14-10-2014, 11:07 PM
Clement, why would a 5 second increment be added to a game that had finished with an accepted draw claim?
With the new Appendix G ( not a 10.2 anymore ) you have one or the other.
So you can have the normal claims for a draw as under 10.2 OR you can ask for an increment to be added.
If the competition says that it is G3 then there are NO draw claims as under the old 10.2.
This is obviously the preferred option as it's then the chess players that decide the outcome and not an arbiter.
The only other addition is that asking for an increment constitutes a draw offer, so if your opponent reckons you think you are winning then they would probably take the draw, so it's up to you in the congresses that have the increment option to try and win in the time available or hope that your opponent doesn't know the law, ( quite likely, in my experience) and won't take a draw when an increment is asked for.
Now, each competition, before the games start, is required to say whether G3 ( increment ) or G4
( old 10.2 ) applies to the competition so that the competitors know what the option is at the end of the game.
Also, regrettably, arbiters decisions are NOT final and an appeals committee must also be used in case an arbiters decision is challenged.
You would hope that all tournament organisers are aware of those changes.
With the new Appendix G ( not a 10.2 anymore ) you have one or the other.
So you can have the normal claims for a draw as under 10.2 OR you can ask for an increment to be added.
If the competition says that it is G3 then there are NO draw claims as under the old 10.2.
This is obviously the preferred option as it's then the chess players that decide the outcome and not an arbiter.
The only other addition is that asking for an increment constitutes a draw offer, so if your opponent reckons you think you are winning then they would probably take the draw, so it's up to you in the congresses that have the increment option to try and win in the time available or hope that your opponent doesn't know the law, ( quite likely, in my experience) and won't take a draw when an increment is asked for.
Now, each competition, before the games start, is required to say whether G3 ( increment ) or G4
( old 10.2 ) applies to the competition so that the competitors know what the option is at the end of the game.
Also, regrettably, arbiters decisions are NOT final and an appeals committee must also be used in case an arbiters decision is challenged.
You would hope that all tournament organisers are aware of those changes.