I would like everyone to give their thoughts on the subject!!! I feel that they just find, but there has been some issues of them in the chess world of late. A kid using a MonRoi gets in trouble, here is the link to the article:
http://www.stlchess.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1197
Let's hear what you think!!!
Friday, January 8, 2010
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Of course it would be interesting to hear the way players feel about their opponents staring at electronic scorekeepers to play chess… and thereby completely ignoring the real chess board for the entire duration of the game.
The fact now is that the USCF ruling board has spoken on the subject. The USCF says “There’s NO rule against it.” Many people misunderstood the meaning of [Rule 20D], and thought that it prevented this.
[Rule 20D. Use of additional chessboard or computer prohibited. A player who analyzes a game in progress on another chess board or consults a computer about the position is guilty of a serious violation or the rules.]
The fact is, the second chessboard violation that [20D] is in place to stop, is something that NO-ONE would do in front of their opponent, in front of the Director, or in front of any self respecting chess player! For example: Someone who’s caught in the restroom with a magnetic board with his/her current game on it…. and physically moving pieces around. Basically coming up with a move or plan far superior to the ones he/she would be able to come up with the legitimate way. That why it’s in the same paragraph with getting moves from a computer, and why it says “serious violation”. So anyone who quoted [20D] was way off, period. Here’s what the rules committee actually said in reply to this case:
The rules committee finding: In favor of Mr Cao on the technical merit of the use of
the scoresheet.
Regarding the use of the scoresheet:
"There is no rule prohibiting a player from consulting their scoresheet. There are
many legitimate reasons to do so during a game. Using a scoresheet in this fashion is
not in violation of the rules. This applies to paper as well as electronic.
This is not considered recording or reading notes, or of analyzing on another
chessboard. Only the moves already played are recorded, and only the current position
is displayed."
Thus, this ruling is agreeing with Mr Cao's technical argument, and overturning the
appeals committee decision, as far as it goes.
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-Will
There great, I have a Monroi,and love it!!
Thanks,
Duane
eNotate check this out!!
eNotate is the electronic scoresheet of the North American Chess Association (eNotate). eNotate conforms
to the laws of chess as defined by the appropriate chess federations.
The USCF has certified eNotate as meeting their requirements for electronic scoresheets.
eNotate requires a Windows Mobile based Pocket PC device running Windows Mobile 2003 or Windows
Mobile 5.0. eNotate will NOT operate on Windows Mobile 2002. eNotate will not operate on Blackberry
devices or Palm O/S devices. eNotate will NOT operate on laptop/desktop computers.
eNotate requires approximately 700K of system memory for the main program, approximately 5K for signatures
per game, and approximately 1K per stored PGN.
This software is free with a $15 membership. But avoiding the cost of a monRoi is well worth it. Sure you need a Windows handheld, but it does a lot more than a monRoi. This makes a good alternative, particularly if you already have a Windows handheld.
For more information:
http://www.nachess.org
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