A large open tournament sees an episode occur that causing a serious disruption during the round. Clocks are stopped, games are delayed for a significant amount of time. What are the duties of the arbiters with regard to policing the players and making sure that they don't use the opportunity to consult outside sources? I don't see this covered in the Handbook.
Question for FIDE Arbiters
Collapse
X
-
Question for FIDE Arbiters
"Knowledge illuminates visible possibilities" - http://wisdomofchopra.com/Tags: None
-
Originally posted by Tom O'Donnell View PostA large open tournament sees an episode occur that causing a serious disruption during the round. Clocks are stopped, games are delayed for a significant amount of time. What are the duties of the arbiters with regard to policing the players and making sure that they don't use the opportunity to consult outside sources? I don't see this covered in the Handbook.
I am reminded of a story I was told about Kopec vs Nickoloff at the Canadian closed. Nickoloff in time pressure (of course) and the fire alarm goes off. Nickoloff tries to stop the clocks and leave but Kopec insists he make his move. Nickoloff freaks out and I don’t know what happened then. I have always thought though, if true, Kopec should have been forfeited on grounds of basic common sense.
-
At least once I experienced a power failure during a round and some players had to be moved to an area where there was more light. I don't recall any problem policing players although clocks were stopped for about 10 minutes until the noise died down. The failure lasted about an hour and candles were ready in case it continued after dark.
Comment
Comment