15-07-2014, 05:28 PM
I may be wrong, but is it not that all electronic devices capable of running chess software are now banned, and not just phones? I am actually all for getting rid of them from the playing hall, just because there can be no suspicion, whether it is from people being paranoid, or with a genuine case.
I remember a couple of years ago playing in a very close team match which had one board left, and our opponent's captain was sitting playing through the game live on a chess app next to them. Now when a draw offer occurs, and the player rightly consults the captain, I was very concerned that an engine evaluation would affect what was said.
Apps like this probably only really have a place in junior chess, right at the start where they are just learning.
I remember a couple of years ago playing in a very close team match which had one board left, and our opponent's captain was sitting playing through the game live on a chess app next to them. Now when a draw offer occurs, and the player rightly consults the captain, I was very concerned that an engine evaluation would affect what was said.
Apps like this probably only really have a place in junior chess, right at the start where they are just learning.