Quote: Quote:Asking for outside help in an ongoing correspondence game is against the rules in almost every correspondence venue.
Since when it is like that Smyslov_Fan? So are you gonna tell me that every body must turn off their computers? People shouldn't ask FMs, IMs, GMs, etc., etc. etc?
Where did you get that from?
@XChess1971: It will be better to know the exact printed rules you have to apply as correspondance player...but in main cases, yes SF is right.
Read for example here, from
http://www.ewccf.com/rules.htm:
Quote:8. CONSULTATION:
a. Players are free to consult chess publications or literature, in printed or electronic form. Advise from another chess player is strictly forbidden.
b. The use of a chess engine (such as Chessmaster, Fritz, Rebel, etc.) or any other form of electronic consultation is strictly forbidden.
You have answers for your questions:
- "Since then ?" : maybe since very long time, even before computer ages, with postal corr games
'- "People must turn off computer" : yes,..,but only for the "analysis" part of chessplaying, not for the widely public knowledge you can get....an advice from private chessfriends are obviously not included in that case (put in
bold above).
Common sense apply for corr.rules: what you cannot get while seating in person in one tournament venue...you should not permitted to get it in corr. game.
You surely understand that if you allow computer helped play...you merely will get in short time only chess engines games ("avatar" or "fake" corr.players.... the real ones being those who use own brain)...and it's not the goal of corr.play