tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042996779792668316.post8864870919092915166..comments2023-10-25T06:36:34.027-04:00Comments on CHESS NEWS BLOG: chessblog.com: Must a touched chess piece always be moved in a tournament?Alexandra Kosteniukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05061264948906490648noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042996779792668316.post-46872449379369600512011-08-23T14:40:08.260-04:002011-08-23T14:40:08.260-04:00"touch with the intention of moving" ref..."touch with the intention of moving" refers to the arbiter being able to read the player's mind. Just another poor phrasing of chess rules. With incredibly so many (thousands) questions from players and officials and arbiters world-wide, when will the law-makers sit down to write down better laws of chess, instead of hiding behind "we can't foresee all that can happen, so we can't write solutions"?? Also, I like Rc1xd5, as it doubles the Rooks immediately. It reminds of castling short-side, with added extra Rf1-e1 or Rf8-e8Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042996779792668316.post-77436462821377089162011-08-23T12:58:43.463-04:002011-08-23T12:58:43.463-04:00I believe the old rules said something like "...I believe the old rules said something like "touch with the intention of moving" - under those rules I think it is clearer as the player had no intention of moving that rook.<br /><br />Paul D, Abu DhabiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com