Answers.Body: <p>I am assuming you're talking USCF rules.  Using a 2nd board is against USCF rules.</p>
  
  <p>In fact, during one of the world championships, one of the players used the overheard board being displayed to the audience and eliciting a complaint by the other side.  FIDE rules are not exactly like USCF rules, by the way.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Also worth nothing that even approved devices like the Monroi  won't let you get away with that.  As a former USCF TD, I'd have grown very suspicious of a player who spends more time concentrating on the Monroi than the actual board. I'd focus on moving away from this habit ... it is no different that most players claiming they can't play with the board upside down, i.e. sitting on your opponent's side.
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Answers.Body: <p>I'm pretty sure the rules of most serious tournaments prohibit the use of a second board for any reason, but I'm not sure if there are special provisions for people with disabilities and disadvantages.</p>
  
  <p>As a player, I would be quite apprehensive towards playing someone who is using a second board, simply because it means I have to keep an eye out to ensure he is not cheating. I would certainly have a word with the arbiter if that situation were to occur.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Blind people are allowed to use a tactile board. The black and white squares are raised and lowered, the pieces fit into them with pegs, and the player touches them to feel the position. The sighted opponent plays on a normal board and they announce their moves to each other.
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Answers.Body: <p>I think that in a FIDE tournament you would fall foul of article 11.3a</p>
  
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    <p>During play the players are forbidden to use any notes, sources of
    information or advice, <strong>or analyse any game on another chessboard</strong>.</p>
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  <p>While demonstration boards are allowed in the playing area the problem here is that you have control of the pieces. The fact that you claim you are only moving the pieces on the 2d board after the moves on the main board and then only to match the main board is irrelevant. </p>
  
  <p>The implication of allowing you to even have this board next to you is that an arbiter would have to stand over you full time to ensure you don't start analyzing. In other words, "No way!"</p>
  
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Body: <p>Is it okay to have a 2d magnetic chess set next to your score sheet? And as you play, you move along with the pieces. I like looking at a 2d board better because it's smaller and I'm used to playing on my computer. I look at the 2d board and then play on the 3d board. After I've made my move on the 3d board. THEN I move the pieces on the 2d board. Is there a rule against playing like this in tournament?</p>
  
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Title: Is using a 2D magnetic board in tournament play legal?
ThreadText: # Is using a 2D magnetic board in tournament play legal?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2013-12-13)
  
  Is it okay to have a 2d magnetic chess set next to your score sheet? And as you play, you move along with the pieces. I like looking at a 2d board better because it's smaller and I'm used to playing on my computer. I look at the 2d board and then play on the 3d board. After I've made my move on the 3d board. THEN I move the pieces on the 2d board. Is there a rule against playing like this in tournament?
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2013-12-14. Score: 5
  
  I am assuming you're talking USCF rules. Using a 2nd board is against USCF rules.
  
  In fact, during one of the world championships, one of the players used the overheard board being displayed to the audience and eliciting a complaint by the other side. FIDE rules are not exactly like USCF rules, by the way.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: Also worth nothing that even approved devices like the Monroi  won't let you get away with that.  As a former USCF TD, I'd have grown very suspicious of a player who spends more time concentrating on the Monroi than the actual board. I'd focus on moving away from this habit ... it is no different that most players claiming they can't play with the board upside down, i.e. sitting on your opponent's side.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2013-12-14. Score: 5
  
  I'm pretty sure the rules of most serious tournaments prohibit the use of a second board for any reason, but I'm not sure if there are special provisions for people with disabilities and disadvantages.
  
  As a player, I would be quite apprehensive towards playing someone who is using a second board, simply because it means I have to keep an eye out to ensure he is not cheating. I would certainly have a word with the arbiter if that situation were to occur.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_4**: Blind people are allowed to use a tactile board. The black and white squares are raised and lowered, the pieces fit into them with pegs, and the player touches them to feel the position. The sighted opponent plays on a normal board and they announce their moves to each other.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_5 on 2014-12-20. Score: 2
  
  I think that in a FIDE tournament you would fall foul of article 11.3a
  
  > During play the players are forbidden to use any notes, sources of
  > information or advice, **or analyse any game on another chessboard**.
  
  While demonstration boards are allowed in the playing area the problem here is that you have control of the pieces. The fact that you claim you are only moving the pieces on the 2d board after the moves on the main board and then only to match the main board is irrelevant.
  
  The implication of allowing you to even have this board next to you is that an arbiter would have to stand over you full time to ensure you don't start analyzing. In other words, "No way!"
  
  
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