Are you looking for a good quality training partner for your next OTB event? Don't overlook those bots! They don't play exactly like humans, but they're not very different either - and they are always available! Consider my training routine:
Find a bot slightly stronger than me. Set up my board, clock, and scoresheet just as in an OTB event. Make my move(s) punch my clock and write down my move just as in a tournament (yes, you have to do this for the bot too) play at the approximate time control as my next OTB event. Upon finishing, reevaluate the finished game, making notes along the way (do this BEFORE consulting the engine)
This gives me repetitive practice competing using a physical board, a clock, writing my moves, and evaluating the game upon finishing. This won't simulate an OTB tournament experience in every detail, but it's pretty close. You may need some extra desk space and experiment with where to place your computer and board when doing this, but if you're training for OTB events, it's well worth the effort! 🙂
@mchill saidThanks for the info Mchill. 🙂
Are you looking for a good quality training partner for your next OTB event? Don't overlook those bots! They don't play exactly like humans, but they're not very different either - and they are always available! Consider my training routine:
Find a bot slightly stronger than me. Set up my board, clock, and scoresheet just as in an OTB event. Make my move(s) punch my clock a ...[text shortened]... uter and board when doing this, but if you're training for OTB events, it's well worth the effort! 🙂
This won't simulate an OTB tournament experience in every detail, but it's pretty close.
I was wondering if in "over the board" tournaments, do they have the rule of: "If you touch a piece, you then must move that piece"?
Thanks for your time Mchill. 🙂
@KingDavid403
The FIDE Laws of Chess provides details on the “touched piece” situation you describe
Article 4: The act of moving the pieces
4.1 Each move must be made with one hand only.
4.2 Provided that he first expresses his intention (for example by saying „j’adoube“ or “I
adjust&rdquo😉, the player having the move may adjust one or more pieces on their squares.
4.3 Except as provided in Article 4.2, if the player having the move deliberately touches on
the chessboard:
a. one or more of his own pieces, he must move the first piece touched which can be
moved
b. one or more of his opponent’s pieces, he must capture the first piece touched
which can be captured
c. one piece of each colour, he must capture the opponent’s piece with his piece or, if
this is illegal, move or capture the first piece touched which can be moved or
captured. If it is unclear, whether the player’s own piece or his opponent’s was
touched first, the player’s own piece shall be considered to have been touched
before his opponent’s.
Article 4 goes on to describe more specific cases around castling, promotion and positions with no legal moves.
The preface to the FIDE Laws of Chess acknowledges that other rules may be instituted
A member federation is free to introduce more detailed rules provided they:
a. do not conflict in any way with the official FIDE Laws of Chess, and
b. are limited to the territory of the federation concerned, and
c. are not valid for any FIDE match, championship or qualifying event, or for a FIDE title or
rating tournament.
@Scheel
Thank you so much. I have flaws going from correspondence chess to touch move OTB chess. I've lost a couple of games by the touch-move rule, by touching the wrong damn piece to early. It is something that I am just going to have to work on.
Thanks again for your help. 🙂