Answers.Body: <p>From the <a href="http://www.fide.com/component/handbook/?id=171&amp;view=article" rel="noreferrer">FIDE Laws of Chess</a>, article §4.1:</p>
  
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    <p>Each move must be made with one hand only.</p>
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  <p>So you are not allowed to make a move with both hands (this includes castling) and the arbiter can give you a penalty (§12.9) for this behaviour. IMHO, this should be a warning the first time you do it. In any case, because you touched the king and queen, you must make a move with either piece (§4.3):</p>
  
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    <p>If the player having the move touches (...) one or more of his own pieces, he must move the first piece touched that can be moved.</p>
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Answers.Text: Ty for the quick answer, maybe you can answer me a second question: Can opponent insist on the touch rule if you touch a piece by accident? (e.g. touching it with ellbow when reaching for a bottle...)
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Answers.Text: I'd say no, because §4.3 explicitly says *with the intention of moving or capturing*.
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Answers.Text: I was going to make a separate thread about this but seeing as you already answered here, I'll just ask you. What is the reason and history behind this rule ? It seems a bit ridiculous to get disqualified just because you touched another piece.
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Answers.Text: @Saikat: Both players are entitled to examine the board without visual distraction at any time, regardless of who is on move.  For a player on move to touch pieces would likely be a major distraction for his opponent, whether or not the action was intended as such.  In situations where touch-move rules would not apply, such as when one or both players is visually impaired, the two players use separate chessboards, but that would be a nuisance for normal games between sighted players.
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Body: <p>For example, I touch my king with the left hand and my queen with the right hand at the same time. Regarding the rules, I must move a touched piece, so what would happen in this case? Could I choose which piece to move? Would I lose the game automatically when doing such an action?</p>
  
  <p>Is using both hands allowed at all? (e.g.: moving one piece with both hands).</p>
  
  <p>As far as I know, at least in blitz, you must use the clock and move the pieces with the same hand, so what would happen there if you use both hands when moving a piece or touching two different pieces with each hand?</p>
  
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Title: What would happen if I touch two different pieces with each hand at same time?
ThreadText: # What would happen if I touch two different pieces with each hand at same time?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-11-06)
  
  For example, I touch my king with the left hand and my queen with the right hand at the same time. Regarding the rules, I must move a touched piece, so what would happen in this case? Could I choose which piece to move? Would I lose the game automatically when doing such an action?
  
  Is using both hands allowed at all? (e.g.: moving one piece with both hands).
  
  As far as I know, at least in blitz, you must use the clock and move the pieces with the same hand, so what would happen there if you use both hands when moving a piece or touching two different pieces with each hand?
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2015-11-06. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
  
  From the [FIDE Laws of Chess](http://www.fide.com/component/handbook/?id=171&view=article), article §4.1:
  
  > Each move must be made with one hand only.
  
  So you are not allowed to make a move with both hands (this includes castling) and the arbiter can give you a penalty (§12.9) for this behaviour. IMHO, this should be a warning the first time you do it. In any case, because you touched the king and queen, you must make a move with either piece (§4.3):
  
  > If the player having the move touches (...) one or more of his own pieces, he must move the first piece touched that can be moved.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Ty for the quick answer, maybe you can answer me a second question: Can opponent insist on the touch rule if you touch a piece by accident? (e.g. touching it with ellbow when reaching for a bottle...)  
  > **username_1**: I'd say no, because §4.3 explicitly says *with the intention of moving or capturing*.  
  > **username_2**: I was going to make a separate thread about this but seeing as you already answered here, I'll just ask you. What is the reason and history behind this rule ? It seems a bit ridiculous to get disqualified just because you touched another piece.  
  > **username_3**: @username_2: Both players are entitled to examine the board without visual distraction at any time, regardless of who is on move.  For a player on move to touch pieces would likely be a major distraction for his opponent, whether or not the action was intended as such.  In situations where touch-move rules would not apply, such as when one or both players is visually impaired, the two players use separate chessboards, but that would be a nuisance for normal games between sighted players.  
  
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