ProfDrHack- "Why do people think that the rules of one single country should have greater weight in internet chess (by definition international) than the official world-wide rules?"
-That argument is flawed. It's about which rules make the most sense. What if the international rules stated that that all left handed boys get an extra queen? Would that be fair? In this instance Sarg0n and Toadofsky pointed out that the FIDE (international) rules make more sense than USCF rules. Being from the US and playing on a different site, I was surprised when my opponent won with just a bishop because that's not what I was used to, but on reflection, the FIDE rules make more sense. He could have won with a helpmate.
-That argument is flawed. It's about which rules make the most sense. What if the international rules stated that that all left handed boys get an extra queen? Would that be fair? In this instance Sarg0n and Toadofsky pointed out that the FIDE (international) rules make more sense than USCF rules. Being from the US and playing on a different site, I was surprised when my opponent won with just a bishop because that's not what I was used to, but on reflection, the FIDE rules make more sense. He could have won with a helpmate.