Tim Just
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The aura of chess cheaters has changed chess. Their underhanded ways have backed tournaments into implementing all sorts of stop-gap anti-cheating… Read More »
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Sometimes solving chess rules problems is easy: the answers are all right there in the rulebook. Sometimes the solutions fall into the creative zone… Read More »
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Did you know you can appeal a TD’s ruling right there at your event’s site? There are some hoops to jump through first, but it is possible (emphasis… Read More »
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Fiddling With Analog Clock Settings
Ever since chess clocks were imposed on the royal game, so was the inevitability of fiddling with… Read More »
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Here is a story that just missed being… Read More »
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You love the game of chess. You want to pass your passion onto your children. Some parents are not die-hard lovers of the royal game, but they are… Read More »
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Editor's note: In this month's column, Tim Just asks readers what judgment calls they would make when the letter of the rulebook departments from the… Read More »
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Time Control Hack?
Remember this from the old days? You were on move 37 of a 40/90 (40 moves must be made in 90 minutes) contest. Your… Read More »
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Three multiple choice goodies flavored with a touch of astonishment. The solutions are at the end of the column.
1. Bending the Rules?… Read More »