Touch-move rule move or capture the first of the pieces that they touched. If it cannot be determined whether he touched his own piece or the opponent's piece first, it is assumed that he touched his own piece first. If a player touches more than one piece, he must move or capture the first piece that can be legally moved or captured. An exception to that is an attempted illegal castling; in that case the king must be moved if possible, but otherwise there is no requirement to move the rook. When castling, the king must be the first piece touched. If
Touch-move rule violation must do so before making a move. A player who wants to adjust a piece on its square without being required to move it can announce the French "j’adoube" ("I adjust") before touching the piece . While "j'adoube" is internationally understood, a local language equivalent such as "adjusting" is usually acceptable. A player may not touch the pieces on the board during the opponent's turn. There is a separate rule that a player who lets go of a piece after making a legal move cannot retract the move. If a player having the move deliberately touches one of their