rules

were can i find and print a set of official rules for chess?

Have you tried looking with Google?

thankx

FIDE Laws of Chess:

http://www.fide.com/official/handbook.asp?level=EE1

Originally posted by Mephisto2
FIDE Laws of Chess:

http://www.fide.com/official/handbook.asp?level=EE1

Not sure that's what he needs.

Originally posted by Bowmann
Not sure that's what he needs.

Can you elaborate on that? Isn't this THE authority on how to play chess?

Originally posted by Mephisto2
Can you elaborate on that? Isn't this THE authority on how to play chess?

Based on his posts so far, I'd say he would benefit greatest from learning the basic rules. These are, after all, universal.

Originally posted by Bowmann
Based on his posts so far, I'd say he would benefit greatest from learning the basic rules. These are, after all, universal.

I play the ball, not the player / the position, not the opponent.

Originally posted by Mephisto2
I play the ball, not the player / the position, not the opponent.

You don't normally talk gibberish. What's the occasion?

Originally posted by Aiko
Have you tried looking with Google?

ok., so I've printed off the google page.. what next?

Originally posted by Bowmann
You don't normally talk gibberish. What's the occasion?

Snowy season?

The reference 'Based on his posts so far....' is what inspired me to the comment. The question he posted could have been put by anyone.

Originally posted by Mephisto2
'posts...question...'

I think there's a clue to your misunderstanding here.

So why don't you take a peek at this:

Thread 34086

Originally posted by Bowmann
I think there's a clue to your misunderstanding here.

So why don't you take a peek at this:

Thread 34086

'My' misunderstanding?

Apart from that, I see what you mean. Despite that, the 'absolute 'rules (with a fair amount of explanation included) seems a good starting point to me.