The touch-move rule requires that a player who touches a piece must move it. The rule is used for all serious competitions and applies only to the player who is on move. The player who is not on move may touch pieces, although this is considered bad form; a ... Read More

I am so glad I have the opportunity to honor chess coach NM Rene Phillips. Coach Rene is a Georgia transplant via New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina. He is a tremendous talent and has personally instructed chess students all over the country. I have spoken ... Read More

Copyright Frank Johnson/Shootfilm.net This question comes up so much that I thought I would archive as much information here as possible. No one point in these rules can be considered independently from other points which pertain to the same issue; they must all be taken into consideration when ... Read More