Hi all,
I always have a chessboard next to my computer, and when i play a standard game i use my board to play the moves i just played here on
lichess.com.
I do that because i find it easier to focus on the positions that way.
Is that allowed?
Interesting question!
To clarify: you just repeat the moves you see in here, or you make additional moves to test out combinations?
Of course it is! Don't worry about this. A "real" chessboard is not an engine. :-)
By the way, when I first looked at this topic, I read "Am I a teacher?", hahaha!
I'm not gonna lie, i do sometimes test out combination on there, but not to often. It's very tempting haha
Well, you know... when we play chess, we do these combinations every second, and this is not cheating. :D Chill out!
So then I offer a technical, philosophical and practical answers :)
Technically... I cannot imagine that lichess would consider this cheating: you are using your own brain (and not an engine or book) to work out combinations. Technically, again, they would not be able to accordingly even prove it is cheating.
Philosophically... moving pieces around would have to be considered 'cheating' - as with OTB chess, you are meant to be calculating combinations in your head, as is your opponent.
Practically... if you are playing standard chess to improve your chess, why bother moving pieces around and just do the mental work instead?
Oh... also, your first proposition (just setting up the position without moving) is certainly not cheating by any standard.
Enter the 21st century and play chess how it's meant to be played. None of this nonsense 3d stuff that gets lost over time. 2d chess pieces are the future.
The question is : What chessboard stands next to the computer?
You're a Dutchman , and if you use Revelation II you're a cheater
Regards
#8: I just looked that up, and now I want one. xD
With OTB (Over the board) chess, remember the touch-move rule and take note the rule can apply to OTI (Over the internet) chess. No matter if it is OTB or OTI you should visualise all moves without any assistance. That means as you see it, play it out in your mind or else you are breaking that principle rule of chess, the touch-move rule. If you can write moves down, you can also place pieces on an actual chessboard. It is like writing moves in another type of format.
OTB chessboards are three-dimensional since the beginning of the chess era. Maybe chess pieces could be nearly flat like checkers, but that could become another traveler's project. Hologram kit's can make 3D chess images. Holographic 3D video games are probably in the works and the genial side of this idea is nobody will ever again be able to leave the table frustrated with a chess piece in their hand.
