On 7/1/07, Tom McCabe wrote:
The constraints of "don't shoot the opponent" aren't written into the formal rules of chess; they exist only in your mind. If you claim otherwise, please give me one chess tutorial that explicitly says "don't shoot the opponent".
This is just silly. All competitions (including chess) have rules about the conduct of the players and interfering with an opponent. Article 12: The conduct of the players 12.1 The players shall take no action that will bring the game of chess into disrepute. and 12.6 It is forbidden to distract or annoy the opponent in any manner whatsoever. I feel sure that shooting your opponent would cause you to be disqualified and thus lose the game. BillK (a former chess player who has never shot an opponent) ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=4007604&user_secret=7d7fb4d8
