sloan
April 15, 2008, 4:57am
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SJesseph:
From time to time, I see players who don’t quite follow the rules, especially in a rapid format. Specifically, I will see players start their move before their opponent is finished moving. A variation of this is hovering their hands over the clock button or the chessboard.
As a player, I won’t tolerate this kind of behavior, and more than once I’ve had to stop the clock and tell my opponent (usually a kid) the rules.
As a tournament directors, do you have any specific policy or practice for enforcing the move rules? Have you ever forfeited a player for bad clock manners?
Best regards,
Steve
Yes - I have a policy of severely punishing players who take it upon themselves to explain the rules to their opponents.
Perhaps a slight wording change in the rule would be helpful, too. Something like “each player must be given a reasonable chance to press his clock” followed by a TD Tip along the lines of “for those TDs who prefer a more precise definition, reasonable may be interpreted as 5 seconds after the move is determined (3 seconds quick, 2 seconds blitz).”
Bill Smythe
sloan
April 16, 2008, 8:34pm
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Perhaps a slight wording change in the rule would be helpful, too. Something like “each player must be given a reasonable chance to press his clock” followed by a TD Tip along the lines of “for those TDs who prefer a more precise definition, reasonable may be interpreted as 5 seconds after the move is determined (3 seconds quick, 2 seconds blitz).”
Bill Smythe
With enough “wording changes” like this, Bill can reach his goal of the 10lb rulebook.