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    In a serious rated game, player A's queen is under attack but by mistake he first picks up another piece and admits his error to the TD. Is there any discretion? If the opponent, player B, does not claim "touch move" may the TD permit player A to move his queen instead?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gordon Ritchie View Post
    In a serious rated game, player A's queen is under attack but by mistake he first picks up another piece and admits his error to the TD. Is there any discretion? If the opponent, player B, does not claim "touch move" may the TD permit player A to move his queen instead?
    No. To quote The Laws of Chess: "he must move the first piece touched that can be moved"

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    Player A's only possibility to avoid playing the touched piece is that the touched piece has no legal move.

    Quote Originally Posted by Laws of Chess
    4.5

    If none of the pieces touched in accordance with Article 4.3 or Article 4.4 can be moved or captured, the player may make any legal move.

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