14-10-2014, 10:05 PM
Clement Sreeves Wrote:I thought the rules had changed to adding a 5 second increment if a draw claim was accepted. At marymass the arbiters appeared to be awarding this no matter what the position was. Was this used at Dundee?
Yes,
Rules have changed. Key words come from G.4 in rules for quickplay finishes.
G.4 If the player having the move has less than two minutes left on his clock, he may request that a time delay or cumulative time of an extra five seconds be introduced for both players, if possible. This constitutes the offer of a draw. If refused, and the arbiter agrees to the request, the clocks shall then be set with the extra time; the opponent shall be awarded two extra minutes and the game shall continue.
So the player making the claim can request 5 seconds per move to finish the game. The arbiter does not have to agree to the request. In my personal experience, since the rule was modified, (on July 1st this year) no player has yet requested the extra 5 seconds per move.