The new rule chess needs, to prevent GM Sambuev incident

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  • #16
    NAC decision has been made

    http://www.chesscanada.info/forum/sh...7759#post27759

    The NAC has decided 3-1 against the appeal by Nikolay Noritsyn of the result of the Canadian Closed and Zonal playoff. Pierre Denomme stepped aside due to involvement as the arbiter. Nikolay can still appeal to the executive and possibly to FIDE but the world cup spot has been awarded to Bator Sambuev.
    Last edited by Vlad Drkulec; Tuesday, 11th July, 2017, 11:13 AM.

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    • #17
      Re: NAC decision has been made

      Theoretically there is no reason that a minor modification of the design of the R would make it so that it wouldn't be able to stand upside-down.
      "Tom is a well known racist, and like most of them he won't admit it, possibly even to himself." - Ed Seedhouse, October 4, 2020.

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      • #18
        Re: NAC decision has been made

        Originally posted by Tom O'Donnell View Post
        Theoretically there is no reason that a minor modification of the design of the R would make it so that it wouldn't be able to stand upside-down.
        You would dash the dreams of many youngsters who use the rooks as a base to build elaborate structures with the chess pieces.

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        • #19
          Re: NAC decision has been made

          Originally posted by Vlad Drkulec View Post
          You would dash the dreams of many youngsters who use the rooks as a base to build elaborate structures with the chess pieces.
          And whereas some innocently give up after the rooks have run out, there's those who reach new heights by jam-shoving the top of a bishop into the bottom of a queen.

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          • #20
            Re: The new rule chess needs, to prevent GM Sambuev incident

            Originally posted by Marcus Wilker View Post
            ...Also seems strange to want to have so many usually useless pieces cluttering the area around the board.
            If you are referring to my idea of each player having a total of 5 extra pieces in front of them, to be used only for promotion purposes, it is stranger still to put something like some puritannical sense of aesthetics ahead of common sense for handling promotion. Sure, promotion is rare, second promotion rarer still, underpromotion even more rare, but it does happen and has to be handled in a way that doesn't interfere with the flow of the game (i.e. stopping clocks, seeking arbiter).

            Common sense does not prevail when instead of "cluttering" the area around the board with a few extra pieces, there is actually a rule written for promotion that says "stop the clock and seek the arbiter's assistance". And that rule applies even to blitz and Armaggedon games, which are used to decide national championships.

            Perhaps we should't clutter up the area around the board with game scoresheets? Perhaps every time a player makes a move, s/he should stop the clock and seek the arbiter's assistance to have the move recorded?



            Originally posted by Marcus Wilker View Post
            At the same time, rules shouldn't be so complicated and arbitrary as to make winning chess games more about knowing the intricacies of competition rules than about playing good moves on the board. Overall, it's a good thing that arbiters are quite rarely mentioned (compared to officials in soccer or hockey, etc.) as a factor in the game.
            Here we seem to be in agreement. If that is really your thinking, then you should be ok with my idea of players having extra promotion pieces in front of them.
            Only the rushing is heard...
            Onward flies the bird.

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