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"Gin" rule - is it needed?

Posted By: Rich Munitz
Date: Sunday, 6 March 2011, at 6:49 a.m.

In Response To: "Gin" rule - is it needed? (Stein Kulseth)

Under the WBA rules, if a position is gin, either player can already claim that the game is settled and stop the clock.

4.3.2 STOPPING THE GAME CLOCK. Stopping the game clock is only allowed in the following eight situations: ...

8. When player A thinks that the game is settled. If player B concurs, the players note down the result of the game and the next game can be started. If player B disagrees, the tournament director is called to settle the disagreement. If player B is right he or she is awarded 2 minutes of extra time, the game clock is restarted and the game is played to conclusion.

However, for the last game of the match, when the game is settled players may stop play but not bother to stop the clock. After all, the match is over and the time no longer matters. That is, until the clock runs down and the player who has not timed out contends that nobody ever claimed that the game was settled by stopping the clock as required under the rules.

So if the game is being played by gentlemen, the rule is unnecessary. But I think it has some value as protection against someone who might try to take advantage of this loophole; the director need not be put in a situation where they have to determine whether or not the opponent had actually conceded the match due to the gin situation before the clock ran out.

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