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What is the best way to spend your time when its your opponents move?

It has happened many times to me in a non computer game in a tourny when if i just look away my opponent would cheat and i tell them not to cheat and "what are you talking about? i didnt cheat " when they totally did, so it is probably a good idea to not look away from the board too much.
I think that you should definitely think what a computer would say in that position. who is better? what is your opponents best move? What would you move if they played that? what about if they didnt play that? If you are in a game and you already did all of that then your opponent is taking way too long. you can say "your move" or something like that. If you are in a physical game then just stare at them very intensely. turns out, making a move when somone is staring at you is pretty hard.

I hope this helps, and good luck in future games.

It has happened many times to me in a non computer game in a tourny when if i just look away my opponent would cheat and i tell them not to cheat and "what are you talking about? i didnt cheat " when they totally did, so it is probably a good idea to not look away from the board too much. I think that you should definitely think what a computer would say in that position. who is better? what is your opponents best move? What would you move if they played that? what about if they didnt play that? If you are in a game and you already did all of that then your opponent is taking way too long. you can say "your move" or something like that. If you are in a physical game then just stare at them very intensely. turns out, making a move when somone is staring at you is pretty hard. I hope this helps, and good luck in future games.

If the game is interesting, I tend to hyper-fixate and spend my opponent's time the same way I spend my own: calculating. That's what I would recommend first. If you really feel you've calculated everything out and are just in waiting mode, distract yourself from chess entirely so you can come back to the position with a fresh perspective. Should be good for both your game and your psychology.

If the game is interesting, I tend to hyper-fixate and spend my opponent's time the same way I spend my own: calculating. That's what I would recommend first. If you really feel you've calculated everything out and are just in waiting mode, distract yourself from chess entirely so you can come back to the position with a fresh perspective. Should be good for both your game and your psychology.

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@PeterKoopa said ^

It has happened many times to me in a non computer game in a tourny when if i just look away my opponent would cheat and i tell them not to cheat and "what are you talking about? i didnt cheat " when they totally did, so it is probably a good idea to not look away from the board too much.
I think that you should definitely think what a computer would say in that position. who is better? what is your opponents best move? What would you move if they played that? what about if they didnt play that? If you are in a game and you already did all of that then your opponent is taking way too long. you can say "your move" or something like that. If you are in a physical game then just stare at them very intensely. turns out, making a move when somone is staring at you is pretty hard.

I hope this helps, and good luck in future games.

Easy solution it’s called “notations”

@PeterKoopa said [^](/forum/redirect/post/MDv7DC87) > It has happened many times to me in a non computer game in a tourny when if i just look away my opponent would cheat and i tell them not to cheat and "what are you talking about? i didnt cheat " when they totally did, so it is probably a good idea to not look away from the board too much. > I think that you should definitely think what a computer would say in that position. who is better? what is your opponents best move? What would you move if they played that? what about if they didnt play that? If you are in a game and you already did all of that then your opponent is taking way too long. you can say "your move" or something like that. If you are in a physical game then just stare at them very intensely. turns out, making a move when somone is staring at you is pretty hard. > > I hope this helps, and good luck in future games. Easy solution it’s called “notations”

Or tell an organizer

Or tell an organizer

@Lukeysh said ^

Or tell an organizer

if i tell an organizer the guy just say "i dont know what he is talking about, i didnt cheat" so that doesnt work but true, if i notated that would be proof.

@Lukeysh said [^](/forum/redirect/post/ei8fmh8s) > Or tell an organizer if i tell an organizer the guy just say "i dont know what he is talking about, i didnt cheat" so that doesnt work but true, if i notated that would be proof.

@PeterKoopa said ^

It has happened many times to me in a non computer game in a tourny when if i just look away my opponent would cheat and i tell them not to cheat and "what are you talking about? i didnt cheat " when they totally did, so it is probably a good idea to not look away from the board too much.
I think that you should definitely think what a computer would say in that position. who is better? what is your opponents best move? What would you move if they played that? what about if they didnt play that? If you are in a game and you already did all of that then your opponent is taking way too long. you can say "your move" or something like that. If you are in a physical game then just stare at them very intensely. turns out, making a move when somone is staring at you is pretty hard.

I hope this helps, and good luck in future games.

If your opponent cheats you stop the clock, call an arbiter and they'll refer to the board position and scoresheets. If it turns out they did then your opponent will be penalised. I'll also add that players of my strength can generally reconstruct a game from memory even without relying on a scoresheet. In addition there's no need to say "your move" as your opponent has a clock and if it reaches zero they lose.

As far as correct answer goes tpr pretty much covered it where during opponent's turn you consider strategic plans, threats etc and during your own turn you calculate concrete variations. Staring at opponent's face generally isn't recommended no matter how attractive they are as staring at a pretty face won't help you find the best move...

@PeterKoopa said [^](/forum/redirect/post/MDv7DC87) > It has happened many times to me in a non computer game in a tourny when if i just look away my opponent would cheat and i tell them not to cheat and "what are you talking about? i didnt cheat " when they totally did, so it is probably a good idea to not look away from the board too much. > I think that you should definitely think what a computer would say in that position. who is better? what is your opponents best move? What would you move if they played that? what about if they didnt play that? If you are in a game and you already did all of that then your opponent is taking way too long. you can say "your move" or something like that. If you are in a physical game then just stare at them very intensely. turns out, making a move when somone is staring at you is pretty hard. > > I hope this helps, and good luck in future games. If your opponent cheats you stop the clock, call an arbiter and they'll refer to the board position and scoresheets. If it turns out they did then your opponent will be penalised. I'll also add that players of my strength can generally reconstruct a game from memory even without relying on a scoresheet. In addition there's no need to say "your move" as your opponent has a clock and if it reaches zero they lose. As far as correct answer goes tpr pretty much covered it where during opponent's turn you consider strategic plans, threats etc and during your own turn you calculate concrete variations. Staring at opponent's face generally isn't recommended no matter how attractive they are as staring at a pretty face won't help you find the best move...

@PeterKoopa said ^

if i tell an organizer the guy just say "i dont know what he is talking about, i didnt cheat" so that doesnt work but true, if i notated that would be proof.

To be honest, I still have no idea what you are talking about. What should I imagine under "if i just look away my opponent would cheat"?

@PeterKoopa said [^](/forum/redirect/post/BemuaWdb) > if i tell an organizer the guy just say "i dont know what he is talking about, i didnt cheat" so that doesnt work but true, if i notated that would be proof. To be honest, I still have no idea what you are talking about. What should I imagine under "*if i just look away my opponent would cheat*"?