Board Monitor Quiz

What if anything is wrong here?
1. Nothing
2. White king and queen are the wrong way round
3. Black king and queen are the wrong way round
4. Both kings and queens are the wrong way round
How many pieces are on the wrong squares?
1. 0
2. 4
3. 8
4. 12
White has just played g2-g4. Black claims this is stalemate. Do you agree?
1. Yes but you know you cannot tell the player
2. Yes and you inform the player the game is over.
3. No, you ask the player to look carefully for a move.
4. No, but tell the player what move he can play.
White attempts to castle here. What do you do?
1. Do nothing
2. Point out an illegal move has been played.
3. As White does not have a legal king move insist that the rook is moved.
White plays Qd1 to d8. You step in and point out that White is in check. The queen is returned to d1. White now plays Kf1. What do you do?
1. Declare this a second illegal move and award the game to Black
2. Nothing
3. Insist that the Queen be used to block the check
White asks you to confirm that this is mate. What is your best reply?
1. Yes, you win
2. Say nothing just stand there
3. Tell the player you are not allowed to answer that but ask the opponent if they agree.
4. Default the player for asking for advice
White asks you to confirm that this is mate. What is your best reply?
1. Say no.
2. Say nothing just stand there
3. Tell the player you are not allowed to answer that but ask the opponent if they agree.
4. Default the player for asking for advice
In the previous position White says checkmate. Black looks at the position for some time and then agrees. What do you do?
1. Nothing
2. Tell Black to look harder
3. Tell Black to think for longer
4. Tell White to stop cheating his opponent.
In the same position White announces mate and holds out his hand. Black shakes it and then realises it is not mate. Do you ...
1. tell the players to play on?
2. tell Black that he has conceded the game?
3. default White for cheating?
White plays a very bad move. Black wins the white queen. White bursts into tears and is unable to continue immediately. What do you do?
1. Accuse Black of being a bully and give the game to White.
2. Award the game to Black as White has no chance and needs to see his parents quickly.
3. Pause the game and allow White some time to recover.
The best way to record a White win is to use
1. 1
2. 0-1
3. 0
4. 1-0
What does 0f-1f or - + mean?
1. It means that Black has won by flag-fall (time).
2. White has played two illegal moves or has refused to obey the rules and has lost .
3. This means that White did not turn up in time for the game.
A player's mobile phone must be switched off completely. Which best describes a parents phone?
1. It can be on silent mode.
2. It can be on aircraft mode.
3. It must be switched off completely.
A player complains that the parent of his opponent is too close to the board. What do you do?
1. Tell the player that the parent is entitled to watch.
2. Tell the player that a parent would never cheat so he shouldn't worry.
3. Ask the parent to move away to a reasonable distance.
4. Send the parent out of the hall
A player says that the result of an earlier game is wrong. He says he won but it is marked down as a loss. What do you do?
1. Tell the player that is the result recorded so it must stay.
2. Change the result immediately.
3. Ask the opponent to confirm the result and change if necessary.
4. Ask the opponent to confirm the result and if it was wrong apologise but leave it as it has affected pairings since