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Zero Tolerance Rule Out
The new changes to the laws of chess as put forth by the Rules and Tournament Regulations Commission (RTRC) have been published on the FIDE website. It says:
Below is a link to the FIDE Laws of Chess that will come into effect on 1 July 2014. They were approved by the FIDE Executive Board at the 84th FIDE Congress (2013), Tallinn, Estonia.
NB These are not the current Laws of Chess. The Laws of Chess that remain in effect until 30 June 2014 can be found in the FIDE Handbook.
http://rules.fide.com/images/stories...s_1.7.2014.pdf
Steward Reuben, Secretary RTRC, has authored a Change Document contrasting the new rules with the old ones that have been changed. It is at:
http://rules.fide.com/images/stories...ble%202014.pdf
The changes that I found interesting were in the late arrival or zero tolerance sections and the anti-cheating measures. These are the relevant passages in the new rules:
6.7 a) The rules of a competition shall specify in advance a default time. Any player who arrives at the chessboard after the default time shall lose the game unless the arbiter decides otherwise.
b) If the rules of a competition specify that the default time is not zero and if neither player is present initially, White shall lose all the time that elapses until he arrives, unless the rules of the competition specify or the arbiter decides otherwise.
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11.2 The ‘playing venue’ is defined as the ‘playing area’, rest rooms, toilets, refreshment area, area set aside for smoking and other places as designated by the arbiter. The playing area is defined as the place where the games of an event are played.
Only with the permission of the arbiter can a) players leave the playing venue b) the player having the move be allowed to leave the playing area c) people, who are neither players nor arbiters be allowed access to the playing area.
11.3 a) During play the players are forbidden to make use of any notes, sources of information or advice, or analyse the game on another chessboard.
b) During play, a player is forbidden to have a mobile phone and/or other electronic means of communication in the playing venue. If it is evident that a player brought such a device into the playing venue, he shall lose the game. The opponent shall win.
The rules of a competition may specify a different, less severe, penalty. The arbiter may require the player to allow his clothes, bags or other items to be inspected, in private. The arbiter or a person authorised by the arbiter shall inspect the player and shall be of the same gender as the player. If a player refuses to cooperate with these obligations, the arbiter shall take measures in accordance with Article 12.9.
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12.7 If someone observes an irregularity, he may inform only the arbiter. Players in other games are not to speak about or otherwise interfere in a game. Spectators are not allowed to interfere in a game. The arbiter may expel offenders from the playing venue.
12.8 Unless authorised by the arbiter, it is forbidden for anybody to use a mobile phone or any kind of communication device in the playing venue or any contiguous area designated by the arbiter.
12.9 Options available to the arbiter concerning penalties: a) warning b) increasing the remaining time of the opponent c) reducing the remaining time of the offending player d) increasing the points scored in the game by the opponent to the maximum available for that game e) reducing the points scored in the game by the offending person f) declaring the game to be lost by the offending player (the arbiter shall also decide the opponent’s score) g) a fine announced in advance h) expulsion from the competition.
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E. 10 [Adjourned Games] Any player who arrives at the chessboard after the default time shall lose the game unless the arbiter decides otherwise. However, if the sealed move resulted in the conclusion of the game, that conclusion shall still apply.
If the rules of a competition specify that the default time is not zero, the following shall apply: If neither player is present initially, the player who has to reply to the sealed move shall lose all the time that elapses until he arrives, unless the rules of the competition specify or the arbiter decides otherwise.
Further comments by Stewart Reuben on the draft laws can be found at:
http://rules.fide.com/images/stories...art_reuben.pdf
The new changes to the laws of chess as put forth by the Rules and Tournament Regulations Commission (RTRC) have been published on the FIDE website. It says:
Below is a link to the FIDE Laws of Chess that will come into effect on 1 July 2014. They were approved by the FIDE Executive Board at the 84th FIDE Congress (2013), Tallinn, Estonia.
NB These are not the current Laws of Chess. The Laws of Chess that remain in effect until 30 June 2014 can be found in the FIDE Handbook.
http://rules.fide.com/images/stories...s_1.7.2014.pdf
Steward Reuben, Secretary RTRC, has authored a Change Document contrasting the new rules with the old ones that have been changed. It is at:
http://rules.fide.com/images/stories...ble%202014.pdf
The changes that I found interesting were in the late arrival or zero tolerance sections and the anti-cheating measures. These are the relevant passages in the new rules:
6.7 a) The rules of a competition shall specify in advance a default time. Any player who arrives at the chessboard after the default time shall lose the game unless the arbiter decides otherwise.
b) If the rules of a competition specify that the default time is not zero and if neither player is present initially, White shall lose all the time that elapses until he arrives, unless the rules of the competition specify or the arbiter decides otherwise.
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11.2 The ‘playing venue’ is defined as the ‘playing area’, rest rooms, toilets, refreshment area, area set aside for smoking and other places as designated by the arbiter. The playing area is defined as the place where the games of an event are played.
Only with the permission of the arbiter can a) players leave the playing venue b) the player having the move be allowed to leave the playing area c) people, who are neither players nor arbiters be allowed access to the playing area.
11.3 a) During play the players are forbidden to make use of any notes, sources of information or advice, or analyse the game on another chessboard.
b) During play, a player is forbidden to have a mobile phone and/or other electronic means of communication in the playing venue. If it is evident that a player brought such a device into the playing venue, he shall lose the game. The opponent shall win.
The rules of a competition may specify a different, less severe, penalty. The arbiter may require the player to allow his clothes, bags or other items to be inspected, in private. The arbiter or a person authorised by the arbiter shall inspect the player and shall be of the same gender as the player. If a player refuses to cooperate with these obligations, the arbiter shall take measures in accordance with Article 12.9.
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12.7 If someone observes an irregularity, he may inform only the arbiter. Players in other games are not to speak about or otherwise interfere in a game. Spectators are not allowed to interfere in a game. The arbiter may expel offenders from the playing venue.
12.8 Unless authorised by the arbiter, it is forbidden for anybody to use a mobile phone or any kind of communication device in the playing venue or any contiguous area designated by the arbiter.
12.9 Options available to the arbiter concerning penalties: a) warning b) increasing the remaining time of the opponent c) reducing the remaining time of the offending player d) increasing the points scored in the game by the opponent to the maximum available for that game e) reducing the points scored in the game by the offending person f) declaring the game to be lost by the offending player (the arbiter shall also decide the opponent’s score) g) a fine announced in advance h) expulsion from the competition.
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E. 10 [Adjourned Games] Any player who arrives at the chessboard after the default time shall lose the game unless the arbiter decides otherwise. However, if the sealed move resulted in the conclusion of the game, that conclusion shall still apply.
If the rules of a competition specify that the default time is not zero, the following shall apply: If neither player is present initially, the player who has to reply to the sealed move shall lose all the time that elapses until he arrives, unless the rules of the competition specify or the arbiter decides otherwise.
Further comments by Stewart Reuben on the draft laws can be found at:
http://rules.fide.com/images/stories...art_reuben.pdf
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