4.1Each move must be played with one hand only. 4.2.1Only the player having the move may adjust one or more pieces on their squares, provided that he first expresses his intention (for example by saying “j’adoube” or “I adjust”). 4.2.2Any other physical contact with a piece, except for clearly accidental contact, shall be considered to be intent. 4.3Except as provided in Article 4.2, if the player having the move touches on the chessboard,with the intention of moving or capturing: 4.3.1one or more of his own pieces, he must move the first piece touched that can be moved 4.3.2one or more of his opponent’s pieces, he must capture the first piece touched that can be captured 4.3.3one or more pieces of each colour, he must capture the first touched opponent’s piece with his first touched piece or, if this is illegal, move or capture the first piece touched that can be moved or captured. If it is unclear whether the player’s own piece or his opponent’s was touched first, the player’s own piece shall be considered to have been touched before his opponent’s. 4.4If a player having the move: 4.4.1touches his king and a rook he must castle on that side if it is legal to do so 4.4.2deliberately touches a rook and then his king he is not allowed to castle on that side on that move and the situation shall be governed by Article 4.3.1 4.4.3intending to castle, touches the king and then a rook, but castling with this rook is illegal, the player must make another legal move with his king (which may include castling with the other rook). If the king has no legal move, the player is free to make any legal move. 4.4.4promotes a pawn, the choice of the piece is finalised when the piece has touched the square of promotion. 4.5If 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. 4.6The act of promotion may be performed in various ways: 4.6.1the pawn does not have to be placed on the square of arrival, 4.6.2removing the pawn and putting the new piece on the square of promotion may occur in any order. 4.6.3If an opponent’s piece stands on the square of promotion, it must be captured. 4.7When, as a legal move or part of a legal move, a piece has been released on a square, it cannot be moved to another square on this move. The move is considered to have been made in the case of: 4.7.1a capture, when the captured piece has been removed from the chessboard and the player, having placed his own piece on its new square, has released this capturing piece from his hand, 4.7.2castling, when the player's hand has released the rook on the square previously crossed by the king. When the player has released the king from his hand, the move is not yet made, but the player no longer has the right to make any move other than castling on that side, if this is legal. If castling on this side is illegal, the player must make another legal move with his king (which may include castling with the other rook). If the king has no legal move, the player is free to make any legal move. 4.7.3promotion, when the player's hand has released the new piece on the square of promotion and the pawn has been removed from the board. 4.8A player forfeits his right to claim against his opponent’s violation of Articles 4.1 – 4.7 once the player touches a piece with the intention of moving or capturing it. 4.9If a player is unable to move the pieces, an assistant, who shall be acceptable to the arbiter, may be provided by the player to perform this operation.