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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.