I ask this because
- i got $50 on this game
- He made me mad
Telling your last play
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Feb 10, 2008
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Well, my first response was going to be, "What's more important to you: enjoying a game of chess with your dad or beating him?" Having an activity that you can share with your dad is a great thing, so my first thought is tell him what your move was and just enjoy the game. But seeing your second post, fifty bucks is fifty bucks, he should have been paying attention. 
Feb 10, 2008
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this is a good question! are there any Tournament Directors out there who would know this?
This makes me wish I could get my hands on an official rulebook.
Sorry, I have been in the same situation... And I had to learn to memorize the board on each play, look for something that seemed out of place. And expect my opponent to not devulge his move.
Erudite wrote: Sorry, I have been in the same situation... And I had to learn to memorize the board on each play, look for something that seemed out of place. And expect my opponent to not devulge his move.
*Divulge.
I also follow this practice. I once missed a Queen sac because I was not paying attention.
RichardHayden wrote: Unbeliever wrote: This makes me wish I could get my hands on an official rulebook.
http://www.fide.com/official/handbook.asp?level=EE101
I have been trying to get my hand on an official rule book for a month, and now you tell me there is one online?
Humm. That leaves the question; What do you value most. 50$ or your father...
Well... uhh.... is the $50 bill new and crisp and does it smell good?
As far as I know, you dont have to tell your opponent your last move (he can see the board after all) and you also dont have to tell him the moves if he has ticked his moves off in a time scramble. This can technically result in him losing through not having kept a correct score of the game.
I think it was wrong for your dad to not be looking at what you were doing, and I think that since he really didn't notice the game, his loss.
Another member point for me!!
OK me and my father were playing chess just now and he wasn't looking at the board or anything (at the TV) and he missed my turn he did not see me make my move. After he turned around he looked at me and asked "What'dd Ya Do?" I said "YOu sould have been lookin' you'dda seen my move" he said "Tell me the move or the games over" i said "It's your fault you were not looking at the board when i made my play" what i did ws i moved my bishop into a nice little position to get his queen but if i told him where i moved then that would be the end of that strategy! Was i right in not telling him my play? Is it a rule that if you dont see the play then thats tough luck for you?