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FIDE Laws of Chess – Changes in effect from 1st July The FIDE Rules Commission website has the final version of the FIDE Laws of Chess that take effect from 1 July 2014. These rules are to be used for all tournaments starting on or after 1 July 2014. The new Laws of Chess can be download from the FIDE Handbook . The players, arbiters, trainers and organizers should take note of the changes in the FIDE Laws of Chess posted below, courtesy of the Russian Chess Federation . 4.6 The act of promotion may be performed in various ways: 1. the pawn does not have to be placed on the square of arrival, 2. removing the pawn and putting the new piece on the square of promotion may occur in any order. If an opponent’s piece stands on the square of promotion, it must be captured. 6.7 a. The rules of a competition shall specify in advance a default time. Any player who arrives at the chessboard after the default time shall lose the game unless the arbiter decides otherwise. b. If