Questions tagged [otb-chess]
OTB = Over-the-board, versus playing online or by mail.
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Are Chess Engines Humanoid Figures?
On Youtube it shows chess engines as humanoid robots (here, for instance). Is this true, and if so do they play chess over the board according to their software? That would explain why they don't ...
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What happens after repeated incorrect draw claims?
Assume, one player is in severe time trouble and his opponent chooses to play on. He has a strong feeling that they may have reached the same position for the third time but doesn't have the time to ...
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How to convert better positions and not to get swindled OTB?
For context I am new to OTB chess with 30 games under my belt and a rating of around 1930 fide. I have a very definite problem. Last tournament I dropped 3 pieces in 3 consecutive games in either ...
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Have any Australians played Carlsen OTB, other than Smerdon and Smirnov?
There was Smerdon vs. Carlsen (2016) 1/2-1/2, and now there is Smirnov vs. Carlsen (2022) 0-1. I'm not aware of any other games between Australian players and Carlsen.
Question: Have any Australians ...
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Are there people that have played at 2000 OTB to master level by focusing on playing exclusively blitz rated games online?
Are there chess players for example, that have gotten to say, Lichess 2700+ Blitz online without ever playing OTB and then as soon as they started OTB, they were playing at a 2000 to master level?
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Can I move a piece somewhere else if I left it but didn't press the clock?
Can I move a piece somewhere else if I left it but didn't press the clock?
Suppose I touch my queen and then move my queen, keeping it on a square, and take my hand off. Then, before I press the clock,...
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What are these types of OTB events from the USCF?
Looking into OTB tournaments, I see that the USCF allows you to filter searches for the following types:
Heritage Event
American Classic
Grand Prix
Enhanced Grand Prix
Junior Grand Prix
National ...
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How high of a rating do I need to play in a OTB tournament?
I have recently been playing a lot of online chess and have around a 2000 rating in rapid on Lichess (I realize the ratings are not the most accurate, but it is my only point of reference). I'm ...
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How does one promote a third queen in an over-the-board game?
Most chess sets come with only one spare queen, and according to the video in the question Is holding the opponent's captured pieces legal or allowed?, one cannot use an upside-down rook because ...
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Automatically claiming draw when low on time
Suppose X and Y are in an endgame:
X has a rook and 400 seconds.
Y has a rook and 40 seconds.
Y obviously cannot claim draw because X can theoretically win, even
though a minimally careful play ...
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Does playing chess with a real board help improvement more than play online?
I read somewhere that playing and making moves otb is better than online for improvement. Is this true?
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Initial FIDE rating below floor, what happens?
I'm curious to know what happens in the following scenario:
I play a Swiss tournament and meet 3 rated players, I score at least half point but do badly overall. Then I play another Swiss tournament ...
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Getting better at OTB chess
I live in a small town where there had been a total of 2 tournaments during last 5 years and 0 chess clubs, hence I have almost nil experience playing OTB chess. But sometimes I set up a board and ...
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Preparing for an OTB tournament: I must do well!
To give a picture of my level: I started playing chess fairly recently (8 months ago). I knew the rules before, but haven't played since childhood. I developed a huge passion for it and studied very, ...
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What's the etiquette for giving checkmate on board?
I wonder what is considered to be a polite way of giving mate on board. Should one announce the checkmate? If so, should one press the clock after making the move, or stop it, or simply do nothing?
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Has there ever been a grandmaster-level win where a queen did not move nor get taken throughout the game?
Has there ever been a grandmaster-level win where the queen of the side that won did not move nor get taken throughout the game?
I feel like this is possible even at such a level as the side whose ...
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Was playing with both hands ever allowed in chess?
I was watching this video on Youtube of an Armageddon game between Vladimir Kramnik and Garry Kasparov which happened in 1995. It can be seen that Kasparov is using both of his hands for some moves. (...
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How do OTB games end up in databases?
How do games of players that are not so well known, or not huge events end up in Chessbase and other databases? What are the different ways that games are cataloged?
If they are not playing on an ...
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What to do if opponent has poor hygiene?
Are there regulations on what to do when your opponent has poor hygiene and it negatively influences your performance?
I do not want to be disrespectful or shame anyone, but bad breath or body odor ...
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Can one improve their chess without playing online?
I have been playing chess for almost a year and I'm addicted to playing chess on Lichess.
My stats there are:
2100 classical
2000 rapid
1800 blitz
I feel that playing chess online ruins my life and ...
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I play better on the board than online. How can I play better online?
I live in a small town. I only play a couple of tournaments a year and about two rapid games a week with my teamates. Therefore, playing online should be my primary source of practice, but I find it ...
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Is takeback legal in OTB chess? [duplicate]
It is normal for an experienced player to allow his low rated opponent a takeback in casual chess. Does this apply for FIDE rated OTB tournaments, provided both players agree?
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Learning chess over the board vs using software
I have some good quality chess books and of course use the chess board to follow all chess game examples and variations provided. However I noticed that it is quite a tiring activity as it takes time ...
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Playing Crazyhouse OTB
I was playing Crazyhouse online on Lichess and I wondered how to play OTB, namely how to change the color of a captured piece.
I came up with 2 methods.
Exchange the captured piece for another of a ...
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Do people still play chess at Washington Square Park?
Back in the past I know that it used to a pretty popular chess location. Fischer played there when he was young. I think Magnus went their once (a few years ago). I have seen videos with Maurice ...
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Eyestrain - Anyone experiencing eyestrain when playing OTB?
As the title says. When playing blitz (3 to 5-minute games), I experience eyestrain after 10 or more games. After that, I start to blunder. I get tired too fast.
In our area, it seems to be only me ...
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Indian theme in real life
We all know this beautiful theme of self-interference.
[Title "Loveday, mate in 3"]
[fen "3R4/5K2/8/4k1P1/4p3/7B/4p3/8 b - - 1 0"]
Solutiom:
Has such a motive ever occur in an OTB game?
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If I accidentally knock over a rook with my elbow while reaching for another piece, do I have to move the rook?
According to the official FIDE rules for otb games, does the above description warrant the touch move rule?
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Ways to improve defensive skills
Last night I played two OTB games with a friend of mine and in both games I reached decent, even winning positions. At some moment though I overlooked my king safety and blundered horribly, which lead ...
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For long OTB games, what is the percentage of players who have a rating which is below X FIDE Elo?
I am looking for statistics on the FIDE Elo of chess players.
I would like to know what is the percentage of players who have a rating which is:
Below 1000 Elo
Below 800 Elo
Below 600 Elo
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Does deliberately knocking the king over end the game?
When I play with my friend, he will often knock his own king over when he is going to lose.
He ends the game and says, "I lose".
Is this permissible?
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Game drawn without enough material to mate even if opponent runs out of time?
Does this apply to OTB chess as well? I was playing an online game on FICS and my opponent ran out of time, but I did not have enough material to mate, so the game was drawn.
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How can one improve their over-the-board analysis skills?
I think of analysis as the ability to mentally move through variations, recognize tactical ideas in those variations, and draw accurate conclusions regarding the fitness of the resulting positions.
I ...
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How quickly must a move be completed?
I was playing in a tournament once, during a sequence of captures, my opponent could recapture my Knight about 4 different ways. He just removed it and carried on thinking.
What should I have done?
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What are the differences between playing online and OTB?
What are some differences between playing online vs playing OTB (over-the-board)? If you are used to playing online, like myself, would playing OTB have a big impact on your play?
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