Rapid and Blitz games and use of the MonRoi device should be forbidden because nobody is permitted to indicate that an illegal move was made not even the arbiter 2 See my answer to the above letter 3 It is difficult to answer this question but I came to the conclusion that it is not completely correct to offer such an opportunity although the opponent who uses a normal scoresheet can do the same by walking to the other side of the table The most important eleme
7. ed under protest In appeal it was immediately obvious that White won the game in accordance with Article 6 10 but this was not the primary issue discussed there As it is written in the Chess Organizer s Handbook an Appeals Committee is not bound by the Laws of Chess in search of a fair solution Although usually what happens on the chessboard 1s more important then what happens off of it Anyway the Appeals Committee upheld the arbiter s decision since the player was not at fault because of the language barrier and White soon resigned the game Pierre Denomme e Canada Answer As a matter of fact you did not ask me a question or for any comment nevertheless I will give you my opinion It is clear that something was wrong with the explanation being given in only one language but why did the players accepted this They could have asked for a translation So it was not only the technician who was at file C cafe geurt geurt htm 1 of 7 12 19 2006 12 17 56 PM An Arbiter s Notebook fault With this in mind the decision of the Appeals Committee 1s very reasonable Question Dear Sir I have a few questions concerning the MonRoi PCM device e There is a mode wherein it will alert a player to an illegal move Could you comment on this e In the 2006 Quebec Open a player of the black pieces lost on time but appealed that he was confused by the PCM display and his appeal was upheld Do you agree with this decision e Th
8. er 1 I was not present at the event Nevertheless given the two letters that I received it can be surmised that something went wrong if not with the PCM then at least with the explanation before the tournament The fact that both players are Canadians does not automatically mean they speak or understand English For instance Belgium is a country with three official languages yet some residents are only fluent in one of them Your remark regarding the empty notation space 1s clear Answer The option of turning the Chess Rules off solves the problem mentioned in my previous answer But what if the games are played without using a central control system Can a player then change the option on or off If the answer is Yes then it is reasonable for the Rules and Tournament Regulations Committee to discuss the arbiter s obligations in that situation I agree that there is no need to record the moves in Blitz games or in Rapid games for that matter but it is not forbidden to record the moves It 1s debatable as to whether a player benefits from being able to flip the board position but the ability to lock this option will likely avoid some arguments No device is perfect and it is only understandable for arbiters to be prepared in case something goes wrong So the Laws of Chess should try to cover as many scenarios as possible In fact when the current rules refer to a scoresheet it is referring to a piece of paper see Appendix
9. k Player B captures the king and stops the clock but does not start Player A s clock Player B can still claim a win because he has not made a move Since only legal moves can be made an illegal move cannot be made Refer to C3 above Had Player B started Player A s clock his illegal move would have been completed and Player A could claim a win Best regards Martin Norb ck Sweden Answer You refer to Article 4 7 1 but it is actually Article 4 6 I think that you are completely correct A new definition for Article 4 6 is needed What do you think of the following When a piece has been released on a square it cannot be moved to another square The move is then considered to be made The move is called legal when all the relevant requirements of Article 3 have been fulfilled If the move is not legal another move should be made instead If this proposal is accepted we will have to check for any cross references Comments are welcome file C cafe geurt geurt htm 6 of 7 12 19 2006 12 17 56 PM An Arbiter s Notebook Have a question for Geurt Gijssen Perhaps he will respond to it in a future column Send it to geurtgijssen chesscafe com Please include your name and country of residence Copyright 2006 Geurt Gijssen All Rights Reserved ABSUT THE TOP OF PAGE Home COCE AS GINES ARCHIVES CHESS CAFE ChessCafe Home Page Book Review Columnists Endgame Study Skittles Room Archives Links
10. lso published on the home page of the tournament website The players were instructed how to display the full gamescore on the PCM and the last move made is visible below the chessboard recording screen When the black notation space next to move 40 is empty it means that Black did not record move 40 The same applies when using a paper scoresheet Question 2 Regarding the question from Mr Sullivan When the central system is installed the Chief Arbiter has the option to enable or disable Chess Rules in the PCM If you disable Chess Rules say for rapid games then it is possible to input illegal moves in the PCM In Blitz games it is not necessary to record the moves so there is no need to use the PCM The position of the chessboard can be automatically locked but the ability to rotate the board does not assist the player in any way Over 10 000 games have been recorded and broadcast with the MonRoi PCM without any issues The system is certified by FIDE USCF and ECU and many top tournaments are implementing the MonRoi system However we are open to suggestions as to how we could make the MonRoi system even better Are the Laws of Chess and tournament rules and regulations published in other languages than English Are players expected to speak English in FIDE tournaments Thank you in advance Best regards Zeljka Malobabic Canada file C cafe geurt geurt htm 3 of 7 12 19 2006 12 17 56 PM An Arbiter s Notebook Answ
11. nt to me was the fact that the MonRoi PCM should only be used as a scoresheet in this situation The opportunity to flip the board should only be allowed once at the start of the game and only to the player with the black pieces I will contact MonRoi about this matter file C cafe geurt geurt htm 2 of 7 12 19 2006 12 17 56 PM An Arbiter s Notebook 4 If it is really a technical problem that cannot be solved on the spot the player can switch to a paper scoresheet 5 These issues should be discussed by a special Committee and the Laws of Chess will have to be adapted or some changes made to the device Question 1 Hello Mr Gijssen Regarding the question from Mr Denomme e The use of the MonRoi PCM during the Quebec Open was optional yet 75 of the players chose the PCM over a paper scoresheet User instructions were given in two languages in English by the MonRoi engineer and in French by the Quebec Chess Federation There were three strong international players in attendance who all speak English very well Ghate Swati Abhijit Kunte and Alexander Moiseenko The incident in question occurred in the game between Hajiyev Elshad from Ontario Canada a non FIDE rated player and Stephane Depuis from Quebec Canada FIDE rated 2183 As both players are from Canada there surely was no language barrier The MonRoi PCM is very simple to operate and the players were provided equal access to the PCM User Manual which was a
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