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Legal Moves (Re: Non-gin positions)
Posted By: Daniel Murphy In Response To: Legal Moves (Re: Non-gin positions) (Steve Mellen)
Date: Thursday, 8 September 2011, at 5:56 p.m.
I'll offer no more than 50 cents ;)
Seriously though, it should be possible to write rules that clearly address not uncommon situations, at least so that, as the Laws of Chess put it:
"Where cases are not precisely regulated by an Article of the Laws, it should be possible to reach a correct decision by studying analogous situations which are discussed in the Laws."Our backgamnon rules do not meet that standard.
The whole preface to the FIDE Laws of Chess is worth quoting:
The Laws of Chess cannot cover all possible situations that may arise during a game, nor can they regulate all administrative questions. Where cases are not precisely regulated by an Article of the Laws, it should be possible to reach a correct decision by studying analogous situations which are discussed in the Laws. The Laws assume that arbiters have the necessary competence, sound judgement and absolute objectivity. Too detailed a rule might deprive the arbiter of his freedom of judgement and thus prevent him from finding the solution to a problem dictated by fairness, logic and special factors. FIDE appeals to all chess players and federations to accept this view.Some other chess rules I like:
13.2 The arbiter shall act in the best interest of the competition. He should ensure that a good playing environment is maintained and that the players are not disturbed. He shall supervise the progress of the competition.12.8 Persistent refusal by a player to comply with the Laws of Chess shall be penalised by loss of the game.12.1 The players shall take no action that will bring the game of chess into disrepute.12.6 It is forbidden to distract or annoy the opponent in any manner whatsoever.
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