Should players in the Crazyhouse World Championship be allowed to use Stockfish to look at a previous game in their match? Please choose:
—They should never be allowed unless there is a break in the match
—They should be allowed to ask for a time-out of up to 10 minutes to check analysis
—They should be allowed to check analysis of a previous game while starting to play the next one
PLEASE PM FishyVishy your opinions or post them here, with extra arguments or ideas if necessary for what the rules should be.
I believe we need to trust each other to play in good faith and it should never be allowed unless there is a break in the match.
I agree, prep should be before the match
I agree as well. It's not allowed in regular chess or in regular zh tourneys, and there's no apparent reason to make an exception for the CWC.
Agree with platy.
I have some mixed feelings about this. A player can enter an arena, play a game, withdraw from the arena after the game and analyze it and, re-enter the arena and resume play. In addition, during a classical OTB chess match or tournament, players are going to analyze between games or rounds outside of the playing area. I think the gray area arises because this is a relatively lengthy blitz time control match where the matches are supposed to be played during a single session but with permitted breaks. Ultimately, I think if it's permitted, there should be more rules governing stipulation of it's use. I don't know what those rules should be but I think somebody looking at SF for 10 minutes after every 2 games to try to quickly memorize a better line during a blitz crazyhouse session seems partially against the spirit of competition and partially negates pre-match preparation.
I think, matches should be played continuously, and obviously, with no comp used at that time. 10 3+2 games last for approx. 1.5 hours.
BUT in case both players agree for a break in the middle, I see no reason to prohibit preps during that break.
Surely it's allowed to do that in between games
@mulah_aprilclimate How is it not allowed during regular tournaments??? So when Carlsen analyzes with his seconds during the 5 mins break, he's cheating?
Imo it doesn't make much sense to limit what people are allowed to do during breaks. Generally players can do whatever they want before and after games. It is only cheating when external assistance is used during games. Also there are no way to enforce what people are doing outside of their game.
It is normal during OTB tourneys for players to prepare between rounds. If there is a 10min break between rounds you can be sure that some of the players will be up in their room preparing.
