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Article 7: Irregularities
(Rule as approved by the World Chess Federation FIDE) |
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| 7.1 a | If during a game it is found that the initial position of the pieces was incorrect, the game shall be
cancelled and a new game played. |
7.1 b |
If during a game it is found that the chessboard has been placed contrary to Article 2.1, the game
continues but the position reached must be transferred to a correctly placed chessboard. |
| 7.2 | If a game has begun with colours reversed, then it shall continue, unless the arbiter rules otherwise. |
| 7.3 | If a player displaces one or more pieces, he shall re-establish the correct position in his own time. If necessary, either the player or his opponent shall stop the clocks and ask for the arbiter’s assistance. The arbiter may penalise the player who displaced the pieces. |
7.4 a |
If during a game it is found that an illegal move has been completed, including capturing the opponent’s
king or failing to meet the requirements of the promotion, the position immediately before the
irregularity shall be reinstated. If the position immediately before the irregularity cannot be determined, the game shall continue from the last identifiable position prior to the irregularity. The clocks shall be adjusted according to Article 6.13. The Articles 4.3 and 4.6 apply to the move replacing the illegal move. The game shall then continue from this reinstated position. |
7.4 b |
After the action taken under Article 7.4.a, for the first two illegal moves by a player the arbiter shall give
two minutes extra time to his opponent in each instance; for a third illegal move by the same player, the
arbiter shall declare the game lost by this player. However, the game is drawn if the position is such that the opponent cannot checkmate the player’s king by any possible series of legal moves. |
7.5 |
If during a game it is found that pieces have been displaced from their squares, the position before the
irregularity shall be reinstated. If the position immediately before the irregularity cannot be determined, the
game shall continue from the last identifiable position prior to the irregularity. The clocks shall be adjusted according to Article 6.14. The game shall then continue from this reinstated position. |
FIDE Laws of Chess ------see----- How to Play Chess |
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