21-11-2012, 01:23 PM
Well, the first question is whether you think that the timing of the game being stopped and declared +- has something to do with the rook loss? Did the Albanian player (or a 'team member' perhaps) try to have the game stopped at this precise point or was it just co-incidence?
If it was simply a case of the chief arbiter not getting back to the Albanians in time, and therefore the boy 'had to play' even though he was obviously ill, then I don't think appealing against the decision is quite correct. A pity that Liam wouldn't get rating points, but gaining rating points by beating a sick opponent who didn't want to/ shouldn't have been playing is questionable.
The first scenario I'd be keener to appeal, the second almost definitely not. Of course other scenarios are also possible. ('Gambling' 100 Euros for rating points is also debatable! Thoughts?)
If it was simply a case of the chief arbiter not getting back to the Albanians in time, and therefore the boy 'had to play' even though he was obviously ill, then I don't think appealing against the decision is quite correct. A pity that Liam wouldn't get rating points, but gaining rating points by beating a sick opponent who didn't want to/ shouldn't have been playing is questionable.
The first scenario I'd be keener to appeal, the second almost definitely not. Of course other scenarios are also possible. ('Gambling' 100 Euros for rating points is also debatable! Thoughts?)