In regards to the original tweet/situation, I would probably say that the actions were fine as you said since the player had no obligation to announce check, but the fact the intent was to purposefully deceive (on a way they thought they were getting one over on the opponent) pushes it to slightly unethical for me. Same way that if I think I hung a piece and unintentionally groan/grimace then after my opponent captures it I see that actually there was another tactic that protected it, that's different from purposefully leaving a trap for my opponent then grimacing to make them more likely to think it was a mistake they should capitalize on.
@William McQuaid bluffing is acceptable in poker and chess. It's up to you to read the board and not fall for it. It's a good life lesson as well, you cannot blindly trust everyone or else you will get taken advantage of. Chess teaches street smarts not just nerd smarts.
Disagree about bluffing. It's a very effective tool. Of course you must finesse the acting, if you act too upset it will be too obvious that you are bluffing. And disagree that bluffing tells the opponent to be careful, as bluffing works best when the opponent thinks he can just take the pawn. In fact if you remain truly calm that might make the opponent think, hmmm maybe I cannot take the pawn and trust you.
Not only is it slightly insulting, it's also not good manners to talk in a tournament, so players who compete get into the habit of not saying anything anyway.
I clearly remember a case a while back where Kortschnoi accidentally touched a piece with the sleeve of his jacket while reaching out for the piece he intended to move and was forced to immediately resign the game ... what's your take on this type of situation? isn't this the same thing as 'reaching out to a glass of water'?
Thanks for the feedback. That case with Korchnoi sounds strange; I believe (but am not certain) that FIDE rules are very similar if not identical to USCF. USCF rules are quite clear that "touch move" only applies to a deliberate action to touch a piece (whether the intention is to move it or not, so don't touch!). However, knocking a piece over accidentally while trying to do something else (get water, move another piece, whatever) would not qualify as "touch-move".
Interesting. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I have never thought much about that particular one, one way or the other. If I'm on the losing end, I'm not trying for stalemate (unless it's the very rare important blitz game, they have no increment, and they're very short on time!) so I would have long ago resigned before they had a chance to get the second queen.
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In regards to the original tweet/situation, I would probably say that the actions were fine as you said since the player had no obligation to announce check, but the fact the intent was to purposefully deceive (on a way they thought they were getting one over on the opponent) pushes it to slightly unethical for me.
Same way that if I think I hung a piece and unintentionally groan/grimace then after my opponent captures it I see that actually there was another tactic that protected it, that's different from purposefully leaving a trap for my opponent then grimacing to make them more likely to think it was a mistake they should capitalize on.
@William McQuaid bluffing is acceptable in poker and chess. It's up to you to read the board and not fall for it. It's a good life lesson as well, you cannot blindly trust everyone or else you will get taken advantage of. Chess teaches street smarts not just nerd smarts.
Disagree about bluffing. It's a very effective tool. Of course you must finesse the acting, if you act too upset it will be too obvious that you are bluffing. And disagree that bluffing tells the opponent to be careful, as bluffing works best when the opponent thinks he can just take the pawn. In fact if you remain truly calm that might make the opponent think, hmmm maybe I cannot take the pawn and trust you.
Not only is it slightly insulting, it's also not good manners to talk in a tournament, so players who compete get into the habit of not saying anything anyway.
I clearly remember a case a while back where Kortschnoi accidentally touched a piece with the sleeve of his jacket while reaching out for the piece he intended to move and was forced to immediately resign the game ... what's your take on this type of situation? isn't this the same thing as 'reaching out to a glass of water'?
Thanks for the feedback. That case with Korchnoi sounds strange; I believe (but am not certain) that FIDE rules are very similar if not identical to USCF. USCF rules are quite clear that "touch move" only applies to a deliberate action to touch a piece (whether the intention is to move it or not, so don't touch!). However, knocking a piece over accidentally while trying to do something else (get water, move another piece, whatever) would not qualify as "touch-move".
Unpopular opinion: Promoting a second queen when your opponent has nothing but a king is extremely rude and unsportsmanlike.
Interesting. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I have never thought much about that particular one, one way or the other. If I'm on the losing end, I'm not trying for stalemate (unless it's the very rare important blitz game, they have no increment, and they're very short on time!) so I would have long ago resigned before they had a chance to get the second queen.
@Allen you should already have resigned, thus YOU are the bad sport.
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