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Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players

Posted By: Rick Janowski
Date: Saturday, 5 September 2015, at 5:45 a.m.

In Response To: Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players (Chuck Bower)

Yes. The clause is quite onerous on the player making illegal plays. However, such players are rarely ever penalised even though there is provision in the rules. Moreover, illegal plays, I believe, because whereas a normal sighted player is able to adjust his mind-map of the position, a non sighted player cannot so easily. I realise that this clause is controversial.

I have had some initial discussion with Yan Kit Chan, who may well think that some of the provisions are not needed by him, such may not be the case with other players, as Phil intimated. Further consultation here is sensible.

These provisions are intended to be optional to the player, who should clarify with the TD which, if any, provisions should apply at any particular tournament.

Messages In This Thread

• Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
  Rick Janowski -- Thursday, 3 September 2015, at 9:30 p.m.
  • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
    Colin Owen -- Thursday, 3 September 2015, at 10:41 p.m.
  • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
    Art Grater -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 12:13 a.m.
  • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
    Bob Koca -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 1:02 a.m.
  • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
    Phil Simborg -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 11:37 a.m.
    • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
      Bob Koca -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 2:21 p.m.
      • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
        Phil Simborg -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 2:37 p.m.
    • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
      Philippe Michel -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 9:03 p.m.
      • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
        Bob Koca -- Saturday, 5 September 2015, at 12:01 a.m.
        • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
          Colin Owen -- Saturday, 5 September 2015, at 12:23 a.m.
          • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
            Rick Janowski -- Saturday, 5 September 2015, at 5:33 a.m.
  • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
    Stick -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 3:44 p.m.
    • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
      Bob Koca -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 4:36 p.m.
      • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
        Colin Owen -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 5:21 p.m.
        • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
          Bob Koca -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 5:24 p.m.
          • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
            Rick Janowski -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 8:18 p.m.
            • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
              Colin Owen -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 9:39 p.m.
            • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
              Bob Koca -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 11:58 p.m.
        • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
          Colin Owen -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 6:11 p.m.
    • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
      Rick Janowski -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 7:11 p.m.
  • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
    Stick -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 9:13 p.m.
  • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
    Chuck Bower -- Friday, 4 September 2015, at 10:22 p.m.
    • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
      Rick Janowski -- Saturday, 5 September 2015, at 5:45 a.m.
      • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
        Bob Koca -- Saturday, 5 September 2015, at 3:12 p.m.
        • Good Practice Provisions for Blind or Visually Impaired Players
          Rick Janowski -- Saturday, 5 September 2015, at 3:49 p.m.