Category Archives: Arbiters Corner

Arbiters Corner August

An article from the August edition of the ECU E-Magazine: “The “Bruges Masters Tournament” organized as the Belgian Chess Championship or Impressions after the first over the board tournament in Belgiumsince the start of Corona pandemic.” by IA Geert Bailleul.

Arbiters Corner July

An article from the July edition of the ECU E-Magazine: “A few thoughts on how to implement the health protocol” by IA Tania Karali and edited by IA Geert Bailleul.

Arbiters Corner April

An article from the April edition of ECU E-Magazine: “The confusing case of the “virtual opponent” by Tania Karali. The current lockdown, however unfortunate it is, could be an opportunity to revise some chess and/or tournament rules. In chess tournaments, it is often that unplayed games cause various irregularities. These may include a player waiting for his opponent… Read More »

Arbiters Corner – Call of interest

(UPDATE – March edition included) Articles from the January edition of ECU E-Magazine by Geert Bailleul and February and March edition by Jirina Prokopova and Marco Biagioli sum up all you need to know about the Call of Interest and everything it envolves.

Arbiters Corner May

An article from the May edition of ECU E-Magazine: “Is Appendix A (Rapid chess) totally consistent with art. 9 of the Laws of Chess?” by Marco Biagioli.