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Should a referee point out illegal moves once they become excessive?
Posted By: Perry Gartner In Response To: I second the word of shenanigans in US English NT (happyjuggler0)
Date: Wednesday, 16 July 2008, at 6:15 p.m.
The illegal moves issue raises a question on how best for it to be handled when a referee is monitoring a match and when he is not. Here is what i wrote in response to Achim's fine article in GV.
If a player makes several illegal moves in a match being monitored by a referee, the referee should intervene as soon as the number of illegal moves are 'excessive' in the judgement of the referee. If the opponent does not 'catch' these plays, they should stand, but the referee should at least speak up and advise the offending player that if his opponent points out future illegal plays they will result in penalty points. I personally would support a change in the rules explicitly permitting a referee to point out illegal plays after a warning,so his opponent does not have to give this aspect undue attention.
When playing an earlier round, particularly in the world championship's, a player faced with such circumstances as occured in Achim's match, in my view, should have called for a director and explained what occured. The director should have had the match monitored, at least for a period of time, to make certain the illegal moves were not recurring. I want to emphasize that calling for a referee doesn't mean you are not a nice guy or that your opponent is trying to cheat. You are entitled to have your opponent held accountable for illegal actions.
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