22 Dec '06 20:24>
Originally posted by TommyCDamn dude, I'm not exactly World Class caliber at this point am I? What Topalov did is much worse than anything I've suggested. Topalov wouldn't get baned for three years for not resigning, would he?
Well, I don't think etiquette is a joke.
Topalov broke etiquette, for instance, and might be banned for three years from professional chess because of it:
http://www.doggers-schaak.nl/lang_nlhensel-vraagt-om-schorsing-topalovlang_nllang_enhensel-asks-for-disqualifying-topalovlang_en/#more-644
Hopefully he will be, and then others like you will stop following his rude example.
There's a time for etiquette, and a chess game is not that time. Chess is about winning, which automatically takes etiquette out of the picture. I don't think you get what I'm saying. My point is that you should do what you can to throw your opponent off, any psychological means, so long as you follow the rules. What Topalov did, and what the guy that talked during your game did does not fit that criteria - since they both broke the rules*.
Topalov's is debatable, but if it turns out that he gets banned then I'd say that he clearly broke rules.