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**Ninja** · 09-01-2010, 10:24 PM

Originally Posted by Noddy

What's the rule where your opponent listens to an mp3 player during the game, but the music is too loud, and you ask him to turn it down but can still hear the music. Are mp3 plays allowed during tournament games?

I believe that the majority of arbiters will go with the FIDE rules which more or less state that no electronic devices are permitted unless expressly approved by the arbiter. So in other words no MP3 players, no phones, no radios, no Nintendo etc etc but possibility of using FIDE approved devices to record moves if expressly allowed by the arbiter.

09-01-2010, 10:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ninja Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 124	Originally Posted by Noddy What's the rule where your opponent listens to an mp3 player during the game, but the music is too loud, and you ask him to turn it down but can still hear the music. Are mp3 plays allowed during tournament games? I believe that the majority of arbiters will go with the FIDE rules which more or less state that no electronic devices are permitted unless expressly approved by the arbiter. So in other words no MP3 players, no phones, no radios, no Nintendo etc etc but possibility of using FIDE approved devices to record moves if expressly allowed by the arbiter.