I can bring chess sets from brazil if anyone is interested,
I know the guy who makes them, all of them are made by hand
one is 17 x 17 centimers, and the other is 29 X 29.
Let me know if anyone wants it.
Em 4/11/2019 10:59 AM, JT escreveu:
I seriously doubt the loud bell. It would simply prove too distracting to
the other players in the tournament hall. However, I'm just guessing, so if
someone knows something different, don't hesitate. The kaissa clock requires
an earbud which might prove useful for you, Louis. Lucas, I know of no way
to buy the Kaissa clock except to order it online from Spain I believe it
is. Whichever country, anyway. Janelle, Judit, Joan, if you are reading
this, I repeat my notion that the USChess Store ought to consider stocking
some adapted sets and clocks so us US locals can save a bit on shipping. If
the Chess Store ordered, for example, a dozen sets from Brazil, the shipping
would be considerably cheaper than to order a single set. UZChess Store
could mark up slightly, make a bit of money, and still save the individual a
few bucks in the bargain. There are some beautiful magnetic sets available
from Italy, some beautiful sets available from Brazil, and some very nice
sets available from India. Probably Germany, as well. As far as quality is
concerned, any of them beat the daylights out of anything available from
places like Maxiaids, Independent Living Aids, etc. And as far as chess
clocks are concerned, there just isn't, to my knowledge, any adapted chess
clock capable of delay and increment features sold in the US. Period. If we
really want to make tournaments accessible,, with a level playing field, we
could start by figuring out how to solve the problem of getting comparable
equipment. From my personal experience, TD's know what to do to accommodate
blind and VI players here in the US. I've yet to have a bad experience based
on a TD's ignorance of, or unwillingness to enforce, the rules clearly
posted in the Td's reference. However, I do know of players who have, for
example, dropped the Hadley chess courses because the sets issued by Hadley
are so wobbley as to make it nearly impossible to feel the board without
knocking pieces over. I myself have taken a stylus to a standard chess clock
to remove the glass faces so I could feel the hands and get at least an
approximate reading of the time during my opponent's move. (It was my clock;
I didn't destroy my opponent's clock.) (Grin)
Food for thought,
jim T
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From: usbca_chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:usbca_chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Louis Prem
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 8:48 PM
To: usbca_chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [usbca_chess] Re: Chess Clock
Hi All,
I recently participated in a local big chess tournament last weekend. This
tournament is held in the early months of the year being played by all
disabled people such as the blind, deaf, disabled and others. I would like
to know whether there is any chess clock which has a loud bell when pressed.
This chess clock is usually placed by the side of the board for each player
to tap on a button whenever he has finished his turn. As I am a blind and
deaf person, I need to place my fingers on the edge of the button to feel if
its raised or down. Is there any chess clock with a loud ringing tone or
vibration and such as that?
With Kind Regards,
J. Louis Prem
Blind Therapist
Mobile: 019-3151331
Email: louisprem63@xxxxxxxxx
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From: "Charles Rivard" <wee1sman@xxxxxxxxxx
To: <usbca_chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date sent: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 13:28:25 -0500
Subject: [usbca_chess] Re: Chess Clock
I have been searching for ways to modify chess clocks for blind users. The
flags on those I have looked at do not make any noise when they fall. I
thought of placing dymo tape with appropriate dots for checking the time. I
have asked jewelers if they can modify chess clocks and have gotten nowhere.
In most cases, the faces are covered, and cannot be opened without great
difficulty. If anyone knows of any mechanical chess clocks that can be
used, I would appreciate it. Thanks.
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-----Original Message-----
From: JT
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 11:26 AM
To: usbca_chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [usbca_chess] Re: Chess Clock
Hi All,
Just a couple add-ons to what David has already provided.
Tournament
etiquette is that black gets to decide where to place the clock.
And of
course general courtesy dictates that whoever is placing the clock places it
so that both players can read it comfortably. In all the tournaments that I
have played, this has never been an issue.
The second thing I'll mention is that whenever it occurs that the clock
being used is not an "accessible clock," which is often, these days, given
the evolution of using delay or increment factors in tournaments, I always
ask my opponent for permission to ask him or her to read the clock,
stipulating that I will only do so on my time. Again, I have never had an
issue.
For anyone who is not familiar with the ideas of delay and increment, it
means simply this: the times for each player is altered on every move by the
delay or increment factor listed in the tournament invitation information
and repeated by the tournament director--usually before every round. The
delay or increment factor refers to the number of seconds given to each
player on each move. Game/45 D5 means, the game must be completed within 45
minutes, for each player of course, and that, for each move, the clock will
delay for 5 seconds before continuing to count down. Increment works
essentially the same way, except that the clock adds in seconds whatever the
increment factor is before continuing to count down. To my knowledge, there
are only a couple of accessible clopcks manufactured in the world which have
the capability of setting a delay or an increment factor, none of them are
braille and all of them require the user to wear an earbud to use them. If
anyone knows of a braille clock that does delay and increment, I'd dearly
love to know about it. The audible clocks run well over a hundred dollars
and have to be ordered from overseas. The analog clock, I believe, runs
about $35 or so??
Cheers,
Jim T
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From: usbca_chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:usbca_chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Rosenkoetter
Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2019 9:42 PM
To: usbca_chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [usbca_chess] Re: Chess Clock
Hi, Jim.
Your best bet is the good ol' stand-by made by Garde. I've got it and have
used it several times in tournaments with sighted players. It is often the
case that, in larger tournaments, you'll run into particularly first time
competitors who forget their clocks. Or, out of interest, some folks will
want to see how we work the clock in a match. So, I make sure the clock is
visible to my competitor and accessible to me.
In fact, I will often offer to use my clock. We'll see how things go with
it this weekend. We've got the Queen Quickly tournament over at the Purdue
Chess Club in West Lafayette. It'l be game in 30, so keeping time on my
clock will be easy. I've never had an opponent give pushback about it.
David
On 4/9/19, Jim <jhomme1028@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi All,
What are the rules in tournaments regarding chess clocks for blind players
in sighted tournaments, and are there clocks blind people can use that work
for the roules? If so, how costly are they and where can I get one?
Thanks.
Jim
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