01-07-2013, 11:07 AM
Players can leave the board at any time. But if it's their move they cannot leave the playing room without an arbiter's permission.
I think leaving the board repeatedly when it's your move could be considered disrespectful to your opponent, and carries at least the possibility of action by an arbiter (though I've never come across an instance of that).
Leaving the board when it's your opponent's move is, of course, perfectly legitimate - even as a psychological weapon.
I think leaving the board repeatedly when it's your move could be considered disrespectful to your opponent, and carries at least the possibility of action by an arbiter (though I've never come across an instance of that).
Leaving the board when it's your opponent's move is, of course, perfectly legitimate - even as a psychological weapon.