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touch-move rule

chess rule that, if a player deliberately touches a piece on their turn, then they must move (if own) or capture (if opponent’s) that piece if legal; if a player wishes to adjust a piece, they must announce “j’adoube” or similar
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touch-move rule

Summary

touch-move rule is a rule[1]. It draws 277 Wikipedia views per month (rule category, ranking #14 of 87).[2]

Key Facts

  • touch-move rule's image is recorded as Spangdahlem chess pieces.JPG[3].
  • touch-move rule's instance of is recorded as rule[4].
  • touch-move rule's part of is recorded as rules of chess[5].
  • touch-move rule's sport is recorded as chess[6].
  • touch-move rule's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08qznw[7].

Why It Matters

touch-move rule draws 277 Wikipedia views per month (rule category, ranking #14 of 87).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). touch-move rule. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/touch-move-rule
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_touch-move-rule_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{touch-move rule}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/touch-move-rule}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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