Learn rules of game before questioning players’ integrity
Posted By Brian Bengert, Sudbury
I was fortunate to be a spectator at the terrific Regional Canadian Chess Challenge Tournament this past weekend.
Unfortunately I witnessed a situation where a pair of overprotective parents blamed a six-year-old child of cheating. In reality they witnessed him castling, which is one of the basic moves in chess.
While even Sidney Crosby has spent time in the penalty box, the same cannot be said about chess.
Chess is a game of honour. Players for the most part officiate themselves, and cheating is a terrible offense.
I hope that parents like this would learn the rules of a game before questioning the integrity of a child.
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The frase ” Thou shall teach your children” is not that easy for parents who haven’t got the clue.
Gherkin Gorki
castling is legal now!?
Castling is suspicious behavior. Only Rybka would come up with such a move.
castling?? ah, those kids…
what will they think of next? making an initial pawn move two squares???
Look at the board (in the picture), 81 squares! 🙂
Kudos to Anonymous above – terrific observation.
rat eyes.