On 23 Jan, 20:04, Mike Murray wrote:
On Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:47:42 +0100, "Jerzy" wrote:
Chessplayers can greet each other in other ways to show that wthey will
compete honestly.

"Herr Lasker, I have only two words to say to you: �'Check' and
'Mate'". �

The problem was not encountered with Toppy and Kram because neither
OFFERED their hand - so bypassed the regulations which stipulate that
if you are OFFERED your opponent's hand, you MUST accept.