Chess Championship in China decided by FIDE time default rules - Page 2 - Chess and Board Game Strategy

Back in the 1980s, I played many events with a strong master, Joe Fang, who'd probably have been about 1200 if they'd defaulted him and taken points away for all the unplayed games, all those times he walked in 15-30 minutes late.

Porfessional standards of conduct are well and good, but this is moronic.

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07-15-2009 , 12:54 PM

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PyramidScheme

FPS Allstar

Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 19,898

Yes it is very frsutrating when players are late. I'm glad for this new FIDE rule but the fact that it has even been enacted at all means only one thing, it isn't harsh enough. I think being 1 second late probably should incur prison time, or if really really late, like 5 minutes or so, possibly even execution.

It's fan friendly because someone who is ever 5 minutes late isn't ever worth watching again. Less than that is i guess dealable but probably will never ever happen because who would want to spend a month behind bars over a chess game? My guess is no one. FIDE really needs to stop being so pussy with it's rules.

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07-18-2009 , 03:23 PM

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geo8o2

old hand

Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,449

why don't they just treat it like a poker tourney and time down his clock. that way he's at a disadvantage if he shows up pretty late?

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07-18-2009 , 04:19 PM

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YouKnowWho

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Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 6,985

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Originally Posted by geo8o2

why don't they just treat it like a poker tourney and time down his clock. that way he's at a disadvantage if he shows up pretty late?

Well that is exactly what the rule was for I don't even know how many years.. But now those idiots want to make chess more "professional" and more attractive to the organizers of the Olympic Games, that's why this absolutely hilariously terrible new rule has been created.

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