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Understanding chess and playing it well can benefit you in everyday life, because it gives you the enhanced ability to focus, concentrate, plan and think ahead. The fact that you can experience friendly competition in a way that doesn’t require any more than a board, pieces and your brain is great too. That’s probably why you see so many chess instruction books out in the world. People have known the game’s benefits for generations.
Many people don’t realize, though, that it takes more than just studying chess problems to play the game effectively. People new to chess are often surprised to discover that when they first go to a tournament or a chess club. One of these aspects is specific etiquette that should be followed so your opponents will respect you. You would be amazed how many experienced chess players don’t honor this etiquette. Information about these rules should have been relayed to them by the people who helped them learn to play chess, but that doesn’t happen for many who play the game.
Here are some of the more important chess etiquette rules:
* Beepers and cell phone
Beepers and mobile phone aren’t allowed when playing in a tournament, even if they’re set to only vibrate. It’s also a good idea to keep them turned off when at a chess club, whether in a tournament or not.
* Talking During a Chess Game
When it comes to talking while playing chess, think of the Golden Rule: Do onto others as you would have them do onto you. If you don’t want someone talking during your chess game, then don’t talk while they play.
* Moving pieces
If you touch a chess piece, you have to move it. If you move a piece to a new square and keep your fingers on it, however, it’s OK to move it back to the original square. You still have to move it, but you’re free to choose another square. Once you let go, however, it’s considered a move.
* The chess clock
It’s essential that you use the same hand to activate the clock that you use to move the pieces. Also, once the clock has been pressed, you must move your hand away. When playing a tournament, you should stop the clock if you need to converse with the tournament director about the game.
* Draws
The appropriate method for offering a draw is to move a piece and offer the draw before you stop your clock. Once you have offered the draw, then you can press your clock. Don’t offer a draw when your opponent’s clock is running.
These are just some of the many etiquette rules that should be adhered to when playing chess. If you play the royal game, you owe it to yourself to learn all of them.
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