21-11-2012, 02:06 PM
Andy,
Liam says his opponent definitely did not leave his seat after losing the rook. However, one of his opponents teammates was standing drawing his hand across his forehead and pointing to Liam's opponent indicating he was unwell. This boy (or someone else) may have spoken to the arbiter but there is no way of knowing.
A question that must be asked though is what would have happened if Liam's opponent had won the game in say, a couple of hours play and before the chief arbiter appeared ?
Liam says his opponent definitely did not leave his seat after losing the rook. However, one of his opponents teammates was standing drawing his hand across his forehead and pointing to Liam's opponent indicating he was unwell. This boy (or someone else) may have spoken to the arbiter but there is no way of knowing.
A question that must be asked though is what would have happened if Liam's opponent had won the game in say, a couple of hours play and before the chief arbiter appeared ?