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Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question

Posted By: Steve Mellen
Date: Wednesday, 7 January 2009, at 11:57 p.m.

In Response To: Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question (Chuck Bower)

In chess I recall that "anything goes" during an adjournment, the logic being that it's impossible to police what people do and thus a rule would merely penalize the honest people. I'd apply the same logic to a dinner break. Everyone is going to have a different opinion about ethics and you have absolutely no reason to expect that your opponent will not consult a match equity table, etc.

On the other hand, a 5-minute break is supposed to be for smoking/bathroom/etc and I really don't think you should discuss anything at all. Obviously there's no equivalent situation in chess, but you can certainly get up and wander around while your clock runs, and everyone would consider it cheating to consult outside resources.

Messages In This Thread

• Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
  Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 7 January 2009, at 7:15 p.m.
  • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
    neilkaz -- Wednesday, 7 January 2009, at 7:27 p.m.
    • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
      Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 7 January 2009, at 10:27 p.m.
  • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
    Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 7 January 2009, at 7:30 p.m.
  • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
    Caryl Stephanson -- Wednesday, 7 January 2009, at 8:37 p.m.
  • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
    Stick -- Wednesday, 7 January 2009, at 8:42 p.m.
    • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
      David Rockwell -- Wednesday, 7 January 2009, at 11:12 p.m.
  • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
    David -- Wednesday, 7 January 2009, at 9:45 p.m.
    • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
      Bob Koca -- Wednesday, 7 January 2009, at 10:29 p.m.
  • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
    stw672 -- Wednesday, 7 January 2009, at 9:58 p.m.
  • ethics question, Part II
    Chuck Bower -- Wednesday, 7 January 2009, at 10:23 p.m.
    • ethics question, Part II
      Mike Main -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 2:31 a.m.
      • ethics question, Part II
        Marty Storer -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 8:48 p.m.
  • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
    Steve Mellen -- Wednesday, 7 January 2009, at 11:57 p.m.
    • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
      Marty Storer -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 8:33 p.m.
  • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
    Mike Main -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 2:14 a.m.
  • Ethics Revised
    Stick -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 3:40 a.m.
    • Ethics Revised
      Christian Munk-Christensen -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 9:35 a.m.
      • Ethics Revised
        Stick -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 9:42 a.m.
      • Ethics Revised
        Jason Lee -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 12:28 p.m.
    • Ethics Revised
      neilkaz -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 6:00 p.m.
      • Ethics Revised
        Marty Storer -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 8:25 p.m.
        • Ethics Revised
          neilkaz -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 9:25 p.m.
          • Ethics Revised
            Marty Storer -- Friday, 9 January 2009, at 1:59 p.m.
        • Ethics Revised
          Bill Riles -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 10:07 p.m.
      • Ethics Revised
        Marty Storer -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 8:43 p.m.
        • Ethics Revised
          neilkaz -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 9:29 p.m.
          • Ethics Revised
            Marty Storer -- Friday, 9 January 2009, at 1:49 p.m.
            • Ethics Revised
              Stick -- Friday, 9 January 2009, at 1:59 p.m.
              • Ethics Revised
                Marty Storer -- Friday, 9 January 2009, at 2:16 p.m.
                • Ethics Revised
                  Tom Keith -- Friday, 9 January 2009, at 6:07 p.m.
                  • Ethics Revised
                    Marty Storer -- Friday, 9 January 2009, at 7:43 p.m.
    • Ethics Revised
      Matt Cohn-Geier -- Saturday, 10 January 2009, at 4:43 p.m.
  • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
    Marty Storer -- Thursday, 8 January 2009, at 3:04 p.m.
  • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
    Perry Gartner -- Saturday, 10 January 2009, at 1:33 p.m.
    • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
      Jason Lee -- Saturday, 10 January 2009, at 6:28 p.m.
      • Speaking of match breaks -- ethics question
        Perry Gartner -- Sunday, 11 January 2009, at 1:22 a.m.
  • Final thoughts (if you aren't already sick of this topic)
    Chuck Bower -- Saturday, 10 January 2009, at 5:16 p.m.