Answers.Body: <p>FIDE Article 4.3:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Except as provided in Article 4.2, if the player having the move
    touches on the chessboard, with the <strong>intention of moving or capturing</strong>: </p>
    
    <p>a. one or more of his own pieces, he must move the first piece touched
    that can be moved </p>
    
    <p>b. one or more of his opponent’s pieces, he must capture the first
    piece touched that can be captured </p>
    
    <p>c. one piece of each colour, he must capture the opponent’s piece with
    his piece or, if this is illegal, move or capture the first piece
    touched that can be moved or captured. If it is unclear whether the
    player’s own piece or his opponent’s was touched first, the player’s
    own piece shall be considered to have been touched before his
    opponent’s.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>If a player touches a piece without the intention of moving or capturing (e.g. fingerslip), there is no touch move restriction.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: I see the language has changed slightly from last year.
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Body: <p>I accidentally touched my bishop and opponent's "Knight", while reaching for my queen during a game, almost simultaneously. Am I forced to take the opponent's piece?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: No, it has to be deliberate. See the answer to this question: http://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/7657/if-i-accidentally-knock-over-a-rook-with-my-elbow-while-reaching-for-another-pie
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Tags: <rules><tournament>
Title: Confusion about Touch and move rule
ThreadText: # Confusion about Touch and move rule
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-09-27)
  
  I accidentally touched my bishop and opponent's "Knight", while reaching for my queen during a game, almost simultaneously. Am I forced to take the opponent's piece?
  
  **Tags:** rules, tournament
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: No, it has to be deliberate. See the answer to this question: http://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/7657/if-i-accidentally-knock-over-a-rook-with-my-elbow-while-reaching-for-another-pie  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2015-09-27. Score: 5
  
  FIDE Article 4.3:
  
  > Except as provided in Article 4.2, if the player having the move
  > touches on the chessboard, with the **intention of moving or capturing**:
  >
  > a. one or more of his own pieces, he must move the first piece touched
  > that can be moved
  >
  > b. one or more of his opponent’s pieces, he must capture the first
  > piece touched that can be captured
  >
  > c. one piece of each colour, he must capture the opponent’s piece with
  > his piece or, if this is illegal, move or capture the first piece
  > touched that can be moved or captured. If it is unclear whether the
  > player’s own piece or his opponent’s was touched first, the player’s
  > own piece shall be considered to have been touched before his
  > opponent’s.
  
  If a player touches a piece without the intention of moving or capturing (e.g. fingerslip), there is no touch move restriction.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: I see the language has changed slightly from last year.  
  
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