Originally posted by gambit3What do you consider a "high rated" player?
I have been accused of cheating when I played that move before. I find it hard to believe that some high rated players do not know that rule of game play. I knew about that rule before I played my first game.
Originally posted by Sam The ShamConcerning the in passing rule any player above a beginner should know this rule. I was told about it before I played my first game. In Red Hot Pawn I would call any player above 1450 a high rate to a beginner.
What do you consider a "high rated" player?
Originally posted by gambit3It is strange how many top ranked players do not necessarily know all the rules. Korchnoi had to ask about the rules governing castling during the 1975 candidates final against Karpov. Sometimes people forget or have never come across the situation before.
Concerning the in passing rule any player above a beginner should know this rule. I was told about it before I played my first game. In Red Hot Pawn I would call any player above 1450 a high rate to a beginner.
Originally posted by KeplerYeah, Korchnoi/Karpov, I think stress may have had a lot to do with his asking if his rook could move through a controlled square, he HAD to have known it was legal. Easy to blow a synapse when you're under the gun.
It is strange how many top ranked players do not necessarily know all the rules. Korchnoi had to ask about the rules governing castling during the 1975 candidates final against Karpov. Sometimes people forget or have never come across the situation before.