About the ethics of playing chess online or in tournaments
About the ethics of playing chess online or in tournaments. About morals in the absence of rules or of enforcement, or for ambiguities in or interpretations of rules.
Questions tagged [ethics]
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Is it sportsmanlike to waste opponents' time by giving check at the end of the game?
In Blitz games, with very little time left for both players, is it acceptable to keep on checking the opponent and waste their time and win the game on time? Is that true sportsmanship?
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FIDE ignores my case. How to proceed?
Last year, there was an incident where the arbiter ignored cheating, and I filed a report to register a case to FIDE Ethics Commission. The registration was made by email, in November 2017, and I have the confirmation mail that my request was…
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Is it ethical to refer to opening book for the first few moves of a correspondence game?
I am still learning chess (been playing ~6 months steadily now and am at ~1300) and have recently been enjoying correspondence chess with a 3 day time control. I find it gives me time to really analyze each move without the pressure of time that I…
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