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Introduction FIDE Laws of Chess cover over-the-oard !la"#
$he En%lish te&t is the authentic version of theLaws of Chess' which was ado!ted at the (9th
FIDE Con%ress at Dresden )*erman"+' Novemer
200,' comin% into force on .ul" 2009#
In these Laws the words /he' /him and /his
include /she and /her#
FIDE Laws of Chess cover over-the-oard !la"#
$he Laws of Chess have two !arts1 # asic Rulesof 3la" and 2# Com!etition Rules#
$he En%lish te&t is the authentic version of the
Laws of Chess )which was ado!ted at the ,4th
FIDE Con%ress at $allinn' Estonia 5ctoer 206'
comin% into force on .ul" 204#
In these Laws the words /he' /him' and /his shalle considered to include /she and /her#
3reface $he Laws of Chess cannot cover all !ossile
situations that ma" arise durin% a %ame' nor can
the" re%ulate all administrative 7uestions# 8herecases are not !recisel" re%ulated " an rticle of
the Laws' it should e !ossile to reach a correctdecision " stud"in% analo%ous situations which
are discussed in the Laws# $he Laws assume that
ariters have the necessar" com!etence' sound
:ud%ement and asolute o:ectivit"# $oo detailed a
rule mi%ht de!rive the ariter of his freedom of
:ud%ement and thus !revent him from findin% the
solution to a !rolem dictated " fairness' lo%ic
and s!ecial factors#
FIDE a!!eals to all chess !la"ers and federationsto acce!t this view#
memer federation is free to introduce more
detailed rules !rovided the"1a# do not conflict in an" wa" with the official
FIDE Laws of Chess' and
# are limited to the territor" of the federation
$he Laws of Chess cannot cover all !ossile
situations that ma" arise durin% a %ame' nor can
the" re%ulate all administrative 7uestions# 8herecases are not !recisel" re%ulated " an rticle of
the Laws' it should e !ossile to reach a correctdecision " stud"in% analo%ous situations which
are discussed in the Laws# $he Laws assume that
ariters have the necessar" com!etence' sound
:ud%ement and asolute o:ectivit"# $oo detailed a
rule mi%ht de!rive the ariter of his freedom of
:ud%ement and thus !revent him from findin% a
solution to a !rolem dictated " fairness' lo%ic
and s!ecial factors# FIDE a!!eals to all chess
!la"ers and federations to acce!t this view#
necessar" condition for a %ame to e rated "
FIDE is that it shall e !la"ed accordin% to theFIDE Laws of Chess#
It is recommended that com!etitive %ames not
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concerned' and
c# are not valid for an" FIDE match'
cham!ionshi! or 7ualif"in% event' or for a FIDE
title or ratin% tournament#
rated " FIDE e !la"ed accordin% to the FIDE
Laws of Chess#
;emer federations ma" as< FIDE to %ive a rulin%
on matters relatin% to the Laws of Chess#
SIC R=LES 5F
3L>
rticle 1 $he nature and o:ectives of the %ame of
chess
rticle 1 $he nature and o:ectives of the %ame of
chess
# $he %ame of chess is !la"ed etween two
o!!onents who move their !ieces alternatel" on a
s7uare oard called a /chessoard# $he !la"er
with the white !ieces commences the %ame#
!la"er is said to /have the move' when his
o!!onents move has een /made# )See rticle
?#(+
$he %ame of chess is !la"ed etween two
o!!onents who move their !ieces on a s7uare
oard called a /chessoard# $he !la"er with the
li%ht coloured !ieces )8hite+ ma
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rticle 2 $he initial !osition of the !ieces on the chessoard $he initial !osition of the !ieces on the chessoard
2# $he chessoard is com!osed of an , & , %rid of ?4
e7ual s7uares alternatel" li%ht )the /white s7uares+
and dar< )the /lac
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$wo lac< roo
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2#4 $he ei%ht vertical columns of s7uares are called
/files# $he ei%ht horiontal rows of s7uares are
called /ran
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dia%onal on which it stands# dia%onal on which it stands#
6#6 $he roo< ma" move to an" s7uare alon% the file or
the ran< on which it stands#
$he roo< ma" move to an" s7uare alon% the file or
the ran< on which it stands#
6#4 $he 7ueen ma" move to an" s7uare alon% the file'
the ran< or a dia%onal on which it stands#
$he 7ueen ma" move to an" s7uare alon% the file'
the ran< or a dia%onal on which it stands#
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6#@ 8hen ma
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# on its first move the !awn ma" move as in
6#(#a or alternativel" it ma" advance two s7uares
alon% the same file !rovided oth s7uares are
unoccu!ied' or
c# the !awn ma" move to a s7uare occu!ied
" an o!!onents !iece' which is dia%onall" in
front of it on an ad:acent file' ca!turin% that !iece#
d# !awn attac
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e# 8hen a !awn reaches the ran< furthest
from its startin% !osition it must e e&chan%ed as
!art of the same move on the same s7uare for anew 7ueen' roo
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one or more of the o!!onents !ieces
or " /castlin%# $his is a move of the
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f# )+ $he ri%ht to castle has een lost1
# if the
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if there is an" !iece etween the
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or leave that
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have een touched efore his o!!onents# o!!onents#
4#4 If a !la"er havin% the move1
a#delieratel" touches his
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occur in an" order#
If an o!!onents !iece stands on the s7uare
of arrival' it must e ca!tured#
4#( )was 4#?+ 8hen' as a le%al move or !art of a le%al move' a
!iece has een released on a s7uare' it cannot emoved to another s7uare on this move# $he move
is then considered to have een made1
a#
in the case of a ca!ture' when the ca!tured !iece
has een removed from the chessoard and the
!la"er' havin% !laced his own !iece on its new
s7uare' has released this ca!turin% !iece from his
hand
#
in the case of castlin%' when the !la"ers hand hasreleased the roo< on the s7uare !reviousl" crossed
" the
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re7uirements of rticle 6 have een fulfilled# If the
move is not le%al' another move shall e made
instead as !er rticle 4#@#
4#, )was 4#(+ !la"er forfeits his ri%ht to a claim a%ainst his
o!!onents violation of rticle 4 once he
delieratel" touches a !iece#
!la"er forfeits his ri%ht to claim a%ainst his
o!!onents violation of rticles 4# 4#( once the
!la"er touches a !iece with the intention of
movin% or ca!turin% it#
5ld 4#( M New 4#,
rticle @ $he com!letion of the %ame $he com!letion of the %ame
@# a#
$he %ame is won " the !la"er who has
chec
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o!!onents
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?#2 a#
8hen usin% a chess cloc
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must com!lete a minimum numer of moves or all
moves in an allotted !eriod of time andor ma" e
allocated an additional amount of time with each
move# ll these must e s!ecified in advance#
# $he time saved " a !la"er durin% one
!eriod is added to his time availale for the ne&t!eriod' where a!!licale' e&ce!t in the /time
dela" mode#
In the time-dela" mode oth !la"ers receive an
allotted /main thin
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#
If the rules of a com!etition s!ecif" a different
default time' the followin% shall a!!l"# If neither
!la"er is !resent initiall"' the !la"er who has the
white !ieces shall lose all the time that ela!sesuntil he arrives' unless the rules of the com!etition
s!ecif" or the ariter decides otherwise#
the default time is not ero and if neither !la"er is
!resent initiall"' 8hite shall lose all the time that
ela!ses until he arrives' unless the rules of the
com!etition s!ecif" or the ariter decides
otherwise#
5ld ?#( a#
Durin% the %ame each !la"er' havin% made his
move on the chessoard' shall sto! his own cloc