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**antichrist** · 08-22-2010, 01:18 AM

Originally Posted by Firegoat7

Hi,

Playing Blitz. Player A goes to play a move then knocks pieces over. Q1 ) Should they incur a time penalty. When resetting pieces Player A uses left hand to set up pieces that were knocked over and then presses clock with other (right) hand. Q2 Is this a violation of the touch move rule, ie same hand etc

Opinions?

cheers,

Drunk A knocks B's glass of beer over, then with other hand fondles passing girl and gets face slapped - was it violation of touch move or was penalty unnecessary?

08-22-2010, 01:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
antichrist Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Byron Bay, NSW Posts: 2,821	Originally Posted by Firegoat7 Hi, Playing Blitz. Player A goes to play a move then knocks pieces over. Q1 ) Should they incur a time penalty. When resetting pieces Player A uses left hand to set up pieces that were knocked over and then presses clock with other (right) hand. Q2 Is this a violation of the touch move rule, ie same hand etc Opinions? cheers, Drunk A knocks B's glass of beer over, then with other hand fondles passing girl and gets face slapped - was it violation of touch move or was penalty unnecessary?