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**Just2Good** · 05-30-2009, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by Firegoat7

The current Fide rules regarding writing down your move are wrongly thought out in my opinion.

For example, Currently you are allowed to make your response before writing down your opponents move. Previously you were not allowed to play like this.
The introduction of digital clocks with incremental time controls allowed this rule change to slip under the radar. In my opinion, Fide should re-examine this rule and fix it.

Agreed!

In the 90's I read a book written by a Grandmaster who advised writing down your move, and your opponent's move, on your opponent's time. He reckoned that this could save you up to a few minutes every game - which could amount to valuable time in a closely fight game. This was of course the pre-increment period.

But to force that approach on people, especially player's who have long been in the habit of writing their move on their own score sheet first, just seems out of step with the wishes of the general chess playing population.

05-30-2009, 12:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
Just2Good Tin Cup Champ 2004 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cairns Posts: 6,055 ICC Handle: Advantage FICS Handle: Advantage	Time Rule is Bad! Originally Posted by Firegoat7 The current Fide rules regarding writing down your move are wrongly thought out in my opinion. For example, Currently you are allowed to make your response before writing down your opponents move. Previously you were not allowed to play like this. The introduction of digital clocks with incremental time controls allowed this rule change to slip under the radar. In my opinion, Fide should re-examine this rule and fix it. Agreed! In the 90's I read a book written by a Grandmaster who advised writing down your move, and your opponent's move, on your opponent's time. He reckoned that this could save you up to a few minutes every game - which could amount to valuable time in a closely fight game. This was of course the pre-increment period. But to force that approach on people, especially player's who have long been in the habit of writing their move on their own score sheet first, just seems out of step with the wishes of the general chess playing population. __________________ . "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." ~ Buckminster Fuller ~