23-06-2017, 09:40 AM
Stuart, there really shouldn't be any confusion, article 4.8 is quite clear,
" A player forfeits his right to claim against his opponent’s violation of Articles 4.1 – 4.7 once the player touches a piece with the intention of moving or capturing it."
So in picking a piece up to take the king you lose the right to claim your opponent made an illegal move.
Therefore the act of taking the king is the illegal move is considered illegal and the opponent can then claim against you.
The simplest thing to do in competition is, after the opponent has made what you consider as an illegal move, pause the clock and get hold of the arbiter and make the claim to him/her/it. It's what they are there for.
" A player forfeits his right to claim against his opponent’s violation of Articles 4.1 – 4.7 once the player touches a piece with the intention of moving or capturing it."
So in picking a piece up to take the king you lose the right to claim your opponent made an illegal move.
Therefore the act of taking the king is the illegal move is considered illegal and the opponent can then claim against you.
The simplest thing to do in competition is, after the opponent has made what you consider as an illegal move, pause the clock and get hold of the arbiter and make the claim to him/her/it. It's what they are there for.