Rules for Blind and Visually Disabled Players By Geurt Gijssen Question: I recently served as deputy arbiter in the Central American Chess Team Championship for blind and disabled players; and I have some doubts about the special rules for blind people and their relationship with the Laws of Chess. I searched on the Internet, but I did not find any related topics, so I would appreciate your opinion about the issues in the questions below. FA Carolina Muñoz (Costa Rica) Answer and Two Preliminary Remarks: 1. For twenty years I was chairman of the Rules Committee/Commission. Every time that we had the possibility to revise the Laws of Chess, and, of course, the Appendices as well, … [Read more...]