My Opponent Just Stares at Me !!
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Nov 4, 2017
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#22
I would use that stare in my advantage: I would look at the board seriously for some time and then... I would smile as if I had devised the most brilliant plan in chess history. Then I would pretend to go back to a poker face and make my move.
If you hang a piece, look intently at the other side of the board... it has saved me a few times...
This is a difficult scenario and fortunately doesn't occur too often. The starer will no doubt have done this before. This isn't a chess problem as such but one where we're faced with unreasonable behaviour and perhaps wonder if we are the one to tackle it. I would look back and ask my opponent if he has a problem and be prepared to cause a stink. I believe chess should be played by ladies and gentlemen at the board and anyone trying to game me grossly offends the nobility of the game.
Nov 4, 2017
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#25
Yep, the annoying behavior rule should cover this situation. If the staring bothers you, complain to the TD/arbiter. I'd think a reasonable TD would agree that continual staring is an annoying behavior.
Nov 4, 2017
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#27
AussieRookie wrote:
For OTB games I always keep a Taser in my back pocket.
I've heard of "butt-dialing" your phone, but this might be a new twist on the concept. 
Nov 4, 2017
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#28
Maybe you're so beautiful he can't take his eyes off you. Make little kissie faces at him.
Nov 4, 2017
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#30
bobbyDK wrote:
12.6
It is forbidden to distract or annoy the opponent in any manner whatsoever. This includes unreasonable claims, unreasonable offers of a draw or the introduction of a source of noise into the playing area.
http://www.fide.com/fide/handbook.html?id=124&view=articl
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the laws of chess are pretty clear.
The same is true of USCF rules, and I've had to enforce similar distracting behavior as a USCF tournament director: tapping captured pieces on the table or popping bubble gum during an opponent's thinking time before his move, asking the opponent questions while he/she thought, etc.
I always had to carry a rule book with me because these were often school kids who would say, "My dad told me it's ok to do it."
But USCF Rule 20G, Annoying Behavior Prohibited, says, "It is forbidden to distract or annoy the opponent in any manner whatsoever...A director...has discretion..." to determine if the action is a violation and what the penalty should be. I gave a warning and that was usually enough to stop it.
Nov 4, 2017
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#31
bbartok wrote:
What is the correct thing to do If my opponent puts his piece so that it overlaps two squares? I know that I cant touch his piece,should I restart his clock until he makes a legal move?
Yes you can touch his piece to adjust it. But JUST BEFORE touching it you must say "J'adoube," the Internationally recognized term meaning "I adjust." In American USCF, you can say "I adjust" in English. I would guess using the local language is true in other nations as well, but am not sure.
Nov 4, 2017
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#32
TheOldReb wrote:
. You are also not allowed to touch your opponents pieces, except in capturing them, no matter whose move it is.
no even if you say "j'adoube" first?
what if his piece is spozed to be on e4, but is sitting 80% on d4? i cannot just slide it where it is spozed to be?
Well you could do something equally bad .. but even more annoying ... you could just glance at him and mutter .. clearly .. "kevin spacey ... kevin spacey .. kevin spacey.." Not loudly enough for anyone else to hear .. and then just smile at him. Then of course, deny everything. Tell the arbiter that you are playing a lunatic that stares so hard at you that he is a psycho hearing voices in his head .. and invite the arbiter to stick around and watch him... :-)