15-07-2016, 08:51 AM
Agree with Adam. The players can't be questioned for playing within the rules, and there is no unsporting behaviour here. It's a marathon, not a sprint to throw a cliché in here. 9 or 10 days of chess is mentally draining, whatever level you are at. Keeping yourself in the race with some energy in the tank for the big finish and penultimate games is chess tactics, albeit a different form of chess tactics.