Illegal Move Conditions

1. If the King performs castling and the clock is pressed while:

- under check from an enemy piece.
- the King or Rook involved in castling has already moved.
- the enemy piece is attacking the square(s) which the king has
to pass through when castling.
- a piece is blocking the space between the Rook and King.

2. A Pawn promotes on the last rank and the clock is pressed with
the Pawn still on the last rank (undecided). An inverted Rook is
also considered to be an illegal move (such a piece does not
exist)

3. If the King is under check, the player moves another piece and
the clock is pressed while the King is still being checked.

4. A piece moves in a way which it is not supposed to move

according to the FIDE Laws of Chess. (e.g. a Rook moves
diagonally, a Knight moves horizontally, en passant is
performed wrongly), and the clock is pressed.

5. If the King captures a piece that is protected by another piece

and the clock is pressed.
Warning Examples

1. Moving the pieces and pressing the clock with two different
hands.

2. Making any form of noise or actions that would, intentionally or

not, distract the opponent to the point of the opponent requesting
arbitrary assistance.

3. Making a move before the opponent has time to press his/her

clock.

4. Adjusting his/her pieces during the opponent's turn to move.

5. Knocking over a piece intentionally/unintentionally and pressing

the clock before putting back the piece.

6. Repeatedly making claims or complaints without basis with

intention to distract/annoy the opponent.

7. Going to the washroom repeated times while his/her clock is

running and it is their turn to move.

8. Touching a piece and refusing to move it / moving a different

piece, and the opponent lodges a complaint.

9. Repeatedly offering a draw every move / every few moves.