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Chess is a terrific game that has many benefits in your everyday life, because it teaches you how to concentrate, plan, focus and think ahead. The fact that you can experience friendly competition in a way that doesn’t require any more than a board, pieces and your ability to think is great too. That’s probably why you see so many books with chess lessons in stores and online. It’s been a very popular game for people who think for centuries.

But it takes more than just studying chess strategy to play chess effectively. People new to the game are often surprised to discover that when they first go to a chess club or tournament. One of the more important of these aspects is specific etiquette that should be adhered to so you can both enjoy the game and gain the respect of your opponents. It’s amazing how many chess players who should know better don’t honor these basic etiquette rules. They should have gotten this information from whoever helped them learn chess, but that doesn’t happen for many who play the game.

Here are some of the more important chess etiquette rules:

* Mobile phones and beepers
Beepers and cell phones aren’t allowed when playing in a tournament, even if set to vibrate. It’s also a good idea to keep them turned off when at a chess club, whether in a tournament or not.

* Talking
When it comes to talking while playing chess, think of the Golden Rule: Do onto others as you would like them to do onto you. If you don’t want someone talking during your chess game, then don’t talk while they play.

* Moving pieces
If you touch a chess piece, you’re obligated to move it. If you move a piece to a new square and your fingers are still on it, however, you can return it to its original square. You’re still required to move it, but you’re free to choose another square. Once you let go, however, it’s considered a move.

* The clock
It’s essential that you use the same hand to press the clock that you use to move the pieces. Also, once you press the clock, you’re not allowed to keep your hand on or over it. When playing a tournament, you should stop the clock if there’s ever a need to speak to the tournament director about any aspect of the game.

* Offering draws
The correct way to offer a draw is to make your move and offer the draw before you press your clock. Once the draw is offered, you can stop the clock. Do not extend an offer of a draw when your opponent’s clock is running.

These are just a sampling of the rules that should be adhered to when playing chess. If you play the royal game, you owe it to yourself to learn all of them.

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